Completed meetings and events 2023-2024

Tue 23rd April 2024 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Adrian Prior-Sankey ‘For England and St George (but probably not Harry}’!
HR: Paul Harper DR: Nigel Handbury

Tue 16th April 2024 Club Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Jason Snailham - Return to Nepal
HR: Nigel Handbury DR: Tony Murray

Tue 9th April 2024 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting
HR: Tony Murray DR: Jim Greenslade
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 2nd April 2024 No Meeting

Venue:

Tue 26th March 2024 Day Trip to American Museum Claverton

Venue: Coach trip from Taunton to Claverton nr Bath . All times tbc
Chair: President Harry McFaul
HR: Tony Dowsett DR: Chris Cutting

Tue 19th March 2024 Club Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Bill Williams - Disaster Charity 'React'
HR: Chris Cutting DR: Tony Cox

Tue 12th March 2024 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting to include PHF Policy Update (Peter Nott)
HR: Tony Cox DR: Bruce Cleaver
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 5th March 2024 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Roger Teale - Life on the Road
HR: Bruce Cleaver DR: Tracey Khodabandehloo

Wed 21st February 2024 Inner Wheel

Guests of Inner Wheel. Speaker Tim Martin-Artistic Director and Curator for the Hestercombe House and Garden Museum

Tue 20th February 2024 No Club Meeting

20th February is a Raceday. Club Members will be guests of Inner Wheel at their meeting at lunchtime on 21st February.

Tue 13th February 2024 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting
HR: Mike Blackwell DR: Patrick Berry
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 6th February 2024 Club Lunch Meeting

Scatter Week

Tue 30th January 2024 Club Fifth Tuesday Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Fr Rajesh Abraham Anathil - From Kerala to Taunton
HR: John Beer DR: Rikki Batts

Tue 23rd January 2024 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Donald Pearson-Kirk -This is Your Life
HR: Rikki Batts DR: Jean Allgrove

Tue 16th January 2024 Club Quiz Evening

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Quiz Tony Cox and Adrian Prior- Sankey
HR: Jean Allgrove DR: Roger Teale

Tue 9th January 2024 Visit to Motor Museum

Venue: Motor Museum followed by lunch at Mr Miles all times to be confirmed
HR: Roger Teale DR: Terry Stirzaker

Tue 2nd January 2024 No Club Meeting

Venue:
Speaker:
HR: Terry Stirzaker DR: Trevor Snow

Tue 26th December 2023 No Club Meeting

Happy Christmas

Tue 19th December 2023 Club Christmas Lunch with IW

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Rev Imogen Ball (All Saints Trull) and musical interlude by Lucy Speke
HR: Trevor Snow DR: Donald Pearson-Kirk

Tue 12th December 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting
HR: Alan Reeve DR: Peter Renshaw
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 5th December 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker:
HR: Peter Renshaw DR: Alan Reeve Speaker Nigel Muers - Raby 'Passion for Somerset'

Tue 28th November 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Nigel Moyle - This is Your Life
HR: Alan Reeve DR: Adrian Prior-Sankey

Tue 21st November 2023 Club Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Matthew Nolan - Richard Huish College
HR: Adrian Prior-Sankey DR: Roger Priest

Tue 14th November 2023 Club Lunch Meeting - SGM

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting and Special General Meeting (SGM)
HR: Roger Priest DR: Donald Pearson-Kirk

Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 7th November 2023 Visit to Taunton Fire Station followed by Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Fire Station (1030-1200) then Taunton Racecourse (normal lunchtime Meeting) Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Jason Snailham - Nepal Resue Equipment update
HR: Donald Pearson-Kirk DR: David Pattemore

Tue 31st October 2023 Club Fifth Tuesday Evening Meeting please note change of start time.

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Richard Bamford Musgrove Park Hospital - Robotic Surgery
HR: David Pattemore DR: Bob Lyon

Tue 24th October 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Visit to Coleridge Cottage 11am with light lunch and tea. Numbers limited. No meeting at the race course
HR: Peter Nott DR: Tony Murray

Tue 17th October 2023 Club Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker:David Lewis - Rum and the Royal Navy

Tue 10th October 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Club Business meeting HR Nigel Moyle DR Bob Lyon
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 3rd October 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Charlotte Bailey 'Coleridge Cottage'
HR: Bob Lyon DR: David Lewis

Tue 26th September 2023 No Meeting

See 25th Sep

Mon 25th September 2023 Rotary Evening Meeting with Taunton Vale

Special meeting with Taunton Vale at Rumwell Orchard Restaurant. Speaker Dave Best - Head of Business and Strategy Airbus 'the Future of Aviation into the 2040s' DR Tracey Khodabandehloo HR David Lewis 19.00 for 19.30. Partners/friends etc very welcome.

Tue 19th September 2023 Club Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: TBC
HR: Tracey Khodabandehloo DR: Peter Joyce

Tue 12th September 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting
HR: Peter Joyce DR: Mike Hellings
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 5th September 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Bob Lyon - This is Your Life
HR: Mike Hellings DR: Paul Harper

Tue 29th August 2023 Club Fifth Tuesday Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton & Pickeridge Golf Club;
Club Treasure Hunt and evening meal - Starting from T&P Golf Club 18.00 - 20.30
HR: Paul Harper DR: Nigel Handbury

Tue 22nd August 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Mayor of Taunton Councillor Nick O'Donnell.
HR: Nigel Handbury DR: David Lewis

Tue 15th August 2023 Club Lunchtime Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Phil Lewis, Assistand Head Co Curricular, Kings College _ 'A Cricket Powerhouse? How did we get there!'
HR: David Lewis DR: Jim Greenslade

Tue 8th August 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting - DG Stuart Gilbert
HR: Jim Greenslade DR: Tony Dowsett
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 1st August 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Kim Hammerton - Cancer Research UK
HR: Tony Dowsett DR: Chris Cutting

Tue 25th July 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: Harry McFaul - This is Your Life
HR: Chris Cutting DR: Tony Cox

Tue 18th July 2023 Club Evening Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse President: Harry McFaul
Speaker: Club Quiz
HR: Tony Cox DR: Bruce Cleaver

Tue 11th July 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse President: Harry McFaul
Speaker: Business Meeting
HR: Bruce Cleaver DR: Dennis Calvert
Club Council: 11.30am

Tue 4th July 2023 Club Lunch Meeting

Venue: Taunton Racecourse Chair: President Harry McFaul
Speaker: The Lisieux Visit
DR:David Brown HR:Dennis Calvert

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