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  • ‘JB and women’

    Mount Edgcumbe, 12 Hanley Road, Malvern Wells, WR14 4PQ

    Thursday 6th February, 12.30 pm - 3.00 pm Bring-and-share lunch at Mount Edgcombe, 12 Hanley Road, Malvern Wells, WR14 4PQ. Please let Alison Hunka know if you are coming (077634 64305 or alisonhunka1885@aol.com) 'JB and women' - We shall look at JB's poetry and other writings about women - which gives quite a scope! Please look […]

  • Visit to Harrow School and Church.

    St Mary’s CofE Church, Church Hill, Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HL Church Hill, Harrow

    John Betjeman’s first connection with Harrow-on -the-Hill was the publication of a poem with the same name that was first published in the Harrow School magazine in 1949. In it he refers to the surrounding areas and in particular St Mary’s Church. I have therefore arranged a short talk and tour of the Church on […]

    £14.00 – £26.50

  • Wantage Branch meeting – Betjeman at Oxford.

    Snell’s Hall Church Street, East Hendred

    It is 100 years since John Betjeman went up to Magdalen College Oxford and it would be interesting to look back through Young Betjeman by Bevis Hillier and Summoned by Bells. Passages from these and other  pieces  which give a history of his love for Oxford and surroundings - please bring a favourite piece and […]

  • Canterbury Branch poetry meeting, Saturday 7th June.

    The Old Vicarage, Bodsham The Old Vicarage, Bodsham, Kent, United Kingdom

    Meeting at the Old Vicarage, Bodsham, Ashford, Kent. The choice of poems would be free choice. Please contact Philippa Davies philippajunedavies@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.

  • ‘Severn & Wye’ branch meeting: Betjeman & Larkin.

    St. Andrew’s Centre, Pershore. High Street, Pershore, Worcestershire

    Bill Morris, until recently Head of English at Malvern St. James' Girls' School, will be giving a comparison between John Betjeman and Philip Larkin.  Bill writes: "Philip Larkin and JB were good friends and occasional collaborators. Outwardly they might seem quite different both as poets and personalities, but there are many parallels in their poems […]

  • “Betjeman’s Banana Blush”: St James Garlickhythe in the City of London.

    St James Garlickhythe, London, EC4V 2AF Upper Thames Street, London

    In 1974 John Betjeman, the Poet Laureate, became an unlikely pop star, recording his verse to music by Jim Parker for the album Banana Blush. It became a cult classic, treasured by many musicians including Jarvis Cocker and ‘Suggs’ from Madness. In this very special performance, Zeb Soanes (Classic FM) will perform Betjeman’s much loved […]

    £25 – £35

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