Events and booking
Read about our Spring programme in detail.
Events include a visit to Hughenden and Cosford as well as two talks followed by lunch.
You can print out booking forms for the events.
David Marsh (Secretary)
davidianmarsh@yahoo.co.uk
January 2020
Past events
View a list of the Association's past events dating back to 1989.
See the association's homepage for how to join and to read our newsletter.
List of past events 1989 to recent
| 13/11/2019 | AGM, talk and lunch 'Marc Isambard Brunel' by Roger Cragg |
| 16/10/2019 | A visit to Bletchley Park |
| 30/09/2019 | A walk and lunch |
| 17/09/2019 | A visit to the Black Country Museum |
| 25/06/2019 | A visit to Waterperry Gardens |
| 07/05/2019 | A walk and lunch |
| 24/04/2019 | Visit to Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill |
| 21/03/2019 | Talk and lunch in the Cedars Suite at the Best Western Manor Hotel. The current state of the automotive industry by David Bailey |
| 21/02/2019 | Talk and lunch in the Cedars Suite at the Best Western Manor Hotel. "Development of the Fountain Pen and beyond...and a little about writing” by Mike West |
| 15/11/2018 | AGM, talk & lunch in the Cedar Suite at The Best Western Hotel, Speaker Simon Topman: Acme Specialist Whistles |
| 30/10/2018 | An Autumn walk |
| 8/10/2018 | Trip to Birmingham: Barber Institute of Fine Arts & Winterbourne House and Gardens |
| 4/09/2018 | A visit to Nuffield Place and Greys Court |
| 06/06/2018 | A visit to West Wycombe house and Hell Fire Caves |
| 08/05/2018 | A walk and lunch |
| 12/04/2018 | A visit to Crich Tram Museum |
| 23/03/2018 | The Lanchester Association talk and lunch |
| 23/03/2018 | The Lanchester Association talk and lunch. Speaker: Ian Dunn “Developments at Coventry University in an ever-changing HE environment |
| 07/2/2018 | A visit to the Lanchester Archive and new Science and Health Building at the University |
| 15/12/2017 | Christmas Meal at the Jacobean |
| 23/11/2017 | The Lanchester Association AGM, talk and lunch |
| 31/10/2017 | A walk and lunch |
| 2/10/2017 | A Cruise on the River Trent |
| 5/9/2017 | A day out in Chester |
| 7/6/2017 | A visit to Attingham Park and Shrewsbury |
| 24/4/2017 | Talk (by Norman Bellamy entitled 'Wave Energy on a Pension') and lunch at the Jacobean Hotel |
| 4/4/2017 | A walk and lunch |
| 13/3/2017 | Talk (by Sheila Woolf on Larkin in Coventry) and lunch at the Jacobean Hotel. |
| 25/1/2017 | A visit to the AME of Coventry University |
| 16/12/2016 | Christmas lunch at the Jacobean Hotel |
| 21/11/2016 | Lanchester Association AGM, a talk on British prime ministers |
| 27/09/2016 | A visit to Broughton Castle |
| 08/09/2016 | A walk and lunch |
| 22/06/2016 | Cruise on the River Severn, from Shrewsbury |
| 18/05/2016 | A visit to Upton House and gardens |
| 27/04/2016 | Visit to the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) of Coventry University (cancelled) |
| 07/04/2016 | A walk and lunch |
| 22/02/2016 | Talk by Douglas Sharp entitled “Art Forgery” |
| 18/12/2015 | Christmas lunch at the Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 19/11/2015 | The Lanchester Association AGM meeting, talk and lunch |
| 29/10/2015 | A visit to the Morgan Motor Company, Malvern, and Worcester |
| 28/09/2015 | A visit to Lichfield and National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) 3 |
| 10/09/2015 | A walk and lunch |
| 08/05/2015 | Visit to Shuttleworth Aviation Museum and adjacent Swiss garden |
| 30/04/2015 | A walk and lunch |
| 17/04/2015 | A visit to Coventry University |
| 05/03/2015 | Lanchester Association talk and lunch |
| 11/02/2015 | Visit to Birmingham Library |
| 19/12/2014 | Lanchester Association Christmas Lunch at The Bell Inn |
