We’re pleased to welcome Dale from Nottingham Police to this month’s meeting. Whether it’s a phone call, an email, or even someone knocking at your front door, scams are becoming increasingly common and more sophisticated. This talk will highlight some of the latest scams affecting people today, explain how they work, and offer practical, easy-to-follow Read more

Programme Secretary Update from Lorraine Next Monthly Meeting – 2.00pm on Tuesday 14th April 2026 Refreshments: Ten Pin Bowling (for support with washing-up please) We’re delighted to welcome Catherine and Sarah from Grantham Beekeepers. Whilst the main focus of their talk will be beekeeping, they will also include information about plants for pollinators and the Read more

Next Monthly Meeting – 2.00pm on Tuesday 10th March 2026 Refreshments: Singing Group (for support with washing-up please) Mike Newbold - ‘My Extra Life’ After working in the commercial sector, Mike Newbold took an acting course and became a television extra. He first started with amateur dramatics over 25 years ago with Carlton Operatic Society Read more

Programme Secretary Update from Lorraine Next Monthly Meeting – 2.00pm on Tuesday 10th February 2026Refreshments: Scrabble, Whist and Board Games (for support with washing-up please) Speaker: Fran Sandham‘A Solo Walk across Africa’ Come and join us to hear the extraordinarystory of Fran Sandham’s African walk …“The idea of crossing Africa on foot seemedalready firmly established Read more

We are planning to start a new group in January for those members interested in photography, theidea being that it will be fun, social and a learning experience for those new to the subject. Whiledetails are still to be fixed, the group will meet monthly, provisionally the afternoon of the thirdMonday, further details will follow. Read more

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Looking Ahead to our November meeting on Tuesday 11th …Bess of Hardwick, with Rosemary GibsonBess of Hardwick was no ordinary Tudor woman. Bythe time she died in 1608, she had climbed from amodest gentry background to become one of therichest and most influential figures in England. Bess’second marriage to Sir William Cavendish wassignificant in shaping Read more

Next Monthly Meeting - Tuesday 14th October 2025Refreshments: Flower Arranging (for support with washing-up please)Speaker: Dave Pinion - My Amazing Journey to AntarcticaWe’re delighted to welcome Dave Pinion, who in 2023 visited Antarctica and the living quarters left by RobertFalcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their South Pole expeditions of the early 20 th century. Read more

THIS MONTHS SPEAKER IS BHARAT PATEL Bharat Patel ‘Indian Takeaway’ Bharat Patel was one of the first Asian reporters on British radio and TV. His family left India for Zambia and then migrated to England. By the age of eight he had lived on three continents and arrived in Leicester armed with just a few Read more

We are very much looking forward to our Summer Party this year. It's on Tuesday 8th July and Carole, Lorraine and Mary will be visiting your different groups over the next few weeks to ensure you can get your name down. There is absolutely no cost to our members, it is organised by your committee, Read more