Forthcoming events
This talk is about heroes and heroines of the north east, WW2 female munitions workers, female shipyard workers, etc.
Venue: Chantry Hall
New members are welcome and there is no need for partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person
A continuation of discussions around Wills and Probate
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
Venue: Member's Home
This epic novel follows Roland Baines through the, often turbulent, political and social changes of the late 20th century, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: No charge for venue hire but members attending are expected to buy a refreshment.
Venue: St Gregory's Church
Come and go as you wish between these times.Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
New members are welcome and there is no need for partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person
3rd July 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Committee Meeting
All members are welcome to attend a committee meeting as an observer, without commitment. Please contact Di or any committee member in advance to arrange this. Committee meetings are usually held on the […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required
Venue: Member's Home
In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park, Alan Johnson and his young family left West London to start a new life. The Britwell […]
Venue: Member's Home
The group agreed a free choice of what to write about.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
We’ll all bring along something of our own to work on. We hope that you will be able to join us.
Venue: Member's Home
Paul Whittaker is an inspirational speaker, musician, performer and workshop leader although profoundly deaf. Born in Huddersfield in 1964, Paul has been profoundly deaf all his life yet pursued a […]
Venue: Chantry Hall
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
Venue: Member's Home
Cuddy is a nickname given to St. Cuthbert, the Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, hermit and saint who lived during the 7th century. He is associated with the island of Lindisfarne (Holy […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: There is no charge for the venue but those attending are expected to buy a drink.
Venue: St Gregory's Church
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the spaceship Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much but it offers a small, quiet spot to call home for a while and distance from her […]
Venue: Member's Home
Come and go as you wish between these times. Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
7th August 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Committee Meeting
All members are welcome to attend a committee meeting as an observer, without commitment. Committee meetings are held on the first Friday morning of each month. Please contact Di or any […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required
We’ll all bring along something of our own to work on. We hope that you will be able to join us.
Venue: Member's Home
Trip to Keswick with a theatre visit to see a production of Calendar Girls. We have pre-booked 26 seats and have booked both Community minibuses for transport. Cost includes theatre […]
Cost: £48 - A £10 deposit is required on booking and the balance is to be paid by 17th June
Booking Required
Karen Adams is a Commercial Archaeologist from York. There is a lot more to archaeology than just the digging on site. Discover the work of an archaeological contractor from planning […]
Venue: Chantry Hall
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
Set during the Great Depression, this novel focuses on a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, changes in the agricultural industry and […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: No charge for venue hire but members attending are expected to buy a refreshment.
Venue: St Gregory's Church
Come and go as you wish between these times. Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
4th September 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Committee Meeting
All members are welcome to attend a committee meeting as an observer, without commitment. Please contact Di or any committee member in advance to arrange this. Committee meetings are usually held on the […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required
Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start […]
Venue: Member's Home
This trip will be cancelled if more members do not sign up. Please contact Lynn as soon as possible if you are interested. Leave Bedale at 9.30am - arrive at […]
Cost: £18 plus cost of coach - £10 deposit required on booking
Booking Required
John Young, resident Heritage specialist and railway enthusiast at The Station, has marked 60 years since he arrived by train at Richmond railway station, stepping onto the platform for the […]
Venue: Chantry Hall
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
Come and go as you wish between these times. Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Venue: Alan's house
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
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Venue: Alan's house
Venue: Alan's house
Venue: Alan's house
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
We have chosen the first Wednesday of December (2nd) which would normally be the Meet 'n' Chat, Please contact Lynn or Cath if you want to attend. There will be a […]
Cost: £25 includes £10 deposit payable on booking
Booking Required
Venue: Alan's house
Venue: Alan's house
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
Venue: Alan's house