| 20/11/2014 | Lanchester Association AGM, meeting and lunch |
| 24/10/2014 | A visit to Bodenham Arboretum and Bridgenorth |
| 17/09/2014 | A visit to Cambridge Botanic Garden and Fitzwilliam Museum |
| 04/09/2014 | A walk and lunch |
| 12/06/2014 | A cruise on the River Trent |
| 12/05/2014 | A Visit to Quarry Bank |
| 7/04/2014 | A walk followed by lunch |
| 6/03/2014 | A visit to the University including a tour, at talk on the future of the University and lunch |
| 17/02/2014 | A talk by Norman Bellamy followed by lunch at the Brooklands Grange hotel |
| 20/12/2013 | Christmas lunch at the Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 14/11/2013 | Lanchester Association AGM; talk and lunch at Brooklands Grange Hotel |
| 23/10/2013 | Visit to Wightwick Manor and Gardens |
| 16/10/2013 | Evening event including dinner at a pub; presentation and tour at N.E.J. Stevenson, Bespoke Furniture Makers |
| 3/10/2013 | A walk |
| 24/09/2013 | Visit to Chatsworth House. Cancelled |
| 20/06/2013 | Visit to the Flower and Music Festival at Ely Cathedral |
| 13/05/2013 | Visit to Tissington Well-Dressing, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire with lunch at the Bluebell Inn |
| 18/04/2013 | A Walk |
| 26/03/2013 | A tour at the University of the stunning new Engineering and Computing Building |
| 12/02/2013 | Talk and lunch at Brooklands Grange Hotel: "The life and works of George Eliot" by John Burton |
| 14/12/2012 | Christmas lunch at the Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 14/11/2012 | AGM, talk and lunch at The Bell Inn, Monks Kirby. Talk entitled Should I ring 999 in Africa? by Professor Bruce Baker |
| 29/09/2012 | A visit to Southwell Minster and The Workhouse |
| 11/09/2012 | Visit to Stowe Gardens and parkland and Stowe House in Buckinghamshire, and the National Herb Centre in Oxfordshire |
| 11/09/2012 | A walk near Draycote water |
| 21/06/2012 | The talk about the new Engineering and Computing Building and tour at the University was postponed |
| 31/05/2012 | Visit to Woburn Abbey and Frosts Garden Centre |
| 10/05/2012 | The Spring Walk |
| 23/04/2012 | Visit to JCB Factory at Rocester and Ashbourne in Derbyshire |
| 21/02/2012 | Talk and Lunch at The Windmill Hotel: Bees: their life-cycles, diversity and conservation by Dr Adam Bates |
| 16/12/2011 | Lanchester Association Christmas Lunch at the Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 10/11/2011 | AGM and Talk by Dr Simon Massey on Dimensions of human trafficking and smuggling followed by lunch in St Mary's Undercroft |
| 26/10/2011 | An outing to the city of Chester |
| 13/10/2011 | A Walk from the Peeping Tom Pub |
| 15/09/2011 | The Wedgwood Museum and Trentham Gardens |
| 22/06/2011 | A visit to Belton House and Woolsthorpe Manor |
| 12/05/2011 | A walk from Chadwick End |
| 04/05/2011 | Visit to Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood |
| 29/03/2011 | Talk by Andrew Varah on Bespoke Furniture and lunch at the Bell Inn |
| 10/03/2011 | Talk by Chris Clark at the University, The legacy of Frederick Lanchester |
| 17/12/2010 | Lanchester Association Christmas Lunch at the Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 11/11/2010 | AGM and talk by David Browne entitled "Cars what I have owned" at Ashton Lodge Country Hotel |
| 04/11/2010 | Informal walk from Crown Inn in Claverdon |
| 21/10/2010 | Visit to Batsford Arboretum and Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire |
| 30/09/2010 | A walk from Henley-in-Arden |
| 15/09/2010 | Visit to Three Choirs Vineyard |
| 23/06/2010 | Visit to The Public and Moseley Old Hall |
| 13/05/2010 | An informal Walk from the Navigation Inn |
