After Lunch Speakers
Speakers
Our monthly lunches are a relaxed affair. The food is excellent, the chat convivial, and the world is put to rights.
Following the lunch, we have been enthralled, intrigued, and entertained listening to a wide array of speakers on a diverse range of topics. Inevitably, some members are so relaxed after their three course meal that their heads begin to nod - snoring is not allowed! Speakers are forewarned not to take this personally.
NB The speaker schedule sometimes unavoidably changes. It will be updated regarding any such changes as soon as possible. Please check back for the latest information.
Next speaker
15th December 2025: Helen Bridgman - Sri Lanka: On and Off the Beaten Track
Upcoming speakers in 2026
The provisional speaker programme for 2026, subject to confirmation, is as follows:
January: Gay Lunt - The Words of the Presidents
February: Brian Andersen - South Georgia
April: Jean Finney - Witches and Superstition
May: Julia from EntoPrise Insects - Introduction to the Tiny World of Insects
June: Ray O'Brian - Probationary Tales
July: John Martin - I Want to be a Comedian, Mr Tarbuck
August: Jerry Williams - Merseyside and the American Civil War
Past speakers
These have included:
September 2025: Kathy Hall - Road Safety
August 2025: Fran Sandham - A Walk Across Africa
July 2025: Anthony Annakin Smith - The Making of the Wirral Landscape
June 2025: Andrew Charles Breeze - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
May 2025: Rhianna McDermott - North West Air Ambulance
April 2025: Bernard Nevin - Operation Fish
March 2025: Dominga Devitt - Wirral Firsts
February 2025: Philip Linley - My Time in the Brewery business
October 2024: Dr Nalin Paymaster (pictured above) - Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy
September 2024: Brian Anderson - Bolivia
August 2024: Steve Brown - Barn Owls
July 2024: Roy Wainwright - E Chambré Hardman, Liverpool Photographers
June 2024: Emma Blake - Hilbre Island
May 2024: Jean Finney - Joyce Grenfell
April 2024: Peter Bolt - Thomas Brassey
March 2024: Dr Graham Sharpe - Bugs & Bites
February 2024: Heather Butler - Lady Hamilton
January 2024: Neil Irvine - Heswall Dales