Members' Event Diary
Events are organised and run for the enjoyment of members and their guests.
Events for 2026 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 10th September 2026
6pm to 8pm
in the Terrace Restaurant
Test your knowledge against our quiz mistress, Carolyn, in our fun filled quiz. Compete for the coveted challenge cup in 4 specialist rounds of 10 questions together with a Joker option.
Try your luck at the 20 table questions for a bottle of wine and win prizes in the raffle
Enjoy a sausage and mash supper, from Osborne’s in-house catering team, during the interval.
Ticket price to include a sausage and mash supper - £20
There will be a bar available serving...
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Friday 18th September 2026
11:00 (meet at 10:30)
Talk by Head Gardener Toby Beasley
In the Education Rooms at Osborne
Cost £7 ( to include a coffee and biscuit)
Osborne is the place where Prince Albert really exercised his interests in gardening. He inherited gardens at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, and Balmoral was much more about countryside pursuits. This talk will explore some of the constraints and the need for efficiencies Prince Albert experienced and how the garden at Osborne became the sole place he could really develop 'his own' garden. We'll look at Prince...
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Saturday 19th September 2026
UPDATE - PICK UP TIMES
Please note that the Pick Up times from your chosen locations are as follows:
Wootton bus stop outside the Sloop – 07.15
Ryde coach park by Hovertravel – 07.30
Lake - bus stops outside what was Lake Fish Bar – 07.50
Shanklin – Bus stop Co-op Languard Road – 07.55
Newport – Taxi rank outside Morrisons – 08.20
East Cowes – Outside Liberal Club, York Avenue – 08.40
Ferry - 09.30 out and 1900 return
Following the...
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Friday 9th October 2026
Friday October 9th :
‘ Prince Albert on the IOW. Out of the Darkness and into the Light’ by Mark Earp.
In the Education Rooms at Osborne 11:00 (meet at 10:30)
Cost £7 ( to include a coffee and biscuit)
The talk covers the early lead up to Albert's arrival at Osborne. The talk looks at some of the things Albert did and created at Osborne; and finally the consequences and legacy of his early death.
This talk will compliment the talk that Toby is giving in September which looks at...
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