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 

2025 Meetings

Because of concerns from some members about driving to / from meetings in the dark, the committee have taken the decision that we will 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 2025 will be:

18th February - "Bees"

Hawk Honey

Our important and forgotten wild bee species and their place in the environment. Hawk is a naturalist who works for the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, he has a particular interest in bees. 

18th March

Paul Forecast - NT Regional Director for the Midlands and East of England region Within the region, Paul and his team protect and care for 146 places covering coastline, historic sites, countryside and the largest collection of art in the UK. Many of these places have connections to famous people from Constable and Capability Brown to Elgar and George Bernard Shaw. Paul has spoken to us on several occasions and we look forward to this return visit. This meeting also includes a short AGM.

Update January 2025

Paul Forecast, Regional Director for Midlands and East of England, has taken on the interim role of Director of Access and Urban for these first six months.  As Paul settles into his new role, our region welcomes Sue Simpson, Interim Regional Director for the Midlands and East of England.  Sue Simpson has agreed to speak to us instead of Paul.

15th April 

 Mary Newton - "My career as a Forensic Biologist in London" If you watch Silent Witness, see how it really happens. Mary has worked on high profile cases such as the Russell family murders, serial killer Dennis Nielson and Stephen Lawrence. 

20th May 

Jenny Hand - "The life of Sir Alfred Munnings 1878-1959" From Millers son to President of the Royal Academy. 

Jenny is the Director of the Munnings Museum in Dedham 

New Date - 17th June 

Sarah Doig - "The real Basil Brown from Rickenhall to Sutton Hoo and back" 

The life and achievements of the man behind one of the greatest archaeological finds of all times. 

Please note that there will be a £1 entry charge for members from the September meeting - this will normally include a free tea or coffee.

(As decided at the 2025 AGM)

16th September

Chris Parfitt - "In Search of the Incas"

21st October

Dave Steward "Dad's Army, actors, characters and memorabilia"

25th November (please note that this is the fourth Tuesday of the month)

Barbara Meyer - wild life photographer

"The seals of Lincolnshire and Norfolk"

2026 Meetings

17th February 

 Hawk Honey  "Wasps"

17th March       

   Josh Ward     "Sutton Hoo" 

21st April    

    Mary Newton  "Give us a Clue, 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"