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  • Barts and Betjeman Celebration Evening

    St Bartholomew's Hospital West Smithfield, London

    This special event will celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Hospital's founding and its association with the former Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman, who lived nearby in Cloth Fair and was himself a patient and a regular visitor to the wards at the Hospital.We will be in the magnificent surroundings of the Great Hall, one […]

    Free

  • Wantage Branch: “Pimms and Poetry”

    Snell’s Hall Church Street, East Hendred

    After a glass or two of Pimms or similar, Roy Burton will bring a selection of poems which have only one word as the title; there are 43 apparently. He will prepare a handout. You may volunteer to read one or bring your own to read. This will be in the garden if the weather […]

    £12.00

  • John Betjeman: from gas lamps to grottos, cottages to cathedrals

    Malmesbury Town Council Cross Hayes Malmesbury SN16 9BZ

    Celebrate John Betjeman's love of architecture and preservation in a talk by Rachel Morley and watch his 'lost' 1963 film of Malmesbury. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Malmesbury Civic Trust and Sir John Betjeman becoming the first President of Malmesbury Civic Trust. Rachel Morley is an enteraining speaker - she is a judge of the […]

    £9.00

  • Ridings Branch: ‘Betjeman Brunch’

    "Cote brasserie" Albert Street, Harrogate

    Our July meeting on the 11th of the month will take the form of a 'Betjeman Brunch' at the Cote Brasserie on Albert Street in Harrogate.  We'll meet at 11.00. Please contact The Ridings Branch for more details or to attend.

  • The Betjeman Society AGM

    Church of the Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell

    The 2023 Annual General Meeting of The Betjeman Society will take place on Saturday 15th July at the Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell, London, EC1 on Saturday 15th July 2023 at 11.00am. The formal business will be conducted in the morning and in the afternoon there will be a talk by David Meara […]

    £30

  • Wantage Branch: Visit to Tom Brown’s School Museum, Uffington, Oxfordshire.

    Tom Brown Museum, Uffington Broad Street, Uffington, Oxfordshire

    We meet at Tom Brown's School Museum, Uffington, at 2.15pm. We'll look round the exhibition, "Archie and the Poet", that Garry Gibbons has worked very hard to set up. We'll have the opportunity to see the real Archie and Jumbo and Garry will tell us more about Archie - Archibald Ormsby-Gore as he became known […]

    £10

  • “Betjeman in the Forties”

    Ullesthorpe Village Memorial Hall

    Come and find out about Betjeman's wartime poems; life and loves on the Home Front; propaganda films and spying, as we explore this significant decade for Sir John! Afternoon led by Horace Liberty. Tickets include afternoon tea. Please contact The Shires Branch for more information or to book.

    £20.00

Many events are organised by the Council of the Betjeman Society: to book a place for these events please use the booking form that is sent out with the Society Newsletter or choose one of the following options::
– By cheque payable to the ‘Betjeman Society’ and sent to:Betjeman Society Events, 38 Lapsley Drive, Banbury, OX16 1EW enclosing a SAE.
– By bank transfer to The Betjeman Society Sort Code 40-43-26 (HSBC) and Account Number 62338521. Pay the total amount required for your ticket/s and give as a reference your surname and the event date. Please email events@betjemansociety.com to advise your booking details.
– By cash on arrival but please email as above so we know to expect you.
– If you have a Paypal account or intend to open one then please use it quoting email address ‘betjsoc@gmail.com’