| 22/04/2010 | Visit to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
| 23/03/2010 | Talk on Bees & Beekeeping by Mike West followed by lunch |
| 23/02/2010 | Delivering Services to Victims and Witness of Crime a talk by Keith Leanord |
| 18/12/2009 | Christmas Lunch at the Bell Inn Monks Kirby |
| 12/11/2009 | AGM and Talk: Children in Africa by Roy May at Ashton Lodge Hotel |
| 05/10/2009 | Visit to Bletchley Park |
| 08/09/2009 | Visit to Wimpole Hall |
| 03/09/2009 | Walk at Berkswell |
| 09/06/2009 | Visit to Avoncroft Buildings Museum and Webbs of Wychbold |
| 24/04/2009 | Visit to Gloucester Docks |
| 24/03/2009 | Talk by Mike Jackson about the Antiques Roadshow followed by Lunch at Ashton Lodge |
| 24/02/2009 | Talk on the Neptune Project by Diana Johnson of the National Trust |
| 12/12/2008 | Christmas Lunch at The Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 13/11/2008 | AGM, Talk By Norman Bellamy followed by Lunch. Whatever happened to Wave Energy?: Wave Energy is back in fashion and Norman wants to save the Planet, again |
| 08/10/2008 | Visit to Blenheim Palace |
| 11/09/2008 | Visit to Lichfield and National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas |
| 05/06/2008 | Visit to RAF Cosford and David Austin Roses |
| 24/04/2008 | Visit to The Think Tank. Birmingham's Science Museum |
| 20/03/2008 | Talk : Coventry's Waste - The Future by Andrew Wilster, Waste Services Manager, Coventry |
| 26/02/2008 | Talk: Climate Change: the crucial decades ahead by Prof David Smith followed by Lunch |
| 14/11/2007 | AGM and talk on Civil Engineering Heritage by Roger Cragg |
| 14/11/2007 | Christmas Lunch at the Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 13/10/2007 | Vist to Waddeston Manor |
| 03/10/2007 | Visit to Stamford and Burghley House |
| 21/05/2007 | Visit to Tissington, Derbyshire for Pub Lunch and to view the Well Dressings |
| 23/04/2007 | Visit to Kedleston Hall, near Derby |
| 15/03/2007 | Talk :Coventry University 2010 by Professor Madeleine Atkins, Vice Chancellor |
| 13/02/2007 | Talk :Coventry : A City Reborn by Mr John McGuigan, Director of City Development, Coventry |
| 15/12/2006 | Christmas Lunch at The Bell Inn, Monks Kirby |
| 14/11/2006 | AGM and a Talk : Climate Change, Myths and Realities (David Smith, Professor and Former Head of Department of Geography) |
| 19/10/2006 | Visit to The RAF Centre and Museum, Cosford, near Wolverhampton |
| 14/09/2006 | Visit to Bakewell and Haddon Hall |
| 19/05/2006 | Visit to The Pen Room and The Jewellery Quarter and Jewellery Museum in Birmingham |
| 26/04/2006 | Visit to The Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon |
| 07/03/2006 | Talk by David Browne, Coventry University on Automotive Design : The Ferrari Project |
| 20/02/2006 | Talk by Dr Alan Hunter, Peace and Reconciliation Centre, Coventry University on China Rising: Trends and Implications |
| 09/12/2005 | Christmas Lunch |
| 10/11/2005 | AGM and Talk by Roger Cragg entitled ñThe history and development of the railways of the West Midlands |
| 11/10/2005 | Visit to the Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory and Worcester Cathedral |
| 14/09/2005 | Visit to Shugborough Hall, Stafford |
| 12/05/2005 | Visits to The Botanic Gardens and Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
| 21/04/2005 | Visits to The Art Gallery and Leather Museum, Walsall |
| 15/03/2005 | Meeting at the University: Africa, Renaissance or Relapse: Professor Roy May |
| 15/02/2005 | Meeting at the University: Diary of a Frustrated Architect, Mr Harry Noble OBE MA ARIBA |
| 10/12/2004 | Annual Christmas Lunch |
