‘Might This Be Of Interest’ is a bulletin dedicated to items not strictly Club related, but may be of interest to the Membership. If you have anything you may wish to contribute to ‘Might This Be Of Interest’ please contact Jack Birley. Links to all recent ‘Might This Be Of Interest’ can be found below, … Read more
Club Events; View all events taking place this month here ‘Liverpool Beyond The Brink’, Dinner with Professor Michael Parkinson CBE – Friday, 12th October 2018 We’re delighted to welcome Professor Michael Parkinson to the talk before Dinner next Friday, 12th October. Professor Michael Parkinson will be discussing the book he is currently writing 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
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
In one of our irregular reports on visits to reciprocal clubs, Mark Cronin reports back from the hardship of a visit to the Hamilton Club, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is not often I find myself at a loose end at lunchtime, even less often when five minutes’ walk from one of our reciprocal clubs. … Read more
AN IDEAL STOCKING FILLER! We still have in stock copies of our unique map of ancient ‘Leverpoole’. This fascinating illustrated map is available for just £10.00! Available now at our reception between office hours, 9:00am-4:00pm. The Athenaeum 12 Church Alley Liverpool L1 3DD
‘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