Monthly Meetings for Spring and Summer 2027

Guest speaker talks, which are preceded by a Monthly Meeting, take place at the Hub on the second Tuesday of each month from 2.00-4.00pm, during the term.

Tuesday, 19th January 2027: Members of the Portsmouth Climate Collective will present a documentary - The Peoples' Emergency Briefing - calling for local and national climate action. Portsmouth Climate Collective is a coalition of concerned citizens and local organizations, including Portsmouth Climate Action, Greenpeace Portsmouth, Turning Tides, Portsmouth Friends of the Earth, and various faith groups. It was established shortly after the November 2025 National Emergency Briefing to coordinate local civic engagement on climate issues. Speaker contact: langleyviola1@hotmail.com Link to: https://www.starandcrescent.org.uk/2026/05/08/the-peoples-emergency-briefing-how-to-combat-climate-change-in-portsmouth/

Tuesday, 23rd February 2027: Jeremy Prescott from Sacrifice & Remembrance will give a talk entitled The Unknown Soldier. Sacrifice & Remembrance is a presentation series developed by Jeremy that supports the veterans mental health charity Combat Stress.  Initially funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to commemorate the centenary of World War I, the project has delivered over 26,000 presentations to more than 660 venues. Speaker contact: jeremybcprescott@gmail.com / Link to: https://sacrificeandremembrance.com/

Tuesday, March 16th 2027: Dr. Gareth Edwards (Learning and Outreach Officer, Portsmouth History Centre) will talk about 'Childhood in Portsmouth in the Second World War) Link to: https://librariesandarchives.portsmouth.gov.uk/archive-service-and-history-centre/

Tuesday, April 20th 2027: Tara McKinney-Marinus from the University of Portsmouth will give a talk entitled Betty Joel and her Portsmouth Craftsmen. This talk will present information about a research project concerning this Portsmouth furniture and interior designer who worked during the interwar period. Speaker contact: tara.mckinney-marinus@port.ac.uk

Tuesday, May 18th 2027: Dr. Nick Pamment and Ms Jac Reed from the University of Portsmouth's Institute of Criminal Justice Studies will give a talk entitled Wildlife Crime which will describe wildlife crime, the illegal wildlife trade and what is being done to counter wildlife crime. Speaker contact: nick.pamment@port.ac.uk