Our diary of events for April 2025 to March 2026
Our Next Event:
4th June 2025: Underground Shrewsbury
Speaker: Nigel Baker
An archaeologist’s experience of searching for lost town walls and tunnels under the shops of Shrewsbury town centre.
2nd July 2025: Outing to The National Memorial Arboretum
A coach will be arranged
6th August 2025: Garden Meeting
Bring-and-share in the garden of one of our members
Our annual bring-and-share garden party. Host and location to be announced at the June meeting.
3rd September 2025: Street Pastors
Speaker: Steve Jones
Their work is adapts to reflect the changing needs of the people they deal with, so every talk should be different.
1st October 2025: Annual Meeting
A round-up of this year's activities and achievements
5th November 2025: "Strange meetings" - the words of Wilfred Owen, First World War poet
Speaker: Sean Higgins
28th November 2025: Annual Dinner
Time for a slap-up meal and some serious dressing up
Date t.b.c.
3rd December 2025: Serious Name-dropping from Ken Dodd to the Queen - 50 years of broadcasting
Speaker: Chris Eldon-Lee
7th January 2026: Bunny Drive
Fun group game competing to draw a rabbit
Fun group activity competing to be the first to draw a rabbit.
30th January 2026: New Year Party
Our annual bring-and-share party with entertainment
4th February 2026: Shropshire Tales and Dialects
Speaker: Valerie Littlehales
Previously this 2025-26 season
4th April 2025: Upcycling with Scrappies
Speaker: Lesley McKnight
A talk about Scrappies and upcycling/recycling different types of material and discarded scraps to help avoid waste and landfill.