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Carlton & Gedling

Grumpy Old Men

Status:Active, open to new members
Convenor:
Ian Clutterbuck Tel: 0115 911 4681
When: Fortnightly on Fridays 12:00 pm
2nd & 4th Friday of the month
Venue: St Georges Centre

We meet at The St Georges Centre at 12 noon or earlier for sausage and/or bacon cobs, with filtered coffee or tea, before we get down to the subjects of the day.

Please bring along any snippets of info that have made you exclaim “I just don't be-leave it” so we can all have a comment on it and you can get it off your chest and feel the better for it.

For an overview of future meeting dates tap the Calendar button and select Grumpy Old Men from the Group drop-down list.


Recent Meetings

  • January 2026

    The Grumpies met for their fortnightly Friday lunch and to consider contemporary issues.  As usual, we discussed candidates to be “put on the bus.” The chosen candidate was Reform’s council leader in County Durham, Andrew Husband, as several liquidated companies currently, and formerly, owned by him racked up huge debts. Two existing companies owned by Cllr Husband owe more than £500,000 in unpaid tax, government-backed Covid loans, and staff wages. Topics for discussion included: Read More