2023 Events

  • 17th January AGM Followed by a quiz
  • 21st February Woodforde's Brewery by James Ramm
  • 21st March The River Wensum and its Demise (Spouses/partners event) by John Flowerdew
  • 18th April Newhaven Court: Love, Tragedy, Heroism and Intrigue by Helen Murray
  • 16th May The D-Day Landings by Peter Robinson
  • 20th June The John Innes Centre, History and Current Research by Dr Anne Edwards
  • 18th July The Thorpe Railway Disaster by Phillida Scrivens
  • 15th August The Zulu Wars by Pat Alker
  • 19th September Work of the Medical Detection Dogs Charity (Spouses/partners event) by Norma Howell
  • 17th October Norfolk Signs by Andrew Tullett
  • 21st November My Life in Antarctica by David Hughes

2022 Events

  • 18th January AGM - Video meeting
  • 15th February Windsor Castle – My Four Years by Revd Canon Edward Carter
  • 15th March Scams and how to avoid them (Spouses/partners event) by Dave Todd
  • 19th April Ethiopia - the Historic Route (Spouses/partners event) by Pat Alker
  • 17th May A Profitable Sleight of Hand by Gerry Greenwood
  • 21st June Kett's Rebellion Part 1 (Spouses/partners event) by John Flowerdew
  • 19th July Finger printing in crime detection by Richard Hooker, forensic scientist
  • 16th August Slide show of Australia by Richard Fiddy
  • 20th September A Musical Tour Of Norwich (Spouses/partners event) by Roy Headlands
  • 18th October Kett's Rebellion Part 2 (Spouses/partners event) by John Flowerdew
  • 15th November Bee Keeping by Carl Pace
  • 13th December Work of the Norwich Society (Spouses/partners event) by Jonathan Hooton

2021 Events

  • 19th January Video meeting - My life as a Hack (Journalist) By Alison Parkinson editor Probus Magazine
  • 16th February Video meeting - German Naval strategy during WWII By Dr. Jann M. Witt Naval Historian
  • 16th March Video meeting - Evacuee Memories 80 Year On by Clive Capps
  • 20th April Video meeting - Mutinies and Pirates By Dr. Jann M. Witt Naval Historian
  • 18th May Video meeting - Macmillan Cancer Supporter by Alison Parkinson editor Probus Magazine
  • 15th June Video meeting - The Solar System and Search for Life by Dr Stephanie Yardley
  • 20th July No meeting
  • 17th August Caister Independent Lifeboat Service by Don Hill
  • 21st September A Walk Around Norwich by John Davis
  • 19th October Priscilla Bacon Hospice by Clive Evans
  • 16th November Sir Toby and the Flatbacks a Story of Staffordshire Pottery by Peter Robinson
  • 14th December Norwich 1945 to 1960 From Austerity to Properity (Spouses/partners event) by Frances and Mike Holmes

2020 Events

  • 21st January AGM Followed by a quiz
  • 18th February Norwich Airport by Richard Pace MD
  • 17th March Magic Lantern Show by Richard Fiddy Cancelled because of Coronavirus
  • 19th May eRotary Club of Innovation by Martin Brocklebank Video meeting
  • 16th June The life and influence of Nelson Mandela by Colin Chambers (Chaplin Robben Island) Video meeting
  • 21st July Our Explosive Sun by Dr Stephanie Yardley Video meeting
  • 18th August Taranto - The Night Naval Aviation Came of Age by Commander Ralph Dodds Video meeting
  • 15th September A Tale of Two Convoys by Commander Ralph Dodds Video meeting
  • 20th October The Northern Lights by Dr Stephanie Yardley Video meeting
  • 17th November Video meeting - Crime in Norfolk by Colonel Giles Orpen-Smellie, Parachute Regiment
  • 15th December Video meeting - Christmas film show (Spouses/partners event)

