A Monthly Meeting is held on the second Monday of the month (approximately every 4-5 weeks except August) in Lorton Street Methodist Church rooms at 2pm.
Limited parking is available at the venue. We aim for a variety of activities at the meetings, including visiting speakers and 'entertainment' organised by some of our groups. The list below details the current programme.
Free Tea or Coffee and biscuits follow the main part of the meeting.
At present there is no charge for attendance at monthly meetings
| Subject | An African Journey from Victoria Falls to the Skeleton Coast |
| Date | 9th February 2026 at 2pm |
| Speaker | Leslie Webb |
| Venue | Lorton St Methodist Church Hall |
Leslie and wife Jan got to Vic Falls in Zimbabwe thanks to the last leg from Johannesburg being flown by a South African pilot who seemed to be listening to the Rugby World Cup final in Japan most of the time (when we got beat you may remember). They spent a few days there and in Botswana before starting the main part of the journey where they drove 1500km east-west across Namibia to the Skeleton Coast. The talk will be mainly about the wildlife encountered and how rhinos seem only to cross the road at the zebra crossing.
| Subject | AGM |
| Date | 9th March 2026 at 2pm |
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| Venue | Lorton St Methodist Church Hall |
| Subject | Barrow to Baghdad and back again |
| Date | 13th April 2026 at 2pm |
| Speaker | Philip Caine |
| Venue | Methodist Hall |
Having worked for many years in the oil industry, Philip is now a writer and public speaker. As well as his time in Iraq, the talk will cover spells in North Africa, Kazakhstan and Russia. He will bring it up-to-date by also telling us about his ongoing career writing detective novels.
