Informal Dining evenings are what they say - informal! A perfect opportunity to sign the share register. There are no speakers - just good food, company and wine. You may wish to bring along family and friends with you or join one of our larger club tables, please specify this on booking with Caitlin at ... Read more
"George Gissing" by Alan Andrews
9th November, 2016 – “Bad Day at Black Rock”: A “modern” western, with an exceptional cast, director John Sturges received his only Oscar nomination for this film. At the end of World War II a disabled soldier (Spencer Tracy) visits a small western town to give a medal to the parents of the man who ... Read more
Wednesday 9th November, 6:00-6:30pm Athenaeum Film Night Presents – Great Expectations. £10.00 per person, includes a one course supper and refreshments served during the interval. John Mills is the orphan who enters high society in David Lean's Oscar-winning 1946 adaptation of the great Dickens novel.
Friday 11th November, 7:00-7:30pm Winter Wine Tasting – Call my Bluff £39.00 per person. If you have yet to attend one of the Club’s ‘Call My Bluff’ evenings, they come highly recommended! A top class 4 course menu accompanied by 4 wines and a barrel of laughs. A most enjoyable evening.
Sunday 13th November, 12:30-1:00pm Remembrance Sunday Lunch. £25.00. Traditional Sunday lunch following the Civic Remembrance Service at St George’s Plateau. Menu Starter Cream of Vegetable Soup (v) served with a warm bread roll Main Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding. Seasonal Vegetables & Roast Potatoes Dessert Apple Pie & Custard Tea & Coffee
John Pinfold on the founder of Aintree racecourse.
Andrew Sankey will tell us the fascinating story of Sir Joseph Banks, a Lincolnshire man, has become known as the Father of Australia for his connections with the country. After travelling around the world with Captain Cook he set up a scientific garden at Kew that became the greatest botanical garden in the world and introduced ... Read more
Thursday 1st December, 12:30-1:00pm Athenaeum Christmas Lunch, £25.00 per person We begin the festive period early at the Club with our Annual Christmas Lunch, always a popular addition to the calendar. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
The December Literature Group Meeting will consist of Christmas Readings.