Jack BirleyMusicians of the Royal Air Force, including the Athenaeum’s own Tom Crowley, have proven COVID-19 will not cease their music, putting together the below piece to commemorate Captain Tom Moore’s 100th birthday. Captain Tom has inspired the nation and beyond in his fundraising efforts, in doing so has now raised over £30,000,000.00 for NHS Charities!
Contributed by Proprietor Steven Lyus. The Rhododendron Society was formed by four founder members: Charles Eley, John Guille Millais (a descendant of Sir John Everett) and JC and PD Williams, who met at Lanarth in Cornwall and declared ‘We are the Rhododendron Society’. In those early days, select members were invited to join, and were … Read more
Dear All, I hope you are well and coping with the current situation. Many of you will doubtless by now be proficient users of things you had until a few weeks ago never heard of – Zooming, WhatsApping and House Partying the day away. I wrote at the end of March to talk about the … Read more
Good Gossip By Phil Whitfield I’ve made a living listening to it. Heard a guy gossiping about christening his son with the names of all the English football team. That took me from the Daily Post to the Daily Mail, where I heard a Littlewoods guy gossiping. He’d stripped a Liverpool lass of her pools … Read more
Every Monday we profile one of our Members. This week in we are joined by Proprietor Steven Jones. Who are you? I am Steven Jones, I am a maritime consultant and author, and have been part of The Athenaeum for around 5 years. What is your greatest achievement? I once laid the first dedicated internet … Read more
The Club received the sad news today that Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Christie, the first female President of The Athenaeum, passed away this morning in her sleep. Liz had been suffering with Vascular Dementia in recent years and Doctors believe that she had contracted COVID-19 which had exacerbated her dementia. The funeral will take place at midday … Read more
¡Hola! all and happy St George’s Day! Had things not turned sour in the world our President and members would have been enjoying a celebratory dinner to mark the occasion, and I know there were some surprises up the organiser’s sleeves, so perhaps something similar will go ahead next year. Since the last volume you … Read more
In 1967 Liverpool band, The Scaffold, comprising of John Gorman (a Proprietor of the Athenaeum), Roger McGough and Mike McCartney (many of you will know his brother) released a hit song in ‘Thank You Very Much for the Aintree Iron’. In a fitting tribute to heroes of our time, the group have re-recorded the song … Read more
PENGUINS I have a near-neighbour, who is a policeman. And he told me that, the weekend before the lock-down, he and a colleague were on traffic duty in Borough Road, Birkenhead. They were parked up in a lay-by, where they checked passing cars for number plates and condition, and for driving infringements. Saturday morning was … Read more
During these strange times many of us have turned to the internet as a lifeline to keep us occupied through the lock down. Some of our members may be interested in playing chess online at www.chess.com. If you are interested in light-hearted competition between a fellow member, feel free to contact Nigel Hobro on nigel@hobroaccounts.microsoft.com … Read more