Evening Meetings

 held at:   Kesgrave Community and Conference Centre, 

Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave, Ipswich,  Suffolk IP5 1JF

Starting at 19:15  -  Refreshments usually available during the interval 

2026 Meetings

Because of concerns from some members about driving to / from meetings in the dark, the committee have taken the decision that as of 2025 we would no longer have a January meeting but will have a meeting in June instead. Hopefully the nights will be lighter! So our first meeting for 2026 will be:

17th February 

 Hawk Honey  "Wasps"

17th March       

   Josh Ward     "Sutton Hoo" 

21st April    

    Mary Newton  "When the Dogs Don't Bark"

19th May   

     Graham Murchie "Secrets and Spies How the Nazis Lost the Battle of Britain" 

16th June  

    Jenny Antill  "Links between Russia and our Royal Family"   

15 September

Steve Everett  "The history of RSPB Minsmere and it's wildlife". 

20 October

Andy Beharrell  "Forts in the Thames Estuary"

17 November

Chris Parfitt  "A Moroccan Journey"

2027 Meetings

16th February

Gary Egerton  "Special Branch, Royal and Ministerial Protection"

16th  March

Talk and AGM - Paul Forecast - National Trust Regional Director 

20th April

Amanda Richmond  "Everest by One Who Climbed It"

18 May

Barbara Meyer  wildlife photographer  "Big Cats Around the World"

15 June

Michael Bunbury  "Rendlesham Palace"

He is the landowner of the land on which the discoveries were found

21 September

Chris Pratt "Britain’s Best kept secret, Secret army of WW2"

19th October 

 Brian Nicholson and Charles Wright  "Felixstowe and Offshore Radio (inc Radio Caroline etc)"

16th November 

 Chris Parfitt   Japanese Contrasts  fee £65