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FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST

BERTIE GREATHERD’S GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE                EH

Tonight Anne Langley is going to tell us about Bertie Greatherd’s 18th Century Tour of Europe. Bertie was a one time owner of Guy’s Cliffe and his tour promises to be very interesting.

 

 

FRIDAY 21ST AUGUST

THE GREENFLY AND THE ROSE – SOE                                        BC

Tonight we welcome back to Greyfriars Paul Thompson, who always gives us in-depth talks on such varied topics. Tonight he will be talking about The Greenfly and the Rose - SOE. The SOE (Special Operations Executive) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II. This will be another of Paul's edge of your seat evenings.

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FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST

A QUIZ NIGHT WITH A DIFFERENCE                                          GT

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

 

​​​​FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF BIRMINGHAM ARTS TRAIL                      MI

Viv Astling is a practising sculptor and will take us on a journey looking at some public art in Birmingham. You will meet the Golden Boys, Virgil, the Floozie in the Jacuzzi, Charity and the god Aesculapius. He will also highlight the neglect and abuse of public art and delve into the mysterious world of street art. It promises to be an interesting evening.

 

WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER

‘GOODNIGHT MR TOM’ AT PRIORY THEATRE KENILWORTH BC

Set during the build-up to the second World War, Goodnight Mister Tom follows young William Beech, who is evacuated to the English countryside and builds a moving friendship with elderly recluse Tom Oakley. All seems perfect until William is summoned by his mother back to London. Tickets are £15 payable by 4th September to Bob Clemons.

 

FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER

SKITTLES EVENING AT BRANDON CLUB at 6.00 for 6.30 – 9.30 JS/KGT

We shall be holding our Annual Skittles Evening at Brandon Social Club on Friday 11th September, 2026. postcode CV8 3HW. This is fully booked but ask John Spicer to see if there have been any cancellations.

Please note there is no meeting tonight at St James on the Grange.

 

FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER

DELVING INTO COVENTRY’S PAST IN PICTURES MI

We welcome back to Greyfriars, Dean Nelson who has given several interesting presentations of Coventry’s history using old photos and film. He has many thousands of old slides of Coventry and his talks create lots of comments and recall many memories with our audience.

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FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

BIG MOVES AND LITTLE ENCOUNTERS                                       GT

We live in times of great change and in no small way due to the climate - are there winners and losers with this? We welcome back our friend Simon Watts from ‘Wild Presentations,’ and together we'll look at a few potential new avian kids on the block and also potential losses that may occur. This together with a challenging project of filming the smaller, furry inhabitants of the local wood - and most probably some other stuff!

 

FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER

NICHOLAS HILLIARD AND THE ART OF THE MINIATURE MI

Gillian White has given Greyfriars many lively talks in the past, and tonight she will tell us all about Nicholas Hilliard the Elizabethan painter who created jewel-like miniature portraits. The talk outlines Hilliard’s career and explores the changing styles demanded by his patrons.

 

FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER

THERE`S MORE THAN ONE "OCRACY" ERA

 

Over the last several thousand years, most societies have explored many different ways of organising how their governments would operate. Peter Huxford will unwrap many "ocracies,"considering why such a variety of governing systems have been tried, and why they collapsed or were superseded, whether by violent or peaceful means. He may surprise us with his horseshoe analogy. This will be a historical discourse; Peter will not be persuading us of the merits of any particular political belief, but as he always does, will give us plenty to think about.

 

FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER

LETS ALL GO TO THE MUSIC HALL MH

Christine Farmer returns to give us a history of the music hall, and its songs this will include audience participation. So come along ready to join in! This promises to be a very entertaining evening.

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FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER

A DIVE INTO THE LEAMINGTON HISTORY GROUP IMAGE ARCHIVES KGT

We welcome back David Morse for another visit. David is the Vice Chair of the Leamington History Group, and describes his presentation as a ‘delve’ more than a ‘dive’ into the familiar, and the not so familiar images of a bygone era of Royal Leamington Spa and its surrounds.

 

WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER

‘WHEN DARKNESS FALLS’

AT PRIORY THEATRE, KENILWORTH AT 7 FOR 7.30PM BC

Inspired by true events, this powerful new play draws us into dark pasts, reveals disturbing truths and explores the power of stories perhaps most importantly, the ones we tell ourselves. When Darkness Falls is a spine-chilling ghost story that delivers a twisted, terrifying and thrilling tale that will leave you cowering in your seat. Tickets are £15 payable by 23rd October to Bob Clemons.

 

FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER

FREEMASONRY - TRUTH, MYTHS AND LEGENDS KGT

Tonight Frank Collier will explain the mysteries of Freemasonry. Frank has been involved with freemasonry for many years, and would like to give us his own personal view from the inside of this often misunderstood organisation.

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