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 9TH JANUARY

JANE AUSTEN -200 YEARS EH

Tonight we welcome back Sheila Woolf, who by popular request will talk to us about the author Jane Austen in celebration of 200 years since her birth.

 

FRIDAY 16TH JANUARY

WILLS AND POWERS OF ATTORNEY GT

January is a good time for New Year Resolutions, such as checking that all your affairs are in good order. Tonight we welcome Jonathan Cope from Midland Legal Services, who will give us an informative talk about wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and asset preservation.

 

FRIDAY 23RD JANUARY 2026

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HEDGEHOGS.                MH

Sally Ellis from is a Rescue Carer and the Chair of Trustees at The Warwickshire Hedgehog Rescue Trust. She will come today to tell us about the life and future of the hedgehog in today’s world and the role of the hedgehog rescue services. She will also be able to tell us how we can help in the protection of the lives of the hedgehogs in their environment around us.

 

FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY 2026

RICHARD III - THE MAN ,THE MYSTERY, AND THE CAR PARK! MI

Dave Andrews is a former presenter and producer at BBC Radio Leicester who specialised in Medieval History at University in York. He is currently a Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire. His talk will aim to tell us what sort of man Richard III was really, from the story of his life in the 15th century to his portrayal by Shakespeare and Tudor England. The talk will continue to outline the amazing story of the search for his bones and their discovery in a Leicester car park and their re burial in  Leicester Cathedral when Mr Andrews played a major part in Radio Leicester’s coverage of the events.

FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY

THE LIFE OF JMW TURNER                                                               MI

Tonight, John Roe will talk about his favourite artist, JMW Turner (1771 – 1851) He will talk about Turner’s life and how he produced his art. John has been an amateur artist for 65 years and discusses his discovery and lifelong love of the

artist. His ambition is to paint like Turner, but he estimates it will take another 65 years, if ever!
 

FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY

A CELEBRATION OF BRITISH BIRDS                                        GT

Our speaker tonight is Nick Martin, an accomplished wildlife photographer with a lifelong passion for nature and the countryside. Nick has forged a long career in conservation, working with several wildlife organisations including the RSPB and Wildlife Trusts. Tonight he will present us with a ‘Celebration of British Birds’, offering us striking images which will stay with us long after tonight’s talk.

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WEDNESDAY 18th FEBRUARY

JANE EYRE

AT THE PRIORY THEATRE, KENILWORTH

AT 7.00 FOR 7.30 BC

Let's travel back in time with this classic novel from the hand of Charlotte Bronte which follows the story of orphan Jane Eyre on her journey from a childhood of loneliness and cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall and her relationship with the mysterious Mr Rochester.. Tickets are £15 payable by 13th February to Bob Clemons.
 

FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY

UKEHOLICS MI

The wonderful ukulele band, The Ukeholics are coming back to Greyfriars. They gave a lively concert of varied music a few years ago, so we are pleased to welcome back for another evening of musical entertainment.

 

FRIDAY 27TH FEBRUARY

WWI COVENTRY KGT

We welcome back David Fry for another insight on Coventry’s past.

The first World War turbo-charged Coventry’s growth. The influx of war workers changed the character of the town. Factories changed almost overnight from making domestic products to war work. Much of this activity was captured on camera, and we will see some of this tonight.

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