Programme

Every Thursday from 9.45 onwards the smell of coffee and a supply of biscuits encourages members to chat with friends and colleagues prior to the weekly talk. The talks now start at the revised time of 10.30, for around an hour followed by questions and related discussions.

An analysis of our wide-ranging talks since 2008 shows that the four most popular subjects are – History (20.2%),Local Interest (15.8%), Geography/Travel (13,7%) and Arts/Entertainment (12.6%)

These were followed by Geo Politics (9.8%), Lifestyle (7.6%), Science/Technology (7.5%) Natural History (5.2%) Sport (2%) Health(1.4%) and finally Education (0.7%)

We record past meetings on another page of this site

Future Weekly Meetings – 2025

DateTitleSpeaker
PLEASE NOTE OUR MOVE TO OUR NEW LOCATION – CHELTENHAM WHADDON BOWLS CLUB
Nov 13thPanama Arthur Ball
Nov 20thContemporary Policing IssuesTim Brain
Nov 27thThe Biggest PrizePeter Petrie
Dec 4thRoad SafetyNigel Lloyd Jones
Dec 11thChristmas lunch at Lillybrook Golf Club
Dec 18thSocial Meeting and discussion
Rest of December
Christmas and New Year Break
Jan
8th		New Year’s Quiz with NibblesRod Davies
Jan 15thMy time as Mayor and Chairman of Cheltenham Football ClubPaul Baker
Jan 22ndLlanthony Secunda PrioryJay Stephens Wood
Jan 29thMy Life and TimesHoward Bartlett
Feb 5thWiIIiam TyndaleAlan Pilbeam
Feb 12thA history of Harley DavidsonAsheley Letts
Feb 19thEdward ElgarAndrew Moth
Feb 26thMossadDavid Thorp
March 5thConnexionsEd Turnill
March 19thCider making in GloucestershireAndrew Meller
March 26thNational Star CollegeMonica Farthing
April 2ndWhat were the Napoleonic Wars?Gareth Howell
April 9thHS2Douglas
April 16thThe Dogs TrustCallum Stackhouse
April 23rdEscort CarriersRay Carter
April 30thtba