Meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of the month at 14h30 in Florensac and usually include a speaker or theme.

Programme Proposals 2025-2026

Month	Speaker	Talk title	Notes
September 2025		Keith Hall - cellist will prepare a musical program for us: Bach… prelude to first suite. Some Frank Bridge… spring Song Saint Saens the Swan The slow movement to the Rachmaninov cello sonata… Some Elgar, Gounod and perhaps some Schubert….
October		Quiz
November	Barbara Simpson Birks	Being a Celebrant	A celebrant is a person who leads and officiates personalized ceremonies for significant life events like weddings, baby namings, and funerals. Unlike registrars or clergy, celebrants focus on creating a unique and meaningful experience tailored to the client's story and wishes, though they do not perform the legal marriage ceremony itself.
December		12h Christmas Party Magalas Trish / Margaret
January 2026		20th WICM Birthday Party with finger food and wine + entertainment
February	canx due weather alert Fran Macve	canx due weather alert How to reduce stress levels
March	Fran Macve	How to reduce stress levels
April	Helen Clapham	Jewels from the Louvre collection.
May	John Gregory	Mountaineering	John was a member of the team of climbers, mainly from the Sheffield area, who made the first ascent of a mountain called the Fortress in Patagonia in 1968. At the time the ascent was deemed to be important as it was remote and in an area subject to poor weather. Mountaineering and climbing in general has come on in leaps and bounds since that time due to improvements in equipment, training and improved techniques. The lecture includes their preparation, the journey out in a cargo ship and then the the actual approach and climbing on the mountain.
June		AGM
Thursday 18 June		12h Summer Party Faugères Trish / Margaret

Members are informed of group activities, events and meetings via the monthly Newsletter and flyers.