Social Events 2021

We are continuing our Network Evening Drinks (NED Talks) in 2021 while the COVID crisis continues. We hope that we may be able to resume our face-to-face lunches later in the year.

Details of our NED Talks and our provisional lunch plans for 2021 are listed below, but are subject to change. Further information will be provided in due course. Please put the dates in your diary. Invitations with full details will be sent to members approximately 4-6 weeks before each event.

Pictures of face-to-face events will be added to the gallery shortly after each event has taken place.

NEXT EVENT:

NED Talk 7: Phil Barnard: ‘A village on Exmoor’.

Wednesday 17th February, at 17:30

(see below for full details)

NED Talks 2021

Next NED Talk: Wednesday 17 February at 17:30. Phil Barnard: ‘A village on Exmoor’.

The Network Evening Drinks (NED Talks) are our response to the COVID crisis and enforced cancellation of our face-to-face events. These are early evening Zoom meetings, lasting about an hour and a half, with a speaker talking about a topic of general interest for 20–30 minutes, followed by discussion and a general chat.

The NED Talks are free to attend and non-members can join as your guests if Gill is notified in advance. More information on the content of the Talks will be provided in the invitations that will be sent out nearer the time.

The 2021 NED Talks organised to date are as follows:

NED Talk 6: Tuesday 19th January, at 17:30. Neil Mc Phee: 'Musicology as a Socio-Cultural Journey... A Personal Timeline'.

NED Talk 7: Wednesday 17 February at 17:30. Phil Barnard: ‘A village on Exmoor’.

NED Talk 8: Wednesday 24th March, at 17:30. Sheila Byfield: ‘The dark and the lighter sides of advertising’.

Summer Lunch 2021

Venue: Details to be announced

Location:

Date:

PROVISIONAL, IN VIEW OF COVID-19 VIRUS

In view of the continuing pandemic, we will not be holding a Spring Lunch in 2021. However, we are hopeful that it may be possible to organise a lunch in a suitable spacious and enjoyable restaurant early Summer. The Summer Lunch would possibly take place in early June and would be in place of a Spring Lunch and Summer Party. This will be dependent on the progress of the pandemic and further information will be provided in due course.

Autumn Lunch 2021

Venue: The Savile Club

Location: 69 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4ER

Date: Thursday 14th October 2021

The Savile Club website

We have re-scheduled our planned Autumn Lunch at the Savile Club for October 2021. This is very kindly being sponsored by Bryan Bates, who is a club member. We last visited the club to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. This year will be our 19th Anniversary and and our Autumn Lunch promises to be an equally special occasion.

The Savile Club is situated in a beautiful 18th Century house in the heart of Mayfair, a short walk from Bond Street tube station. We will have drinks in the Drawing Room, followed by a three-course lunch in the stunningly beautiful Ballroom, which is reached by an elegant curved staircase. Level access is available if required. Again, this will depend on Covid-19, but we are optimistic that the situation will have greatly improved by then.

AGM & Virtual Christmas Party 2021

Venue: Details to be announced

Location:

Date:

We are looking forward to (hopefully) being able to hold our Christmas Drinks and AGM as usual in 2021. Further information will be provided in due course.