2019 Events

  • 15th January AGM Followed by a quiz
  • 19th February Chiropractic by Neil Folker
  • 19th March Policing of Norwich in the 60s by Barry Leggett
  • 16th April Elizabeth Haynes, Author - Book signing - (Spouses/partners event)
  • 21st May New Routes - supporting the integration of resettled individuals by Dee Robinson
  • 18th June Hidden Hearing by Jerry Eldridge
  • 16th July Royal National Lifeboat Institution by Mike Scott
  • 20th August The History of the Victoria Cross by Mike Mizen
  • 17th September Development of jazz music 1900 to 1945. (Spouses/partners event) by Grant Elliot
  • 15th October The Other Side of Norwich by Major Barry Willson, Salvation Army
  • 19th November The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain by Michael Stubbs
  • 17th December Kath the Scullery Maid (Spouses/partners event) by Liz Scott from Blickling Hall

2018 Events

  • 16th January AGM
  • 20th February The Falkland Islanders at War by Stuart Fidler
  • 20th March Say Again - Conversations between Pilots and Air Traffic Control by Norman Dean
  • 17th April ** ** by Susan Carnes
  • 15th May The Game of Monopoly by Grant Elliot
  • 19th June Great Yarmouth, Fishermen's Hospital by Richard Fiddy
  • 17th July Not yet I h'int (Naval and police story, retirement, Albion Wherry and the Mens Shed) By Henry Gowman
  • 21st August The Battle for Walcheren by Mike Mizen
  • 18th September The Northern Distributor Route by Ian Taylor
  • 16th October 8th Airforce USAAF WWII Experiences (How Norfolk got The Groove) by John Davison
  • 20th November Shipwreaks off the Norfolk Coast by Paul Dale
  • 18th December Norwich Historic Churches Trust by Neil Blunt (Spouses/partners event)

2017 Events

  • January AGM
  • February History of Norwich Theatre Royal by Davis Whiteley
  • March 20 years in TV and Radio by Davis Whiteley
  • April My life in Hospitality by Susan Barnett
  • May Rallying with Lotus Elans by Peter Cotes
  • June Quirky Norwich by Linda Leslie
  • July The Falklands War - A Personal Account by Stuart Fidler
  • August The Mad, The Sad, and The Bad by Clive Astley
  • September Extraordinary General Meeting
  • October History Woodefords Brewery Roger Larwood
  • November 160 years of helping young people YMCA by PR director
  • December A little of what you fancy. The life and songs of Marie Lloyd by Rachel Duffield

2016 Events

  • January AGM
  • February The Peppermint Boys by Ed Bulpett
  • March The Island of Gan by Richard Fiddy
  • April Florence Nightingale by Anne Perry
  • May Private Investigator by Sue Pilcher
  • June Wine making in Norfolk by Peter Ross
  • July Pitans by Michael Wilder
  • August Water Towers of East Anglia by Ferrers Young
  • September The Beauty of Wood by David Bartram
  • October The Sandringham Boys by Neil Story
  • November Mobilisation by railway 1914 by Malcolm Stelfox
  • December The Great Hospital, Norwich by Neil Blunt

2015 Events

  • January AGM
  • February Norwich City FC by Ricky Martin
  • March Colemans by Roderick Spokes
  • April Marie Lloyd by Rachel Duffield
  • May The English Whiskey Company by Andrew Nelstrop
  • June Stalham Fire-house Museum _by Curator
  • July Era of Airships by Roger Morris
  • August The Secret World of MI5 by David Wallington
  • September Dealing with Death by William Armstrong
  • October The Courts and Yards of Norwich by Frances and Mike Holmes
  • November Cartoons by Mark Reynolds
  • December Cringleford Ladies Choir

2014 Events

  • January AGM
  • February Norwich Theatre Royal by Jason Raper
  • March His Honour Judge Peter Jacobs
  • April Land Agent to Lord Walsingham by Georgette Vale
  • May Eastern Daily Press by Nigel Pilover
  • June Norwich Magistracy by Dick Meadows
  • July The Chindits by Stanley Puddfoot
  • August Whizz-Kidz by Jess Hiscocks
  • September Half a Career in Aviation by Gabriel Barton
  • October Keep Taking the Pills by Norman Dean
  • November Norwich Boot and Shoe Industry by by Frances and Mike Holmes
  • December Norwich in the Blitz by Ray Cossey