Amersham Museum brings to life the fascinating history of Amersham and the surrounding villages through an exciting programme of exhibitions and events. Based largely in a medieval hall house, the museum explores life in the town, including its current temporary display Destination Amersham. Sit at a Tudor dinner table, relax in the 1930s living room, or listen to stories in Ron Haddock’s 1960s record shop.
Apothecaries and their partners are invited to apply for tickets to see Tosca at Glyndebourne. Puccini’s masterpiece has never before been performed at Glyndebourne, and this will be a splendid occasion.
Brooklands Museum is in Weybridge, and is a huge Museum looking at both aviation and motoring history. We will meet at 11 o’clock and be taken on a guided tour to some of the highlights. We will then visit the very special and unique Concorde experience, where will have a pre-flight briefing, short film on how Concorde was restored, sit in Concord itself and take off for a virtual Concorde flight!
Ben Street led an event for the Livery Committee in 2016 at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and in April 2024 a walking tour of four private galleries in Fitzrovia and Mayfair. Ben is an art historian and educator, his website https://benstreet.co.uk gives more details.
The tour focusses on the trade in materia medica in London from the Roman era to the present day. Each stop corresponds to a particular era and a specific ingredient: its cultivation, importation, processing and changing use through time.
The is the second iteration of the now annual Apothecaries’ Sporting Dinner which celebrates those Liverymen and Yeoman who compete in the Inter-Livery sporting competitions.
The Tower RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Association), on the north embankment of the Thames to the east of Waterloo Bridge, is the busiest lifeboat station in the British Isles. Our group will assemble at the top of the ramp for an 11am start. The visit will include an illustrated talk about the RNLI in general and Tower Lifeboat Station (TLS) in particular, followed by a tour of the station conducted by some of the crew, viewing of the boats and concluding with a Q&A session about the TLS and RNLI.
Sitting in the centre of the Mediterranean, Sicily has always been a strategic prize fought over for millennia. The original settlers, the Sicani, of Semitic origin in the west of the island and the Siculi, a tribe of Latin background in the east, were joined by the Phoenicians from Carthage. A foothold in Sicily formed a vital part of the trading empire built up by the Phoenicians as it provided a staging post for further expansion westwards to France and Spain. Then came the Greeks, who were attracted by the great natural resources of the island. Sicily was rich in wheat, oil and wine, and the Greeks brought to the island their characteristic form of urban life, the polis, or independent city state. Colonies were founded by all the major Greek mainland cities and islands to form part of what in time became known as Magna Graeca or, Greater Greece.
Friends and family of members are most welcome to join our seasonal celebration. Following the Service, a drinks reception and Supper will be held in the Hall. Cost of attendance at the drinks reception and Supper is £110.
