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Our meetings
We have a varied programme of talks and presentations and in the past we've learned how to belly dance, do the Charleston, practise Tai Chi; we've had wine tastings, cheese tastings; we've discovered unsung heroes and local people who do amazing things.
Click on the posts below to discover more about our meetings, which are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month (except August) at 8:00 pm at Stephens House, 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 3QE
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An Evening with Nature - July 2023
Lucie Chaumeton moved from Burgundy to London in 1992, aged 20. She started keeping bees at her home in East Finchley in 2017. Her...
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Conservation in the Urban Wilderness - June 2023
from roadside to river, garden pond to royal park Claire Shahbazian Bedford is a Conservationist specialising in urban habitats. She has...
May 12, 20231 min read
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AGM & The Saddle Bags
The Saddle Bags provide modern Line Dance classes to a variety of music to help you stay in shape. For our AGM in May - and our 14th...
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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Wild in the City: Life at London Zoo
Chelsea Reid-Johnson is a Senior Zookeeper at London Zoo. After graduating in Animal Science, she worked at Whipsnade Zoo before moving...
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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February 2023 - Needle felting Spring chicks
Our own Felting expert Lorraine first became interested in needle felting when she purchased a few books from The Makerss and from then...
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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February 2023 - Aquarius Archery Club
The Aquarius Archery Club in East Finchley has been in action since the 1960s and is one of the biggest archery clubs in London and the...
Jan 24, 20231 min read
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How Vintage Postcards expose the extraordinary era of Edwardian England
Our New Year kicks off with a talk by Corinne Corre, originally a London Tourist Board Blue Badge Guide who moved into teaching English...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
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December 2022 - "The only thing better than singing is more singing" (Ella Fitzgerald)
Performing at iconic London venues from Ronnie Scotts to Café de Paris, Jazz Cafe to Crazy Coq’s, Lana Shelley is a passionate and...
Nov 15, 20221 min read
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November 2022 - Potting decorative succulents
Eva Somani is running a Masterclass demonstrating potting plants in decorative pots and will talk about propagation and making...
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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October 2022 - A Witness to Gin
Ian Puddick was brought up as a Jehovah’s Witness and family expectations were that he would enter the ministry. He did not follow that...
Sep 27, 20221 min read
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September 2022 - Story Time with Lucy Lill
Lucy is a storyteller, performer and producer based in London. She tells stories for adults and children, runs workshops and co-produces...
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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Hex in the City - July 2022
On this immersive theatre walking tour your guide, The High Priestess, welcomes you to her coven and unveils to you the dark, devilish...
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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June 2022 - Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and Pride month
As well as celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, June is Pride Month so we have a quiz to test your knowledge about the Pride...
May 16, 20221 min read
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May 2022 - AGM (members only)
May 11th marks our 12th birthday. It will also be our annual meeting and a member only event this time. When the business is done, Jyoti...
Apr 24, 20221 min read
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The Bohemia Micro-Brewery Tour - April 2022
Join us at The Bohemia for a tour of their micro-brewery followed by a tasting session. Their onsite 6.5 UK barrel brew kit can produce...
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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Diva of Deception - March 2022
See the impossible become a reality before your eyes! Mandy has performed in the USA, and in Europe as well as in the UK, for large...
Feb 15, 20221 min read
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February 2022 - Fine Cell Work
This month we learn about Fine Cell Work, a charity and social enterprise which enables prisoners to build fulfilling and crime-free...
Jan 17, 20221 min read
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January 2022 - Foundation Stones
Foundation Stones is inspired by the Jewish custom of leaving small stones when visiting a grave to show that the person is remembered....
Dec 14, 20211 min read
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November 2021 - Nurturing our Nature and Cultivating Harmony
Chef Asia Kostka has always enjoyed concocting a variety of salts, sauces and condiments for her friends and family. In 2009, Asia began...
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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Martin Clode on Bell-Ringing - October 2021
Fiona (one of our members) had already been ringing for a few years and invited me to a bellringing outing with the Hendon ringers. This...
Oct 3, 20211 min read
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