| 16/11/2004 | Annual General Meeting and Talk (Disaster Management : The Emerging Challenge by Professor David Alexander) |
| 20/10/2004 | Visit to the BBC Studios at Birmingham Mailbox |
| 23/09/2004 | Visit to University Botanic Gardens and Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. (Cancelled as the University coach was out of action for repairs) |
| 27/05/2004 | Cotswold Day Out (Wildlife Park and Lunch) |
| 20/04/2004 | Visit to Calke Abbey |
| 17/03/2004 | Meeting at the University - The BBC in Birmingham |
| 17/02/2004 | Meeting at The University - The Vice-Chancellor |
| 12/12/2003 | Annual Christmas Lunch |
| 11/11/2003 | Annual General Meeting and a talk by Mr Andy Skinner, Director of Personnel at Coventry University, on Staff Development |
| 22/10/2003 | Visit to the Bellfoundry Museum, Loughborough |
| 30/09/2003 | Visit to Stoneleigh Abbey |
| 03/06/2003 | Visit to the Ironbridge Gorge Museums |
| 27/04/2003 | Visit through the Warwickshire countryside on the Grand Union Canal |
| 19/03/2003 | Mr Geoffrey Holroyde on The Future of Britain's Inland Waterways |
| 20/02/2003 | Professor Louise Wallace on Improving Health Services |
| 06/12/2002 | Annual Christmas Lunch |
| 06/11/2002 | Annual General Meeting and talk by Tony Falkner on Glimpses of South-east Asia |
| 15/10/2002 | Visit to the Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent |
| 12/09/2002 | Visit to Birmingham Botanical Gardens |
| 29/05/2002 | Visit to the Magna Science Adventure Centre, near Rotherham |
| 16/05/2002 | Dr Clive Richards, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design. Picturing Mechanisms: from Renaissance Art to Visual Reality Modelling |
| 02/05/2002 | Back Stage Tour of Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Visit to Mary Arden's House, Wilmcote |
| 06/03/2002 | Visit to The Mead Gallery, University of Warwick |
| 21/02/2002 | John Owen, Industrial Design |
| 07/12/2001 | Annual Christmas Lunch |
| 07/11/2001 | Annual General Meeting and talk by Peter Koch. Les Ward takes over as Treasurer and Membership Secretary |
| 12/10/2001 | Visit to the National Space Centre, Leicester |
| 12/09/2001 | Visit to Snowshill Manor |
| 23/05/2001 | Visit to the Severn Valley Railway |
| 01/05/2001 | Visit to the Hook Norton Brewery |
| 15/03/2001 | Mrs Margaret Rylatt, on Local Archaeology - excavations at the early Abbey |
| 09/02/2001 | Mr Patrick Davis, Sustrans Regional Organiser on the National Cycle Network |
| 08/12/2000 | Annual Christmas Lunch |
| 08/11/2000 | AGM and a guided tour of the new library building. Maurice Butt takes over as Secretary and Events organiser |
| 10/10/2000 | Visit to Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe |
| 14/09/2000 | Visit to Tewksbury Abbey and Bredon Barn |
| 24/05/2000 | Visit to the Wedgewood Centre, Stoke-on-Trent |
| 10/05/2000 | Visit to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
| 17/03/2000 | Duncan Elliott on Current Re-generation of Coventry City Centre |
| 10/02/2000 | Prof. N.W. Bellamy on New Developments in the University |
| 10/12/1999 | Winter lunch |
| 11/11/1999 | AGM followed by a talk on the work of the Trading Standards Office |
| 13/10/1999 | Visit to Westonbirt Arboretum |
| 14/09/1999 | Visit to Gloucester Docks |
| 20/05/1999 | Visit to Barnsdale Gardens |
| 23/04/1999 | Visit to the Coventry Archives Office |
| 06/03/1999 | Visit to Bletchley Park |
| 09/02/1999 | Visit to the University Techno-Centre |
| 11/12/1998 | Winter lunch |
| 05/11/1998 | Association A.G.M. followed by talk 'The new taxfree savings scheme - I.S.As.' - Midland Bank. John Wallis retires as Chairman, Tony Falkner Acting Chairman. (Roger Braithwaite Chairman Feb 1999) Les Ward joins Committee |
