DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

2024

Saturday 18 May 2024 - 1pm - ANNUAL LUNCH - Bloomsbury Suite - Doubletree by Hilton (Bonnington) Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4BH. Guest of honour Stephen Wheatley from the RNLI at tower lifeboat station, London.

2023

Monday 16 October 2023 - 12 noon - Mhelliah - St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DE followed by lunch at the Old Bell Tavern, Fleet Street - all welcome!

Saturday 24 June 2023 - 1pm - Tynwald Cooish

Saturday 13 May 2023 - 12 noon for 1245 - ANNUAL LUNCH - Bloomsbury Suite - Doubletree by Hilton (Bonnington) Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4BH.
Guest of Honour - Manx Music Development Officer, Dr Chloë Woolley. We also welcome Kate Kneale, daughter of Bryan Kneale

2022

Monday 3 October 2022 - 12 noon - Mhelliah - St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DE followed by lunch nearby - all welcome!

Friday 8 July 2022 - 1pm - Tynwald Cooish

Confirmed Monday 16 May 1:30PM - AGM - St Martin's in the Fields preceeded by lunch in the crypt from 12 noon, followed by our AGM in the Church Hall.

2021

Saturday 3 July 2021 from 12 noon onwards - Tynwald Cooish

Monday 18 October 2021 - Mhelliah - 12 noon - St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London following by lunch at The Old Bell Tavern, 95 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DH

2020

Friday 17 April 2020 - AGM - POSTPONED - Details - St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ - 2.30 after lunch at 1.45 - see further details in the newsletter

Saturday 30 May 2020 - Annual Lunch - POSTPONED - Doubletree by Hilton - 92 Southampton Row, WC1B 4BH - 12.00 for 12.45 p.m. - Guest Speaker will be the Hon Stephen C Rodan OBE BSc (Hons) MRPharmS MLC President of Tynwald who will be accompanied to our event by his wife Ana.

2019

Tuesday 19th March 2019 - AGM - Casa Mamma Restaurant - 339 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8PX - Starting at 2.30 p.m. - Lunch at 12.15

Wednesday 17th April 2019 - Lecture - Manx folk songs in London, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, NW1 7AY - Starting at 7.30 p.m.

Saturday 1st June 2019 - Annual Lunch - Doubletree by Hilton - Application Form - 92 Southampton Row, WC1B 4BH - 12.00 for 12.45 p.m. - Guest Speaker will be Dr John Callow.

Saturday 13th July, 2019 - Tynwald Cooish - 1.00 p.m.

Monday 14th October, 2019 - Mhelliah - 12.00 noon - Details - St Bride's Church Fleet Street, EC4Y 1DE. Followed by lunch at Punch Tavern, Fleet Street

2018

Monday March 26th 2018 - AGM - Greenwich - Details - After diligent research, a visit and discussion at the venue by Sam, the officers have decided to hold the AGM at a venue close to a place of interest so Society members can combine an enjoyable outing with the business meeting. We meet first at the Cutty Sark at 11 am for a self tour until around noon. Then afterwards at The Spanish Galleon http://www.spanishgalleon.co.uk around noon/12.30 pm for lunch, ready to start AGM at 2pm. If we get enough people the society will hire a guide at the Cutty Sark - Full details will be included in the next newsletter – with the Agenda.

Saturday May 5th 2018 - Annual Lunch - Doubletree by Hilton Southampton Row - Guest of Honour : Manx Bard - Sara Goodwins.

