All Friday meetings begin at 7.45. You are welcome to arrive at anytime from 7.15 onwards. We meet at the Unitarian Church on the Holyhead Road, Coventry CV1 3AE​​    

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FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST

HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES                      JS

Tonight’s speaker is Amy Bracey. She will tell us all about the history of horse drawn carriages with illustrations of the different forms and functions from the private carriage to the stately examples used in pageants and celebrations
 

FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST

THE RIVER AVON YEAR                                                      JS

Our speaker tonight is Rick Thompson. He will take us on a journey along the River Avon from its source to its confluence with the River Severn, covering the changes that take place along the river bank as the year progresses and visiting some interesting sites along the way.

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FRIDAY 5th SEPTEMBER

1816 - THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER                                           KGT

Tonight, we are pleased to welcome back David Morse. David will tell us how one cataclysmic event changed the whole world we live in, and could it happen again?

Be afraid, be very afraid!

 

FRIDAY 12th SEPTEMBER

A MYSTERY QUIZ EVENING                                                                  GT

Prepare yourself for a quiz with a difference with your quiz master, Jo Chima. There will be some traditional rounds requiring knowledge and a bit of brain, but also some quirky rounds for those of you who are more creative and think outside of the box!!! It promises to be a fun evening.

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FRIDAY 19th SEPTEMBER

SKITTLES EVENING 7-10pm KGT/JS

We have booked the room at Brandon Social Club for our annual skittles evening CV8 3HW. Please note the change of venue from last year! The cost of the evening is £10 including fish/chicken and chips supper. This event is open to friends and family too. Last date for booking is 5th September. Further information is on the notice board.

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FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER

STUDYING THE ‘PASSED!’ GT

“This talk explores a subject often overlooked by historians but not by our speaker, Roger Doonan: how societies deal with their waste—specifically, our own personal waste: poo! The history of civilisation is told here through the lens of sanitation and the millennia-long struggle to keep our bodies, homes, and streets clean. The talk considers how religious ideas of cleanliness being next to godliness emerged, and how the great above-ground monuments of the past would have been mired in filth were it not for the equally complex and hidden underground networks of sewerage and drainage.”

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

A SUMMER OF WILD SURPRISES GT

Tonight, we are pleased to welcome back wildlife film-maker and presenter, Si Watts, who will chronologically go through the months of late spring and summer with a wild story/revelation or two for each. This is sure to interest and entertain us.

 

FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER

TRAVELS ON THE SILK ROAD MI

Tonight we welcome back, Roger Butler, who previously talked about St Kilda. This evening, he will talk about the ancient silk route from China to the Mediterranean. This centuries old route crosses vast deserts and mountains, and passes through ancient and exotic cities. It sounds a really entertaining evening.

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WEDNESDAY 15TH OCTOBER

‘TALES FROM THE CURSED HOUSE’ at Allesley Village Hall at 7.30 JS

The ‘Saints’ Amateur Dramatic Society will be performing their play which is an original thriller. Tickets cost £8.00. Add your name to the list at the Welcome Desk

 

FRIDAY 17TH OCTOBER

OUR SCHOOLDAYS                                                               GT

Tonight we will be sharing our memories of our schooldays, and will be exploring this through a number of themes such as teachers, discipline, school dinners, pranks, prizes, uniforms, school toilets, highs and lows. Everybody will have their own stories to share and we will also bring along photos and other memorabilia to remind us of those days long gone, but days we remember so well.

 

FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER

LORD LEYCESTER HOSPITAL BC

Tonight we welcome to Greyfriars Brother, Ken Browne from the Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick. He will be giving us an insight into this wonderfully long established hospital which was founded by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester in 1571. Come along for a very interesting evening.

 

WEDNESDAY 29TH OCTOBER

‘THE REVIVAL’ AT THE PRIORY THEATRE, KENILWORTH

AT 7.00 FOR 7.30 BC

The cast of Lucian O'Keefe's 1946 classic ghost play `Scared to Death' are gathered and ready for their final dress rehearsal before opening night but all isn't going smoothly. Actors are bickering, one can't remember their lines, the director is on the edge of a nervous breakdown and to top it all off, the ghostly happenings of the play seem to be encroaching onto the real world. Slowly but surely fear takes hold as tales of the play's curse seem to hold true and the cast find themselves caught up in an all too real spine-chilling and terrifying ghost story. Tickets are £13 payable by 24th October to Bob Clemons.

 

FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER

1300 YEARS OF THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK                         MI

Pictures in books have been around for at least 1300 years, and were used to illustrate a story and explain the content. This is their history, beginning in the monasteries in Northumbria to recent graphic novels. Our speaker, James Rose, will refer to many of the books that have a personal connection to himself and probably also to the audience.

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ADVANCE NOTICE
 

SUNDAY 14TH DECEMBER

GREYFRIARS CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT THE WINDMILL VILLAGE HOTEL

A £10 deposit is required with your booking, the remainder to be paid before 7th November, together with you choice of menu. A two course meal will be £26 and a three course menu will be £33.50 including a £1.00 tip. Money to be paid to Sue Lindsey. Further details will appear on the notice board nearer the time.

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