2026 Events

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, 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.



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 9th @ 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.


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 – LSG – Special Event
• A screening of The Peoples Emergency Broadcast

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
• Morning visit to Quenington Sculpture Exhibition (car sharing)

Monday 22nd – 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

Thursday 9th
• Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors‘ at Horsfall House

Monday 13th – LHR
• Church of the Annunciation, South 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 21st – ACM
• Lacemaking 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
• From landscapes to macro: the art of noticing, Courtney Victoria

Wednesday 25th – PA
Theatre Royal Bath, 2.30pm
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

DEADLINE FOR BOOKING & PAYMENT – 25th May 2026

Saturday 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

FEBRUARY 2027

Wednesday 25th – PA
The Swan Theatre, Stratford on Avon
• Othello – CANCELLED BY THEATRE COMPANY

MARCH 2027

Thursday 18th – PA
Millenium Theatre, Cardiff
• Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella

RESERVATIONS & PAYMENT DUE BY 20th NOVEMBER 2026

JUNE 2027

Wednesday 2nd – PA
Birmingham Hippodrome
• Sam Ryder – Jesus Christ Superstar – CANCELLED

RESERVATIONS & PAYMENT DUE BY 25th SEPTEMBER 2026