Meetings Programme 2024
Monthly meetings are held on the third Monday of each month in the function rooms at the White Swan Hotel in Rother Market, starting at 6 pm. Meetings last about an hour. Members are encouraged to arrive early and/or stay on afterwards to socialise.
Meetings may also be broadcast online (via Zoom).
After the meeting, a report on the talk is included on each page, and sometimes a link to a recording of the event. Please check each individual page for details.
Events for 2024 are shown below:
15 January Myths about Shakespeare - Professor Emma Smith (Hertford College, Oxford)
19 February Excavating Tiddington: an early medieval cemetery - Susan Porter (Archaeology Warwickshire)
18 March Annual General Meeting followed by The Women who made Shakespeare - Rachael North (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)
15 April Marie Corelli: Stratford's Pioneer Conservationist and her impact on Stratford's buildings - Dr Robert Bearman
20 May What is Arts Rising Collective? The future for the arts in the UK - Sally Bigwood and Sophie Clausen
17 June Bruce Bairnsfather: Stratford's own cartoonist - Mark Warby
15 July Warwickshire Wildlife Trust 2030: what we can do to help nature - Amanda Evans
23 July Open Garden Visit 2024 - Hall's Croft
19 August Net Zero: Stratford's Climate Hub - its projects and purpose - Janet Palmer
6 September Heritage Open Day 2024: 1 High Street - Stratford Society, StratFire Project
16 September Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon: friends, neighbours, places - Paul Edmondson
21 October Graffiti in the Guild Chapel: writing and carving on the chapel walls - Pamela Devine
18 November The Realistic Optimist: how the Crowne Plaza, Stratford, positions itself for achievement - Robin Ford
16 December Quiz Night!