| 13/10/1998 | Visit to the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham |
| 09/09/1998 | Visit to Broughton Castle (Banbury) |
| 22/05/1998 | Visit to Chipping Campden with town and country walks (cancelled) |
| 28/04/1998 | Chris Beck on the City's plans for the Millenium celebrations |
| 12/03/1998 | Visit to Soho House, Birmingham. (Home of Matthew Boulton and the city's newest museum) |
| Feb-98 | Christian Elliott on the work of the Psycho-Social Unit in the Rheumatology Research Centre |
| 05/12/1997 | Winter lunch |
| 06/11/1997 | AGM. following Les Hulton on Syria. Tony Falkner Secretary/Events Organiser, Les Hulton Treasurer/Membership Secretary: John Wallis still Chairman, until 11/98 |
| Oct-97 | Visit to Barber Institute Gallery, University of Birmingham |
| 09/09/1997 | Planned Visit to the Shrewsbury Quest |
| 12/05/1997 | Visit to Black Country Museum, Dudley |
| Apr-97 | Visit to National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham |
| 13/03/1997 | Visit to Birmingham Airport |
| 13/02/1997 | Ron Johnson on The Japanese System of Writing |
| 06/12/1996 | Winter lunch |
| 07/11/1996 | AGM. following Irene Chapman on Learning in Later Life |
| Oct-96 | Visit to Ashorne Hall Nickelodeon Collection |
| 03/09/1996 | Visit to Upton House |
| 16/05/1996 | Visit to Rutland Water |
| 16/04/1996 | Visit to Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon |
| 07/03/1996 | Roger Cragg on The Canals of the Midlands |
| 06/02/1996 | Mr.R.L.Thomas on Frederick Lanchester's achievements |
| Dec-95 | Winter lunch |
| 03/11/1995 | AGM. following Joe O'Toole on Coventry Healthcare's Volunteer Scheme |
| 05/10/1995 | Visit to Birmingham Botanical Gardens |
| Jun-95 | Five-mile walk and lunch, Hatton Locks, etc |
| 17/05/1995 | Visit to Tony Hobson's Studio, Ilmington |
| 07/04/1995 | Visit to Coventry Air Museum |
| 07/02/1995 | Visit to Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 07/12/1994 | Winter lunch |
| Nov-94 | AGM. change to John Wallis Chairman, Mike Keedwell Secretary/Treasurer |
| 06/10/1994 | Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, Bromsgrove |
| 13/06/1994 | Tour of Birmingham International Convention Centre, & canal boat tour with lunch on board |
| 18/05/1994 | Visit to Hidcote Manor gardens |
| 08/04/1994 | Visit to Baddesley Clinton |
| 08/02/1994 | Norma Reid on 'Quality & Standards' followed by lunch |
| 16/12/1993 | Visit planned to Royal Brierley glass factory |
| 09/12/1993 | Winter lunch |
| Nov-93 | Annual letter |
| May-93 | Visit & guided tour, Ryton Organic Gardens |
| Feb-93 | Review of current research by Brian Ray |
| Dec-92 | Winter lunch |
| 14/10/1992 | Whitefriars celebration of change to 'Coventry University' |
| Sep-92 | First annual letter |
| Jul-92 | AGM. Followed by Notes from the Chalkface by Nigel Steel: Ken Tippett Chairman, Bill Palmer Secretary |
| Dec-91 | Winter lunch |
| 13/06/1991 | Inaugural buffet lunch followed by Dr Goldstein talk |
| Spring 1991 | Formation of the Lanchester Association. 'The objectives of the Association are to meet about three times a year in a social but informative manner - preferably on Polytechnic territory - and to organise the circulation of information about Polytechnic life, development and events. On no more than one event in the year will the meeting be a sit-down meal: mostly the occasions will be less formal with a buffet allowing members to circulate. From time to time, there may be some short presentation or talk' |
| 1990 | Further planning |
| 05/05/1989 | Exploratory discussion after an informal lunch |
| Spring 1989 | 'It could be a means of maintaining contact with each other and with the Polytechnic' |
