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
| Date | Title | Speaker | |||
| PLEASE NOTE OUR MOVE TO OUR NEW LOCATION – CHELTENHAM WHADDON BOWLS CLUB | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
| Jan 15th | My time as Mayor and Chairman of Cheltenham Football Club | Paul Baker | |||
| Jan 22nd | Llanthony Secunda Priory | Jay Stephens Wood | |||
| Jan 29th | My Life and Times | Howard Bartlett | |||
| Feb 5th | WiIIiam Tyndale – Followed by a Pub Lunch, Kings Arms | Alan Pilbeam | |||
| Feb 12th | A history of Harley Davidson | Asheley Letts | |||
| Feb 19th | Edward Elgar | Andrew Moth | |||
| Feb 26th | Mossad | David Thorp | |||
| March 5th | Connexions | Ed Turnill | |||
| March 12th | TBA – visit to avoid the Races – The Steam Museum GWR Swindon and a Pub Lunch | ||||
| March 19th | Cider making in Gloucestershire | Andrew Meller | |||
| March 26th | National Star College | Monica Farthing | |||
| April 2nd | What were the Napoleonic Wars? | Gareth Howell | |||
| April 9th | HS2 Followed by a Committee Meeting | Douglas Butler | |||
| April 16th | The Dogs Trust | Callum Stackhouse | |||
| April 23rd | Escort Carriers Followed by a Committee Meeting | Ray Carter | |||
| April 30th | AGM – followed by a Q&A Discussion and Social | ||||
| May 7th | Chairman’s Lunch – with partners | ||||
| May 21st | 400 years of Stroudwater Textiles | Ian Mackintosh | |||
| June 4th | A History of Advertising | Martin Gower | |||
| June 25th | TBA – Followed by a Committee Meeting | ||||
| July 2nd | The Great Fire of London | Tim Brain |