Grange Lecture Society held its first meeting in the Victoria Hall on 6th January 1908. Apart from a few years in the 1920s, this has been its regular venue to the present day.
We aim to provide a programme of informative and entertaining talks on a wide range of topics including travel, art, history, literature, music, science and medicine to highlight just a few.
Our Programme for 2025-2026 is nearly complete and programme leaflets will be circulated by Royal Mail during the summer. See more details on our programmes page.
The committee needs helpers though. We are particularly keen to recruit a secretary for our meetings – just minutes to take at about 4 meetings a year and a few light admin duties. And the other key role is that of membership secretary, a job with a requirement for spreadsheet skills and a short flurry of work in September and early October and then extremely light duties for the rest of the season. We have seen other societies fold due to lack of volunteers – so please if you could manage these tasks then come forward as soon as possible.
A Date for your Diary – Tuesday 8 April 7:15pm until 10.00pm An invitation from our President to an evening of acoustic band music with Shereen and Mike and friends. Peter discovered them last summer at a fund raising event in North Wales . Entry is free and you are invited to ‘pay as you go’ whatever you feel the evening has been worth. Local singer / Songstress Diana Denney and her two collie dogs will open the entertainment for half an hour, followed by a 15 minute break then Shereen and her chaps will be on stage from 8pm. Dougie, her banjo and guitarist played with the likes of Johnny Cash , so some top musicians. A bar provided by the Victoria Hall support Group will be open and as folk depart our card reader will be on hand to accept support donations. 25% of the pay as you go income will go to two cancer charities and all the income over the outlay will do so too. This is NOT a lecture society funded evening but organised and financed by the president of the Lecture Society to see this season’s talks come to an end until October. All are welcome.
Advanced Notice of Dates for 2025-2026 Season: We will host a recruitment evening with a free talk on Tuesday 19 August 2025, and a further free session with a partner organisation on 23 September 2025. Pop those in your diary and check back here or watch Grange Now for further updates.
Season Tickets: £46 Single Lectures: £10
Season tickets for the 10 talks programme with a reserved seat, can be purchased by completing one of our application forms, which can be found here. Alternatively, single lecture tickets are available at the Victoria Hall on the night of the relevant lecture.
You can download and print the 2025-2026 programme here
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