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SPECIAL INTEREST DAY ON 12TH MARCH 2025 Istanbul: City of Faith, Power and Beauty presented by Dr Antonia Gatward Cevizli[…]
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Online Christmas Quiz – 6pm Tuesday 15th December
A Quiz for Lockdown We won’t be able to have our usual Christmas lunch but instead we hope you will[…]
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Virtual London Tour – Part 1 The Old East End – 11.00 Tuesday 17th November 2020
The East End is one of London’s most fascinating and dynamic districts. It is essentially the story of immigration, wave[…]
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Virtual Coffee Morning – 10:30 on Tuesday 20th October 2020
In response to members who said they might be interested in joining a virtual coffee morning, we are arranging this[…]
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Coronavirus Update – 4th April 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has sadly meant that we have now had to cancel all our events for April, May and[…]
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Coronavirus Update – Event Cancellations
You will all be aware of the worsening coronavirus situation and many of you will have seen the recent e-mail[…]
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Christmas – Backstage at the Royal Opera House
Our December meeting always has a festive theme and this year we welcomed Sarah Lenton to take us on a[…]
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Artemisia Exhibition at the National Gallery
Artemisia Exhibition at the National Gallery In June we have a lecture on three women painters – Artemisia, Elisabeth Louise[…]
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Bridge Drive – Wednesday 26th February 2020
Our Annual Bridge Drive will, in 2020, take place on Wednesday 26th February, starting promptly at 2.00 p.m. and play[…]
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Treasures of the Silk Route
At our autumn Special Interest Day, Christopher Bradley gave us a fascinating insight into the greatest trade route the world[…]
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New Committee Members
We have gained a couple of new committee members since the AGM. You will remember that Kathy Goodfellow took over[…]
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Dickens of a Christmas – Thursday 3rd December 2020
Dickens of a Christmas and “God Bless us Everyone” by Bertie Pearce Charles Dickens has often been proclaimed as “The[…]
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Joaquin Sorolla: Painter of Light – Online Lecture on Thursday 5th November at 2.00 p.m.
Joaquin Sorolla: Painter of Light by Jacqueline Cockburn One of the most extraordinary Spanish artists from Valencia; Joaquin Sorolla has[…]
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The GPO Film Unit – Online Lecture Viewable for One Week From Thursday 1st October 2020
The GPO Film Unit by Howard Smith This is the entertaining story of how documentary films started from the French[…]
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The Queen of Instruments: The Lute within Old Masters – Thursday 3rd September 2020 – On-Line Lecture
The Queen of Instruments: The Lute within Old Masters by Adam Busiakiewicz The lute holds a special place in the[…]
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