PROGRAMME OF TALKS AND MEETINGS

All Saxmundham meetings are held at the

The Fromus Centre

Street Farm Road

Saxmundham IP17 1AL

All talks start at  2.00pm on 2nd Thursday of the month and refreshments served follow the meeting

Watch this space for changes in Speaker Meetings

 Meetings from Oct 2023 - May 2024.                                              

Friday 6th September 2024 Kesgrave 10.30am – 12.30pm 
Advance Notice of Open Day 2024: your opportunity to see what our groups will be offering for the coming year

Meeting from Oct 2024 - May 2025

November 14th 2024“Picasso - The Blue Period” - Michael Baldry

A look at this period of the artist’s life and his works prompted by loss

January 9th 2025  “Target Lowestoft 1939-1941” - Bob Collis

Details of the impact of enemy raids on Lowestoft

February 13th 2025 “Sir Alfred Munnings: Son of a Miller to President of the Royal Academy ” - Jenny Hand

An overview of the life and work of Sir Alfred Munnings

March 13th 2025 “A Solo Walk Across Africa'' Fran Sandham Change of speaker 

April 10th 2025 “Writing is More than Child’s Play” - Samantha Hammerson 

The importance of reading in a child’s development and why it should be encouraged

May 8th 2025  “Arsenic’s Toxic Legacy: People, Places, Pests and Peppermints” - Neil Dickinson

The uses and misuses of arsenic over the years

June 12th 2025 “John Betjeman” - Tony Diamond

A lighthearted look at Betjeman’s life and works

AGM at Kesgrave War Memorial Centre 

9th June 2pm All Welcome

Volunteers for Committee needed

Advance Notice Of Open Day 2025 at Kesgrave War Memorial Centre

(Provisional Date) Friday 5th September 2025 10.30am -12.30pm

your opportunity to see what our groups will be offering for the coming year