Calendar

Calendar of Gaddesden Society Events

This calendar shows Gaddesden Society events, including talks, film nights and other events run by GadSoc.

Apr
27
Thu
Film Night – Casablanca
Apr 27 @ 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm

Casablanca

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. [IMDB]

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in this classic film from 1942.

Casablanca Poster

May
6
Sat
Coronation Party – SOLD OUT @ Sports Field
May 6 @ 7:00 pm

Coronation Party Poster

Coronation Party
♔♔♔

Come along and celebrate the Coronation together!

Sold Out

Saturday 6th May – 7pm

Live music Ceilidh, disco, hog roast, vegan/vegetarian van, pizza,
jacket potatoes, ice cream van and puddings
Entry £10 (under 18s & special guests £5) Hog roast £10 – SOLD OUT
Hog roast tickets must be purchased in advance.
Paid bar and other food available on the night.
Tickets available from Sarah Gall – 01442 842422

May
7
Sun
Village Fair @ Sports Field
May 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Village Fair Poster

Village Fair
♔♔♔

Come along and celebrate the Coronation together!

Sponsored by Oakleys Estate Agents

Sunday 7th May – 1pm to 4pm
Crafts, face painting, music, bouncy castle, bar, barbeque, treasure hunt, cream teas

Display of children’s artwork dedicated to King Charles III
Village Market stalls

May
8
Mon
Village Discovery Walk @ Thomas Field Hall, Little Gaddesden Church
May 8 @ 2:00 pm

Village Discovery Walk Poster

Village Discovery Walk
♔♔♔

For all the family!
♔♔♔

Come along and celebrate the Coronation together!

Monday 8th May – 2.00pm

Start: Thomas Field Hall, Little Gaddesden Church HP4 1NZ
Registration from 1.45pm
Walk: Led by knowledgeable residents – approx 3 miles
around the village of Little Gaddesden.
Children to be accompanied by an adult, please.
Well behaved dogs on leads, please.
Refreshments: Available after the walk at Thomas Field Hall.
Contact: Louise Archer (07920 045474)
louise.m.archer@btinternet.com
Registration: Click here for the registration form.
No need to book and no charge. Just turn up and sign in!
Cancelled if wet!

May
25
Thu
AGM and Talk – Workaid
May 25 @ 8:15 pm – 9:30 pm

(The May talk is following the The Gaddesden Society AGM at 8:15pm)

Roger Lane of WorkAid

Workaid (https://workaid.org/) are a charity based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire empowering young people in Africa (and the UK) to help themselves by developing the skills and knowledge needed to find gainful employment or start their own business.

Workaid do this by refurbishing donated tools to a high standard and shipping them to training centres and self-help organisations.

 

Jun
22
Thu
Film Night – The Duke
Jun 22 @ 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm

The Duke

In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. [IMDB]

Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren star in this 2022 film based on the true story. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history.

The Duke Poster

Sep
28
Thu
Talk – Katrina van Grouw on Art, Science and the Unfeathered Bird
Sep 28 @ 8:15 pm – 9:30 pm

‘Art, Science and the Unfeathered Bird’

Katrina van Grouw

A history of avian anatomy

Oct
26
Thu
Film Night – Quartet
Oct 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm

Quartet

At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. [IMDB]

Director Dustin Hoffman and a cast including Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly and Michael Gambon make this a film not to be missed.

Quartet Poster

Dec
6
Wed
Talk – Lyn Hyde et al on Vicars Bell, ‘The Man Who Thought He Was a Dodo’
Dec 6 @ 8:15 pm – 9:30 pm

Lyn Hyde, Jane Dickson, Roger Bolton and Sandra Oakins, on their recently published book on Vicars Bell ‘The Man Who Thought He Was a Dodo’

Mar
28
Thu
Talk – Geoff Selley: Shackleton – ’The Greatest Survival Story Ever Told’
Mar 28 @ 8:15 pm – 9:30 pm