Severn & Wye Seasonal Lunch on Thursday 4th December, 12.30 pm, at the Plough and Harrow, Rhydd Road, Guarlford, Malvern, WR13 6NY. For further details and to book a place, please contact Alison Hunka on alisonhunka1885@aol.com or 07763 464305.

Our usual social gathering with a traditional mix of readings, entertainment and a prize draw at Horncastle Community Centre at 12 noon on 13th December. Bring-and-share finger food lunch. For more please contact the Lincolnshire Branch.

Doors open 2.15 pm for 2.30 start.  Our Chairman Steve Jackson will be visiting the branch and addressing the question 'Why JB'?   Visitors will be very welcome - it would be helpful if you could let Alison know in advance - alisonhunka1885@aol.com"

Our annual opportunity to hear readings of JB’s verse and other writing, and to share favourites with other members, via Zoom. This year the theme will be poems in the ‘High and Low’ collection published in 1966, thus its 60th anniversary. For those of you with copies on your shelves, this is the book with […]

11 - 11.30 am Coffee/tea and Welcome. 11.30 -12.15 John Florance "Trains & Literature" 12.15 - 1.45 Lunch (please buy your own drinks) 1.45 - 2.45 A fun examination and discussion of ‘The Whitsun Weddings ’(Any of your wedding photographs welcome) 2.45 - 3.00pm Future plans and final comments Email horaceliberty@gmail.com for more detail including […]

Display of books (from Stuart Crooks & Horace Liberty collections) in chronological order for members to browse. Presentation about JB publications from Stuart and Horace, and relevant readings.

To discuss the early Shell Guide to Cornwall by JB and Shell Guide to Oxon by John Piper.  This version deliberately avoided Oxford City as Piper felt this was covered in the Oxford University Chest by John Betjeman. Hopefully accompanied by some photographs.