Saturday 22nd March. 11a.m. Join our Virtual Coffee Morning. The suggested subject for this meeting will be ‘The most useful/useless thing I have in my house’ Please contact the Executive Representative, Briony Dickinson, by March 10th to be added to the list to receive the log on details.
Saturday 22nd March. 11am Meet in the café at the Visitor’s Centre at the Electric Mountain, Llanberis Road (A4086), next to Lake Padarn, Caernarfon LL55 4UR for a coffee before embarking on a tour underground. The organiser, Jean Hertzog, will have a copy of OMEGA on the table. Then following lunch, you can look further at the Visitor’s Centre, or some may wish to go a short distance up the road to take a trip on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Thursday 27th March. 11am Meet online with other Welsh members to chat about anything of mutual interest. Please contact the organiser, Jean Hertzog, by 17th March to be included on the log on details list.
Saturday 29th March. 11am Meet in the café at the Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EL. This Gallery has one of the most important and renowned painting collections in the UK. The collection includes European Renaissance paintings, masterpieces by Rubens, Rembrandt, Turner and Stubbs, Pre-Raphaelite artworks by Rossetti and Millais, Impressionist works by Monet and Degas. The Walker is close to the entrance to the Queensway Tunnel. There is pay and display parking outside the gallery on William Brown Street and behind World Museum on Hunter Street. The nearest other car park is at Queen Square.
Saturday 5th April. 11am Meet with Jean Hertzog, the Vice-Chairman online to chat. This is an International Zoom offering a chance to join in an informal discussion with members from all Regions and Nations. The topic for April will be ‘Egg related customs’ – local or family traditions, egg recipes, etc – the choices are endless. Contact Jean by 29th March for her to arrange to send you the log on details. jean.hertzog@aoug.org.uk
Zoom Book Club - Join South West members to discuss the book of the month. April 8th The English Fuhrer – Rory Clements Please contact the Local Contact, Liz Ashcroft, before the end of March to be added to the list to receive the log on details.
Thursday 10th April 2025 at 2pm Meet at the Museum of Norwich, Bridewell, Bridewell Alley, Norwich (NR2 1AQ). The Museum covers the history of Norwich and its industrial background. In 1700 Norwich was England’s second city and the museum covers both the city and the area of Bridewell in its exhibitions. Admission is £7.80 (2024 prices). For those that wish to meet for an early lunch before the Museum we will meet at one of the Wetherspoons in Norwich city centre (venue to be confirmed).
Saturday 12th April. 2pm Meet at the main entrance of Market Hall Museum, Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA for visit to museum – a large number of fascinating collections on exhibition which primarily focus on archaeology, geology and natural history. These valuable collections are from local areas. FREE EVENT. Your support is essential. Contact Mohammad Motawalla (Executive Representative) for reservations.
Thursday 24th April. 12 noon Meet at Nero’s at Gloucester Green Bus Station, Oxford, OX1 2BU. There will be a homemade Inklings tour of Oxford City, and we will end up in the ‘Eagle and Child’ Pub for lunch. The Inklings were a set of Oxford Dons who initially read the manuscripts of their books to each other before publishing them. Most famous members included JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis.
Saturday 26th April. 11am Meet at Salts Mill café which is on the 2nd floor of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre of Salts Mill, Victoria Road, Bradford BD18 3LA. The organiser Janet Parker will be there to meet you with a copy of OMEGA on the table. This former textile mill contains shops, dining facilities and four art galleries which contain over four hundred works by David Hockney. It is both free to visit and to park. The car park is at the rear of the mill with a postcode of BD98 8AA and there is close public transport access. Should you wish, there is the additional option to visit the United Reformed Church, in Roberts Park, close to the River Aire and Leeds/Liverpool canal tow path or take a guided tour of this iconic town.
Saturday 26th April. 11am Meet in the café of Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JF, before looking round the house and the collections within. This is a National Trust property.
Saturday 3rd May. 11am Meet with Jean Hertzog, the Vice-Chairman online to chat. This is an International Zoom offering a chance to join in an informal discussion with members from all Regions and Nations. The topic for this month will be ‘A special place’. This topic is so wide that you could talk about almost anything. Contact Jean by 30th April for her to arrange to send you the log on details. jean.hertzog@aoug.org.uk