Poetry of the Great War. To celebrate the centenary of the Armistice, proprietors are asked to bring along a favourite poem from the First World War. It could be by a well-known writer such as Owen, Sassoon, Brooke or Rosenberg or something more obscure. It doesn't matter if several people bring the same poem or ... Read more
Liverpool As You’ve Never Seen It Before To all architecture enthusiasts, building buffs, development devotees and those with virtuosity in vistas, you are cordially invited to a visual extravaganza. Come along on Wednesday, 7 November at 16.30 hours for a virtual tour of your city region - Liverpool and its environs as you’ve never ... Read more
Restaurant Dining Evening Friday 9 November, service between 7:00 & 8:30pm, please specify your desired time to sit down for dinner, time slots will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Our next ‘Restaurant’ evening of fine dining will be held on Friday 9 November. There will be options at every course, priced ... Read more
Remembrance Sunday Lunch Sunday 11 November, 12:30 for 1:00pm Traditional Sunday lunch following the Civic Remembrance Service at St George’s Plateau. The Club will be open from 11:30am for anyone who wishes to use the facilities before lunch.
'A Burden upon the Public or Fighters for Liberty: the reception of Hungarian and Polish Refugees in Liverpool in 1851'. by John Pinfold. 2:00pm in the Wine Servery
The Dam Buster (1955) The story of how the British attacked German dams in WWII by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective. We begin about 6.45pm with a one course supper and go into the ‘cinema’ by about quarter to eight. All our films have a suitable intermission ... Read more
‘Is Free Speech Alive in Universities?’ With the Cambridge Society of Liverpool The Athenaeum debating society and Cambridge Society of Liverpool are holding a debate on the evening of Thursday 15th November in the Athenaeum Library. We are searching for two lively and well informed speakers from the Athenaeum membership to speak against the ... Read more
Our Club Secretary successfully ascended Mt Kilimanjaro in early this year in August, raising over £4,600.00 in the process. Join us in November and hear about Jack’s adventure to the roof of Africa, as he presents an illustrated talk of “the most difficult challenge he has ever face”.
Join us on Monday 19 November for a special lunch to both celebrate Vincent Roper's 87th birthday and commemorate his retirement as Librarian of the Athenaeum. Further details on the event will follow, however as this will likely be a very popular lunch with many Proprietors wishing to thank 'Vin' for all the work he ... Read more