The Leamington Society - Talks archive

2026

9 September
Monitoring the Water Quality of the River Leam
Luke McCusker, Senior River Ranger, Severn Trent Water will introduce the various teams and schemes. Freddie Wilson, Citizen Scientist with Royal Leamington Spa Canoe Club, will explain how the club monitors the health and water quality of our local river.

14 June 2026 · 7pm
Tree Walk with Sidney Syson
Meet at Jephson Gardens main gate, opposite the Pump Rooms.

10 June 2026 · 7pm
Tree Walk with Sidney Syson
Meet at Jephson Gardens main gate, opposite the Pump Rooms.

13 May 2026
AGM and One World Link talk
Transforming Education in Bo District.

8 April 2026
The role of Virtual Reality today

11 March 2026
All Saints Living Labyrinth

11 February 2026
The History and Future of Silicon Spa

15 January 2026
Burns Night celebration
Joint meeting with the Literary Society and the Society of Authors.

2025

10 December 2025
Christmas meeting: The story of Shire Foods

12 November 2025
Improving the water quality of the River Leam
Rescheduled for 2026.

8 October 2025
Masterplan for Christchurch Gardens

10 September 2025
Leafy Leamington: how to bring it back

2 July 2025
Future of Leamington Town Centre

14 May 2025
AGM and talk: Twentieth Century Architecture in Leamington
Revised topic, replacing “Post War Architecture in Leamington”.

9 April 2025
The Leamington Clean Air Campaign

12 March 2025
Energy efficiency in period buildings

12 February 2025
Redevelopment of the Riverside House site and the creation of Elizabeth Park

9 January 2025
Joint meeting with the Literary Society and the Society of Authors

2024

11 December 2024
Leamington Lights: a plan to brighten our winter days

20 November 2024
Friends of Leamington Station: Saving the North Warwickshire Line

13 November 2024
Transforming Leamington: changes to the Parade

16 October 2024
The Leamington Society Awards

11 September 2024
The creative quarter: the next steps
Cancelled.

8 May 2024
Annual General Meeting
Leamington Society Committee.

10 April 2024
Coventry Heritage
Ian Harrabin, Chair of the Historic Coventry Trust.

13 March 2024
Our smaller green spaces
Nigel Briggs.

8 February 2024 · 2:30pm
The Future of Transport in Leamington
A panel discussion with Susan Rasmussen, Chair of Cycleways; Mark Lever-Green, town planner; and Stephen Rumble, WCC Transport Planning.

13 January 2024
The restoration of the Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick
Dr Heidi Meyer, Master of the Lord Leycester.

2023

13 December 2023 · 7:30pm
Muir and Norden
David Howe.

14 November 2023 · 7:30pm
Joint meeting with the Literary Society
Meet local author Celia Rees.

18 October 2023 · 7:30pm
Leamington Transformation Board
Mark Lee.

14 September 2023 · 7:30pm
Spencer Yard
Cllr Ian Davison.

18 May 2023 · 7pm
AGM and talk: Make Mill Bridge Great Again
Formal proceedings followed by refreshments, then Bruno Eurich describing the project.
Whittle Restaurant, Audley Binswood Hall, Binswood Avenue, CV32 5SE.
Agenda and reports

13 April 2023 · 7:30pm
Adrian Shooter CBE 1948–2022 – Chiltern Railways and entrepreneurial public service
Ian Baxter, SLC Rail Director and President, Friends of Leamington Station.
The Royal Pump Rooms, CV32 4AA.
£5 per person. All proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
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23 March 2023 · 7:30pm
Re-cycling historic buildings
Michelle Hill.
Rescheduled date.

9 February 2023 · 7:30pm
Born bred and connected in Leamington
Steven Holland.

12 January 2023 · 2:30pm
WDC Planning Enforcement
Kalvarn Birk, WDC Planning Enforcement Officer.
Online by Zoom.

2022

8 December 2022 · 7:30pm
Bread for Life
Jess Mooney.

1 December 2022 · 7:30pm
Elizabeth Park
Andrew Day.
Presentation

10 November 2022 · 7:30pm
Global Leamington
Stella Bolitho.

13 October 2022 · 7:30pm
HMOs and studentification in Leamington
Professor Darren Smith.
PDF, 5 MB, PPT, 22 MB

15 September 2022 · 7:30pm
Motionhouse
Louise Richards.

19 May 2022 · 7pm
AGM and talk: Counting Down to the Commonwealth Games this Summer
Formal proceedings followed by refreshments and a talk by Christina Boxer of Warwick District Council.
Agenda and reports

7 April 2022 · 2:30pm
Born, bred & connected in Leamington Spa
Steven Holland.
Postponed to February 2023.

31 March 2022 · 2:30pm
CultureFest 2022
Johnathan Branson.
▶️Watch

10 March 2022 · 2:30pm
HMOs in Leamington
Rebecca Frazer and Kalvarn Birk.
Presentation, Q&A

10 February 2022 · 7:30pm
COP26, Climate Change and Local Transport policies
Robin Cathcart.
▶️Watch

13 January 2022 · 7:30pm
Sustainable Energy and Life in Refugee Camps
Dr Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen.
▶️Watch

2021

18 November 2021 · 7:30pm
Virtual reality, the last medium?
Alex Harvey.
▶️Watch

21 October 2021 · 7:30pm
God’s Workshop Public Art Programme for Coventry, City of Culture 2021
Lucy Tomlins.
▶️Watch

16 September 2021 · 7:30pm
A Strange Time
Sheila Wolff.

11 June 2021 · 2:30pm
South Warwickshire Local Plan
Phil Clark and Andrew Cornfoot, Warwick District Council (Strategy and Planning).
Presentation Q&A

10 June 2021 · 7:30pm
Modern Mercia and Picture of Health at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Jane Simpkiss, Art Curator at LSAG&M.
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13 May 2021 · 7pm
Leamington Society AGM 2021
Annual reports.
▶️Watch Archie Pitts – A Tribute by the Leamington Society

22 April 2021 · 7:30pm
Re-vision 2021 – Supporting Positive Change in Our Town Centre
Stephanie Kerr, Executive Director, BID Leamington.
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24 March 2021 · 2:30pm
Leamington Spa Neighbourhood Plan
Stephen Marks and Katherine Geddes, Royal Leamington Spa Town Council.
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18 March 2021 · 7:30pm
Game Development and Diversity
Abbey Plumb, Senior Technical Program Manager at Unity Technologies.

3 March 2021 · 2:30pm
The future of transport in Leamington Spa
Garry Palmer and Margaret Smith, Senior Transport Officers at Warwickshire County Council.
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18 February 2021 · 7:30pm
The past and the future of 1 Mill Street
Nigel Shanahan, Founder of 1 Mill Street.
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21 January 2021 · 7:30pm
The vision and hopes for Royal Leamington Spa in 2021
Cllr Andrew Day, Leader of Warwick District Council.
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