Monthly Open Meeting are normally on the second Wednesday of each month,

(with the exception of August when there is no meeting)

at the URC Church Hall, Elm Road, Gatley, SK8 4LY,

at 1.15 pm to permit a prompt start at 1.30 pm.

Meeting subscription £1.00, and includes free refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits). You are encouraged to donate to our chosen charity for 2025/26: Francis House Children's Hospice.

The Monthly Open Meetings are where you can find out about all of our activities and visits, hear speakers give talks and meet friends for a chat over a cup of tea and biscuits. Our monthly speakers talk on a wide range of subjects. Most are illustrated by a slide show, and some are musical.

Speakers from September 2025 to July 2026

September 10th 2025	Around the World	John Barnard
October 8th	Park Hospital, Davyhulme, Birthplace of the NHS	Michael Billington
November 12th	Four Funerals and a Wedding	Catherine Faulkner
December 10th	Christmas Celebration
January 14th 2026	Telephone Boxes	Professor Nigel Linge
February 11th	Blood Bikers (Previously scheduled talk on Bramhall Hall postponed until Nov 2026)	Mike Mc Ghee
March 11th	Francis House Children's Hospice
April 8th	A World of Mules and Minders	Brian Topping
May 13th	Chutney and Cheer	Melanie Latham
June 10th	AGM
July 8th	The Magic of Musicals	Marilyn Shalks

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