The film Metro-Land should be familiar to many of you and 26 February 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the first screening of the film. We are delighted to host a special evening celebrating this event for a film that enjoys classic and cult status in its celebration of a part of London’s suburbia and […]

Our May meeting will now take place on the 9th May. The theme will be 'Betjeman and Auden'. Please contact the Ridings Branch for more details or to attend.  

Tuesday, 16th May 1300h MARK BALDWIN Talk on Sir John Betjeman. The welcome return of Mark Baldwin, whose talk last year on the Enigma machine and Bletchley Park will live long in the memory.

Award-winning author and historian Dr Daisy Dunn introduces the world of interwar Oxford with its punting, picnics and warring dons. This was the world that inspired Evelyn Waugh as well as John Betjeman and many others. Soldiers returned to study after the horrors of the trenches and women received degrees for the first time. But amid […]

A visit to Gunby hall, near Spilsby, to include a tour of the house and afternoon tea. A National Trust property of the William and Mary period, formerly the home of the Massingberds. Booking essential, please contact the Lincolnshire Branch for more details.

Shared lunch followed by an afternoon of music. Stephen and Alison with our accompanist Richard will sing some Betjeman song settings and other appropriate repertoire. Do please bring anything you would like to contribute - spoken or sung. Cups of tea about 3.30 then homeward bound. Please bring a savoury dish or salad to share. […]

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 […]