Events

2025 Events

AGM and Murder on The Akbar?

Dr Aaron Borbora

24th April 2025 – Thornton Hall

Policing in Liverpool

Detective Superintendent Mr Mark Baker, former head of Merseyside CID

10th June 2025 – TORTINTONE SUITE, Thornton Hall

Joint BMS and WDGS golf competition and dinner

18th June 2025

What Lies Beneath? An Interesting Case of a Body Found Entombed in Concrete

Dr Paul Johnson OBE – forensic pathologist

23rd September 2025 – Thornton Hall

Secrets of the Wine Trade

Mr Robert Boutflower – private sales director at Tanners Wines.

TBC October 2025 – Thornton Hall

Presidents Dinner

Listening Like a Life Depends on it

Nigel Taberner – (former police officer and hostage negotiator)

Royal Liverpool Golf Club

20th November 2025

185 years of the Cunard Line

Mr Derek Arnold

TBC February 2026 – Thornton Hall

Secrets of a Chester Zoo Vet

Chester Zoo Vet

TBC March 2026 – Thornton Hall

Dr Richard Azurdia has presented this jug on behalf of himself and his sisters, Ruth, Debbie and Kate to honour their parents love of golf and his father's commitment to the BMS. The late Dr Michael Azurdia was the Society's golf secretary for over 30years. It is to be known as the Azurdia Jug and will be awarded annually to the BMS / WDGS member with the best net score of the day at the joint BMS/ WDGS golf tournament.

Michael was a member of both BMS and WDGS.

Past events

All talks are preceded by a three course dinner. Here is a selection of our past events (scroll down for some photographs)

2024-25 was Dr Peter Todds presidential year in office and the Society enjoyed a range of speakers.

Magician Peter Turner entertained us at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Dr David Unwin, The Merseyside GP dramatically changing T2 diabetes care, Dr Colm O'Mahony, Heartwarming tales from life as an Irish doctor in an NHS GUM service, without the pictures!, Alex Howard, Learning Healthcare Systems: Artificial Intelligence and Medicine,Dr Donal Manning, Medicine and literature: from neonatology to James Joyce.

It was concluded by the AGM as above.

We had a great programme 2023-24 organised by Dr Jean Quinn with speakers including: Dr A Annakin- Smith, local historian and author " Statesmanship, Tragedy and Love", Professor R. Smith FRCVS, cattle vet, Leahurst Vetinary School, Marie Passey, Blue Badge Guide, presenter of BBCs 'Look North' Roger Johnson and Douglas Robertson, shipwreck survivor and author. It was concluded by the AGM where Dr Peter Todd took the mantle of office and gave the Presidential address 'Walking the Paradise Peninsular'.

We had a full programme in 2022 and 2023 with speakers including-: Andy Gill, Merseyside reporter for BBC's Northwest Tonight, Dr Calum Semple OBE, Prof Louise Kenny CBE MD PhD MRCOG and on Wednesday 26th April- AGM. Dr Jean Quinn took over as President, giving the Presidential address "A Life in Medicine, Politics and Education".

2023 September- Guest Roger Johnson presenter of BBC's "Look North" news programme October- Presidential Dinner at RLGC. Guest Speaker- Dr Iain Buchan, Chair in Public Health and Clinical Informatics, and Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation. "Liverpool grit in the COVID-19 pandemic" November- Douglas Robertson, shipwreck survivor and author

Previous Events included-: The Life & Times of Thomas Brassey (David Casement).

“How Changes in Treatment are reducing Malaria Incidence”, speaker Professor Martin Donnelly

“The History of the Victoria Cross; Harold Ackroyd VC and other VC Heroes”, speaker Christopher Ackroyd FRCS

“Oliver St John Gogarty, Physician, Poet and Wit””, speaker John Davie

Dr Gemma Mullen Air Ambulance

Ian Unsworth QC “Maggots, Murder and Learned Friends”.

Right Honourable Frank Field MP. "Changing Children's Life Chances"

Visit to Leahurst Vet. Feld station