Members' Event Diary
Events are organised and run for the enjoyment of members and their guests.
In 2024 we ran 17 activities and fundraising events which were attended by over 540 members and their guests.
Events for 2025 will be added below as dates are finalised.
Bookings can be made online or the forms can be printed and posted. Payment may be made by either BACS or cheque.
Thursday 24th April 2025
A talk by Mark Earp
The Isle of Wight at War 1939 - 1945, "On the Homefront"
In the Education Room
11.00 - Meet at the green gate at 10.30
Mark is a very popular speaker and he has given us many interesting talks. This presentation is a collection of Isle of Wight WW II wartime memories and eye witness accounts, from local people that are often forgotten with the passing of time.
Cost £7 to include coffee and biscuit.
Please use the form below to book your place.
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Thursday 8th May 2025
Formally Lord Tennyson's Home in Freshwater
Meeting at 10 am
Only 30 places available - Cost £19.00
Own transport - free parking available. For members without transport there is a number seven bus service from Newport or we may be able to arrange a lift with other members.
Rebecca Fitzgerald has spent many years restoring the house to its original condition as a historic home. In addition to the house, we have arranged an exclusive guided tour of the garden with the Head Gardener. This is something that they have not done...
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
A Talk by Kevin Shaw
in the Education Room
11.00 - Meet at the green gate at 10.30
Britain may have been establishing the largest and wealthiest empire in the world during the 19th century, but at home the huge profits enjoyed by those who ran the wheels of industry were painfully paid for by others. This emotive talk reveals the horrors of the living and working conditions of the ordinary men and women, as well as children, who were appallingly exploited in the mines, mills and factories of 19th Century Britain – until eventually, and slowly, (due the...
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Wednesday 18th June 2025
Further details and booking form to follow.
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Thursday 3rd July 2025
Further details and the Booking Form will be available nearer the date.
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Thursday 18th September 2025
Talk on Osborne Naval College
by Sarah Burdett
Further details and booking form to follow.
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Sunday 21st September 2025
NOW FULLY BOOKED - WAITING LIST AVAILABLE
This will be a 12-hour event organised in conjunction with Opal Coaches.
We will meet at 8am outside the Town Hall in East Cowes, where we will board the coach to take us to Buckingham Palace via Red Funnel Ferry to Southampton.
We will have a set time to tour the Palace on a free flow unguided basis with a visit to the grounds.
There will be a set meeting time for the homeward journey, arriving back on the Island about 8pm.
A non-returnable deposit of £10 pp is required to be paid...
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