This is our main diary page. All meetings, trips and events are listed in chronological order.
Forthcoming events
Kathy Chater will tell us about the information that can be gleaned from an inquest.
Come and join us for an evening of music chosen by Ron Tye. "A little strict Tempo".
Venue: The Churchill Hall
Cost: £1
Venue: The Five Bells
Leader - Pete Routley The walk is from Studham to Whipsnade and Back. Meet: The War Memorial,Church Rd, Studham, LU6 2QG. Park opposite or along Church Rd. Time: 10.00am for 10.15am […]
Venue: The Churchill Hall
Cost: £12 per month due on 21st of each month
In this inaugural meeting we will be discussing Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. Group members are invited to suggest books for discussion in the following meeting.
Venue: The Bell
Venue: The Five Bells
Wednesday 11th November 2026
10:00am
Other
Venue: Chair's House
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
All members welcome to exercise mind and body.
Venue: The Churchill Hall
Cost: £6 per session including Tutor
Tuesday 17th November 2026
2:30pm
Main Meeting
A talk by Howard Slater on the history of pantomime and music hall. The talk will be supported by songs and original films from that era and should be very […]
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Venue: The Five Bells
Venue: The Bell
Cost: £12 per month due on 21st of each month
Friday 20th November 2026
7:00pm
Social
Come and join us for our Quiz Evening. The cost is £7 to include nibbles. Bring your own drink and glass. The organiser, Val H, will be at the Main […]
Venue: The Anthony Hall
Cost: £7
Booking Required
This month's film is "Sister Act". A comedy starring Woopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith, A singer who witnesses a murder is hidden by police, as a nun in a convent, […]
Venue: The Churchill Hall
Cost: £1
Venue: The Five Bells
Forensics - The evidence in your Pocket A talk by Andrew Sheldon
Venue: Aston Clinton Bowls Club
Cost: £1
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Monday 30th November 2026
9:30am - 4:00pm
Trip
Monday 30th November Our annual day out to London Kensington, where you can visit any or all of the three Museums - Natural History, Science Museum or the V&A, or […]
Cost: £22
Booking Required
A festive quiz for members to test their knowledge on ancestry as well as Christmas.
Venue: The Five Bells
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
10:00am
Other
Venue: Chair's House
A Talk by Mark Childs. Marks long promised talk on this burning topic. AN EXTRA MEETING NOTE DATE
Venue: Aston Clinton Bowls Club
Cost: £!
Walkers Christmas lunch Organiser - Rita Garner
This will be at The Oak, Aston Clinton.
A 2 day trip to see the Famous Christmas show, a group Christmas dinner, overnight in a hotel and a glass making studio visit before returning home. N.B: This trip […]
Venue: The Five Bells
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Tuesday 15th December 2026
2:30pm
Main Meeting
An afternoon of entertainment by Sarah Slater on Christmas traditions from Victorian times to the present day. Sarah gave a brilliant talk to the History group on ghosts at Hampton […]
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
All members welcome to exercise mind and body.
Venue: The Churchill Hall
Cost: £6 per session with Tutor
Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year
Film for this month The POLAR EXPRESS, staring Tom Hanks in this magical animated film. Tea/coffee/chat at 7.00pm with film at 7.15 pm.
Venue: The Churchill Hall
Cost: £1
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
No meeting as Christmas day
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
We all find a point in our research in which we don't seem to be able to move forward i.e we meet a brick wall. We will look at members […]
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Wednesday 13th January 2027
10:00am
Other
Venue: Chair's House
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Tuesday 19th January 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Chris Turan delivers a talk on the birth of forensic science in crime detection that covers the Soham murders of Jessica and Holly
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
A talk by Towse Harrison 'The invisible history of thread & textiles'
Venue: Aston Clinton Bowls Club
Cost: £3.00
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Where did your ancestor's name come from? We will look at name derivations and name variations.
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Tuesday 16th February 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
A talk by John Tyler on Indonesia, a three thousand mile chain of volcanic activity on the pacific ring and home to the Komodo Dragons
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
A talk by Mike Sheehan. This is a follow up to Mike's talk on Optical Illusions
Venue: Aston Clinton Bowls Club
Cost: £2
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
David Annal will explore the impact of illegitimacy on family history research.
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
Tuesday 16th March 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Fiona Harrison returns with her musical Easter Show of singing and costume
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Pickleball
Venue: Halton Tennis Centre
Cost: £3 per session (payable monthly in advance)
Booking Required
We meet in member's homes. Any craft you can do on your lap, not necessarily knitting.
Venue: Member's Home
Cost: 50p to hostess
Tuesday 20th April 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
This presentation by Melanie Gibson-Barton brings to life the well known and certainly the less known FirstWorld War Flanders sites.
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Residential Week of Discovery and Adventure in Derbyshire Details TBC
Tuesday 18th May 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Seeing is not always what we may think. Get ready to explore the hidden working ofyour mind with this presentation by Mike Sheehan.
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Our coach will take us to the Medical Detection Dogs in the morning and then on to the centre of MK after lunch. Both centres are in Milton Keynes
Venue: The Bell
Cost: TBA
Booking Required
Tuesday 15th June 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Ann Sharman tells us of the life and times of the inhabitants buried under the ash of theVesuvius eruption.
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Museum in Forest Hill with a wide range of gardens and galleries. One of the few museums that has a music galleries. The aquarium and butterfly house have to be […]
Venue: The Bell
Cost: TBA
Booking Required
Tuesday 20th July 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Jeff Rozelaar gives us an insight into what went on behind the camera on some famous films
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Tuesday 17th August 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
With Paul Barwick we confront the various possibilities as to Gareth's demise and who may have beenresponsible for his grisly death.
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Tuesday 21st September 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Andrew Baker relays the story of how, in a single decade, older values were swept aside
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Tuesday 19th October 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Andy Smith returns to us again with his various musical instruments accompanying him onhis musical journey.
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
Tuesday 16th November 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Following on from his talk earlier this year John Tyler returns to tell us of the most challengingtime of year for our wildlife, where to be seen and if you […]
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church
A Talk by Antony Stivala. How can we design structures for Changing Climate?
Venue: Aston Clinton Bowls Club
Cost: £1
Tuesday 21st December 2027
2:30pm
Main Meeting
Howard Slater presents a festive treat of slides and video to get us feeling happy and jolly
Venue: Aston Clinton Baptist Church