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
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
I thought that if I was going to write something this week, I should do it today and not wait until tomorrow – April Fools Day. I am sure that if we had been told that we would have to isolate ourselves in our homes on the 1st April we would all have thought it … Read more
Dear all, The Main Committee met this morning (Tuesday 17th March) as a matter of urgency to consider the escalation of the Covid-19 threat and its impact on Club in terms of the safety of staff, Proprietors and visitors. In considering an appropriate response the Committee were mindful of our membership, government recommendations and the … Read more
Might This Be Of Interest’ is dedicated to items not strictly Club related, but may be of interest to the Membership. If you have any items that ‘Might This Be Of Interest’ please contact Jack Birley. There are two items which ‘may be of interest’ to report; LMI Exhibition – Spanish Flu Event Day, … Read more
Everton CEO Prof. Denise Barrett-Baxendale and Stadium Development Director Colin Chong were the special guests at The Athenaeum for a question and answer session entitled ‘More Than a Game’. The event, held in the splendour of The Athenaeum’s library, one of the greatest propriety libraries in … Read more
‘Might This Be Of Interest’ is dedicated to items not strictly Club related, but may be of interest to the Membership. If you have any items that ‘Might This Be Of Interest’ please contact Jack Birley. The below event is not affiliated with the Athenaeum, however, has been organised in conjunction with a Proprietor. This … Read more
‘Might This Be Of Interest’ is dedicated to items not strictly Club related, but may be of interest to the Membership. If you have any items that ‘Might This Be Of Interest’ please contact Jack Birley. In May of this year, Proprietor, Christine Bispham, is taking part in the 2019 MoonWalk, a full moon marathon (26.2 … Read more
‘Might This Be Of Interest’ is dedicated to items not strictly Club related, but may be of interest to the Membership. If you have any items that ‘Might This Be Of Interest’ please contact Jack Birley. The below event is not affiliated with the Athenaeum, however, has been organised in conjunction with a Proprietor.