Jack BirleyDid you know there is currently a national drive by the National Governor’s Association to recruit skilled governors to our schools? School governors and trustees make a valuable contribution to children’s education, opportunities and futures. Being a school governor or trustee is a challenging but hugely rewarding role. It will give you the chance to … Read more
Upcoming Events This Month, October 2018 Wednesday 10 October – Film Group – 2:00pm https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-film-group-14/ Wednesday 10 October – Music Group Concert – 5:30pm https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/music-group-the-camira-wind-trio/ Friday 12 October – ‘Liverpool Beyond the Brink’, Dinner with Professor Michael Parkinson -6:30 for 7:00pm https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/dinner-with-professor-michael-parkinson/ Sunday 14 October – Sunday Lunch Following the Judges’ Service – Arrivals from … Read more
The Literature Group Returns! Following last week’s bulletin we are pleased to inform Members that Proprietor, Dr Paul Burns, has agreed to take up the role of facilitator of the Literary Group. Dr Burns will be giving a presentation at the next meeting, which will take place on its usual first Wednesday of the month … Read more
Heritage Open Day 16/09/2018 A big thank you to all the members who donated their Sunday to make Heritage Open Day a resounding success! Almost 250 members of the public came through our doors, with the Institution being showcased in tours taking place from 10:30am until 4:00pm. Judges’ Service Invitation & Sunday Lunch at … Read more
Welcome Back To Your Club Following a busy two weeks during our Annual Closedown, we are delighted to notify you the Athenaeum reopened this week and all services are running as standard. The focal point of this year’s Closedown has been the Library Reading Room, and we look forward to Members being able to see … Read more
Did you see the Athenaeum on BBC’s four part series, ‘A House Through Time’? Broadcast this month, the programme tracks the occupants of 62 Faulkner Street until the present day. Both filming and research took place at the Athenaeum, including an interview with our very own Vincent Roper in episode one. We hope you agree … Read more
The Athenaeum has recently made changes to its Membership structure, reducing the number of Categories offered, whilst expanding the age brackets the current categories comprise of. The Club is taking applications at present, and for further information and how to apply please see www.theathenaeum.org.uk/membership . Our full list of Membership Categories and their prices can be … Read more
The Athenaeum is not noted for its inclination to radical, left wing politics so the gathering of sixty Proprietors and their guests in the Library might have seemed like the start of a revolution. Instead however they had gathered to listen to a tour de force when Andrew, one of our professional cataloguers held his … Read more
‘YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHO I SAW ON THE STREET…’ I saw him on the street today. My breath caught in my throat when I saw him, because for so long I had forgotten what it felt like to see a physical version of my soul- everything I was and everything I knew, right there, … Read more
Please note the Athenaeum will close following Lunch service on Friday 23 December, and will reopen on Tuesday 3 January at 9am. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, The Athenaeum