Events

2026-27 Events

                            All held at Thornton Hall Hotel in the Crystal Suite and are 7 for 7:25pm seating unless otherwise stated

Dr Katy Kidd's Presidential Year 

21st April 2026: AGM 6:45 for 7:15pm

‘Settling the Prairies’

Dr Katy Kidd

Menu: Chorizo and cheddar croquette with roasted garlic mayonnaise, rocket and piquillo peppers 

Pan fried sea bass, crushed new season potatoes, white wine and caper butter sauce, samphire (GF)  Strawberry and lime cheesecake with meringues and strawberry gel (GFA)

12th May 2026

‘Forgotten Hospitals of the Wirral’

Mr Gavin Hunter

24th June 2026

Golf Tournament

15th September 2026

Speaker TBC

15th October 2026

‘Duke Street through the eyes of a Blue Badge Guide’

Marie Passey

TORINTONE SUITE (change to usual room)

November Date TBC

Presidents Dinner

Royal Liverpool Golf Club

‘Far East Prisoners of War’

Dr Jeff Gill

2027 dates TBC

Past events

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

2025-26 was Dr Aaron Borboras presidential year in office starting with his talk 'Murder on The Akbar?'. Other talks were from Mr Mark Baker on ‘Policing in Liverpool’, Dr Paul Johnson OBE 'what lies beneath...a case of a body entombed in concrete', Robert Boutflower, 'Secrets of the Wine Trade’, Derek Arnold '185 years of Cunard' and the High Sherriff of Merseyside, Mr Billy Hui BEM DL. The Presidents Dinner was held at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club where local dignitaries including the Mayor of Birkenhead joined us for a meal and talk by Mr Nigel Taberner called ‘Listening like a life depends on it’.

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