All meetings except outside activities are held in the Sawyer Hall, Christ Church, Newmarket Road, Nailsworth GL6 0DQ, unless otherwise indicated.
Annual membership is £12 from January 2025, and covers all groups. The current charge per meeting is £2 for members and £5 for guests who are very welcome.
If a poster has been produced for a particular meeting, the text should be underlined in the listing, please click the text to view the poster. Speakers and subjects are liable to alteration in unforeseen circumstances.
Further information on membership can be found here.
A printable copy of the yearbook is available here.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
New Year Social
Saturday January 10th @ 3pm
St George’s Parish Rooms, Nailsworth (GL6 0BP)
Open to all members and prospective members for tea/coffee and cake! Come for a chat, information on how to join, or renew your membership.
Monday March 30th
2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Sawyer Hall, Christchurch – Refreshments for 6.30pm for 7pm start
followed by a talk about the future of housing in Gloucestershire by Ian Crawley.
2027 New Year Social
Saturday January 10th @ 3pm
St George’s Parish Rooms, Nailsworth (GL6 0BP)
Open to all members and prospective members for tea/coffee and cake!
Come for a chat, information on how to join, or renew your membership.
MEETINGS BY DATE
JANUARY
New Year Social
Saturday January 10th @ 3pm
St George’s Parish Rooms, Nailsworth (GL6 0BP)
Open to all members and prospective members for tea/coffee and cake!
Come for a chat, information on how to join, or renew your membership.
FEBRUARY
Monday 2nd – GG
Monday 9th – LHR
• Nailsworth 1964-1984, filmed by Lionel Bathe
Monday 16th– ACM
• South Indian Palaces and places of worship, with Ian Crawley
Monday 23rd – LSG
• Water Management in the Five Valleys, with George Maslin
MARCH
Monday 2nd – GG
Thursday 5th – PA – Afternoon Show
• Matthew Bourne’s “The Red Shoes” – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff @ 2.30pm
BOOKING DEADLINE – Monday 3rd November 2025
Monday 9th – LHR
• Stroud before Traffic Lights, filmed by Geoff and Bet King
Monday 16th – ACM
• The Thames, with Odile Vanneau
Monday 23rd – LSG
• Uphill Battle: gardening in the valleys, with Rachael Austin
Monday 30th –
• ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Refreshments for 6.30pm for 7pm start
followed by a talk about the future of housing in Gloucestershire by Ian Crawley
APRIL
Monday 6th – Bank Holiday
Monday 13th – LHR
• History of Brimscombe Mill, with Sharon Mansell
Monday 20th – ACM
• History of the Blues, with Tim Hughes
Monday 27th – LSG
• Stroud Workhouse: a danger to sick people, with Chas Townley
MAY
Monday 4th – Bank Holiday
Monday 11th – LHR
• A Portrait of Nailsworth, film and words by Pip Heywood
Monday 18th – ACM
• Leonardo and his Dames, with Sarah Middleton
Monday 25th – Bank Holiday
JUNE
Monday 1st – GG
Wednesday 3rd – PA – Afternoon Show
• William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” @ Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon @ 1.15pm
BOOKING DEADLINE – Monday 10th November 2025
Monday 15th – ACM
• Afternoon visit to Quenington Sculpture Exhibition (car sharing)
Monday 23rd – LSG
• Visit to Horsley Fishery – history and demonstration of smoking process
Tuesday 30th (7.30pm) – LHR/LSG
• Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton, a guided tour led by Chiz Harwood
JULY
Monday 6th – GG
Monday 13th – LHR
• Church of the Annunciation, Woodchester, with Jane Bethell
Monday 20th – ACM
• Arts and Crafts Tour of Painswick, led by Sarah Middleton
Wednesday 22nd – PA – Afternoon Show
• “Miss Saigon” @ Bristol Hippodrome @ 2.30pm
BOOKING DEADLINE – Monday 5th January 2026
AUGUST
Monday 3rd – Bank Holiday
Monday 10th – LHR
• no meeting
Monday 17th – ACM
• no meeting
Monday 23rd – LSG
• no meeting
SEPTEMBER
Monday 7th – GG
Monday 14th – LHR
• History of Thames and Severn Canal, with John Morris
Monday 17th – ACM
• Lace making today, with Jane Wright
Monday 28th – LSG
• Trees under stress, with John Parker
OCTOBER
Monday 5th – GG
Monday 12th – LHR
• St George’s School, Theescombe, with Jane Butler
Monday 19th – ACM
• The Swinging Sixties and Design, with Jacq Barber
Monday 26th – LSG
• Beasts of Forest and Vale, with Dr Anthony Nansen
NOVEMBER
Monday 2nd – GG
Monday 9th – LHR
• A Pictorial Journey of Nailsworth’s Footpaths and Alleyways, with John Amos
Monday 16th – ACM
• Pangolin, (tbc)
Thursday 28th – RG
• Supper and AGM, 7pm in St George’s Parish Rooms
Monday 30th – LSG
• Shepherd’s Crook Folk Choir
DECEMBER
Monday 7th – ACM
• Christmas Celebrations