Wednesday July 11th 2018 - Tynwald Cooish

Monday October 8th 2018 - Mhelliah - Service at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, followed by lunch at the Punch Tavern 12 Noon. All very welcome

Monday December 10th 2018 from 4pm - Christmas Gathering - Doubletree by Hilton (Bonnington Hotel), London, WC1B 4BH

2017

Monday 27 March 2017 - AGM - Greenwich - Details - After diligent research, a visit and discussion at the venue by Sam, the officers have decided to hold the AGM at a venue close to a place of interest so Society members can combine an enjoyable outing with the business meeting. We meet first at the Cutty Sark at 11 am for a self tour until around noon. Then afterwards at The Spanish Galleon http://www.spanishgalleon.co.uk around noon/12.30 pm for lunch, ready to start AGM at 2pm. If we get enough people the society will hire a guide at the Cutty Sark - Full details will be included in the next newsletter – with the Agenda.

Saturday 6 May 2017 - Annual Lunch - Doubletree by Hilton (formerly the Bonnington) 92 Southampton Row - London WC1B 4BH

2016

Monday 10 October 2016 Mhelliah - Details - the church service will be at St Bride's, Fleet Street starting at 12.00 noon with a meal afterwards at the Punch Tavern, also in Fleet Street

Tuesday 5 July 2016 Tynwald Day Cooish - from about 12.30 pm - With Sam and Mary Weller. 2a Girton Road Cambridge.

Monday 7 March 2016 Annual General Meeting - 2pm - Casa Mamma Restaurant 339 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8PX. After lunch at 12:30. See spring newsletter for further details.

Saturday 7 May 2016 Annual Lunch - Double Tree by Hilton, 92 Southampton Way, London, WC1B 4BY. All welcome. Please contact Sam Weller (01223 720607)

2015

Monday 16 March 2015 Annual General Meeting - 2pm - Casa Mamma Restaurant 339 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8PX. Lunch at 1pm - all welcome.

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Saturday 16 May 2015 Annual Lunch - Double Tree by Hilton, 92 Southampton Way, London, WC1B 4BY Guest of Honour John Callow Doors open 12 noon and lunch is at 12.45 cost £30 and all are very welcome

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Mhelliah - 12 October 2015 The service will be at St Bride’s in Fleet Street
For lunch we have booked a private upstairs room with food provided. The venue is the Hack and Hop, 7 Whitefriars street EC4Y8BH Service at 12 noon. Refreshments immediately afterwards cost £20 per head

2014

Monday 10 March 2014 10.45 meet at the British Library for tour of rare manuscripts including the Chronicle of Mann and the Isles - followed by lunch at Casa Mamma Restaurant, 339 Gray's Inn Road (opposite King's Cross Station) AGM will start at 2pm. All welcome.

Saturday 10 May 2014 Annual Lunch - Doubletree by Hilton (formerly the Bonnington), 92 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4BH - 12.15 for 12.45pm - Guest of Honour is Dr Breesha Maddrell from Culture Vannin who will talk about the launch of Culture Vannin and the change from Manx National Heritage

October 2014 Mhelliah - The Punch Tavern, 99 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DE - http://www.punchtavern.com/contact

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2013

Monday 25 March 2013 AGM - lunch at 1pm and AGM at 2pm - Real Man Pizza Company, 91-95 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BX (020 7242 3246)

Saturday 20 April 2013 Annual Lunch - 12.15 for 12.45 - Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Southampton Row, London (formerly called the Bonnington) - £30 per person. Guest of honour is Melodie Waddingham

Saturday 6 July 2013 Tynwald Cooish - 12.30 - Nicholas and Elizabeth's house in Hitchin

September 2013 Summer outing

Monday 7 October 2013 Mhelliah - 12 noon - St Brides Church, Fleet Street, London followed by lunch at the Press Wine Bar at St Brides - full details in newsletter

2012

Saturday 28 April 2012 Annual Lunch

Sunday 1 July 2012 Midsummer Cooish at 132 Bush Hill, London N21 2BS from about one o’clock (contact editor for travel directions 020 8360 8001)

Monday 1 October 2012 Mhelliah - St Brides Church, Fleet Street at 12 noon followed by a meal at the Press Wine Bar.also at St Brides. The speaker after the meal will be Clare Christian, President of Tynwald