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  • London Meeting, Saturday, June 10, 2023  (members)

    Speaking in June we have :

    1st: Candy Whittome – Wars, words and (cycle)ways: Cycling at 60

    https://youtu.be/q1iPmjGrrOk

    2nd: Adam Weymouth – Kings of the Yukon

    https://youtu.be/wcHBdpJI59c


    Date & Time: Saturday, May 13, 2023

    Doors open at 14:00 BST in London. (TBC)

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:15 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 BST (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please join early so we can deal with any issues with joining, if you have issues please try updating your zoom client first, we are very limited in what we can do once the meeting has started.

  • London Meeting, Saturday, May 13, 2023 (members)

    Speaking in May we have :

    1st: Alexis Parrinder-Nicholls – Travelling with music: The power of music to navigate difficult situations and bring people together

    https://youtu.be/7xPnbEwQD3U

    If you would like to join Alexis’s email list, click here.

    2nd: Sharon Cunningham – Miss Honeyjam’s Mid-Life Cycle

    https://youtu.be/nQ2AOYCe7Mc

    Admission costs in advance:

    • £3 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
    • £6 for non-members. (save 50% if you join at this meeting)
    • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    Please reserve seats in the hall in advance as this speeds up entry at the meeting and allows us to plan staffing, we may charge more for unreserved tickets

    For in person tickets at the hall:

    For members online tickets:

    The members Eventbrite promo code is: MHWZ23T76M

    Date & Time: Saturday, May 13, 2023

    Doors open at 14:15 BST in London. (TBC)

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:15 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 BST (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please join early so we can deal with any issues with joining, if you have issues please try updating your zoom client first, we are very limited in what we can do once the meeting has started.

  • Toronto GTs meeting – Friday, November 17, 2023

    Join us on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 8 p.m.
    OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, (SE corner of Church St.)

    “Going North:

    • Sault Ste. Marie and Churchill, Manitoba
      by Rasu Rosario and Roman Galinauskas
    • Moosonee/Moose Factory, Ontario
      by Austin Zhao and Bruce Weber
      Anyone else gone north? Bring a memory stick.

    Join us at OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, in downtown Toronto;.)

    We are always looking for volunteer presenters.

    Please contact
    Svatka Hermanek hermaneks@yahoo.ca or
    Bruce Weber bruceaweber@hotmail.com
    EVERYONE WELCOME – ESPECIALLY VISITING TRAVELERS

  • Toronto GTs meeting – Friday, September 15, 2023

    Join us on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8 p.m.
    OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, (SE corner of Church St.)

    “South American Odyssey 2019, including –

    • Medellin, Colombia—reducing crime by 80%!
    • La Paz, Bolivia—mass transit via aerial cars
    • and lots more ”

    by Dejan Ristic

    Join us at OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, in downtown Toronto;.)

    We are always looking for volunteer presenters.

    Please contact
    Svatka Hermanek hermaneks@yahoo.ca or
    Bruce Weber bruceaweber@hotmail.com
    EVERYONE WELCOME – ESPECIALLY VISITING TRAVELERS

  • Toronto GTs meeting – Friday, May 26, 2023

    Join us on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 8 p.m.
    OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, (SE corner of Church St.)

    Andreja Kovac is going to share TREASURES OF SLOVENIA

    Join us at OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, in downtown Toronto;.)

    We are always looking for volunteer presenters.

    Please contact
    Svatka Hermanek hermaneks@yahoo.ca or
    Bruce Weber bruceaweber@hotmail.com
    EVERYONE WELCOME – ESPECIALLY VISITING TRAVELERS

  • Toronto GTs meeting – Friday, March 17, 2023

    Join us on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 8 p.m.
    OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, (SE corner of Church St.)

    Gloria Tuck & Bruce Weber Introduce 2018 Friendship visit to Moscow/Korelev

    Wear green – it’s St. Patrick’s Day!

    We are always looking for volunteer presenters.

    Please contact
    Svatka Hermanek hermaneks@yahoo.ca or
    Bruce Weber bruceaweber@hotmail.com
    EVERYONE WELCOME – ESPECIALLY VISITING TRAVELERS

  • London Meeting, Saturday, April 1st, 2023  (members)

    Speaking in April we had :

    1st: Nick Fielding – Tracing the Atkinsons: On horseback in Central Asia and Siberia.

    https://youtu.be/04RTpMgElSU

    2nd: Rosemary Alexander- Alternative Italy

    https://youtu.be/LtNeSo0oz3M


    Admission costs in advance:

    • £3 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
    • £6 for non-members. (save 50% if you join at this meeting)
    • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    Please reserve seats in the hall in advance as this speeds up entry at the meeting and allows us to plan staffing, we may charge more for unreserved tickets

    Date & Time: April 1st, 2023

    Doors open at 14:00 BST in London.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 BST (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • Chester Globetrotters meeting – 16th September 2023

    Speaking in September we have:

    “Land of Fire – where East meets West” Speaker: David Redford

    “A long awaited return to Zimbabwe” Presenter: Pamela Davies-Ratcliffe

    Download a copy of our poster:

  • Chester Globetrotters meeting – 15th July 2023

    Speaking in July we have:

    • John Sunter & Nikki Young – Rapa Nui
      A UNESCO world Heritage site – Rapa Nui National Park is a protected Chilean wildlife area located in Easter Island, which concentrates the legacy of the Rapa Nui culture.
    • Christine Stockton – Armenia
      Armenia today is a democratic nation with an ancient cultural heritage and was the first country to adopt Christianity as the state religion. It has 3 UNESCO World heritage Sites.

    Chester Globetrotters meeting - 15th July 2023
    Chester Globetrotters meeting – 15th July 2023

    Doors open at 1pm for 1:30pm start until 4:00pm,
    The Grosvenor Museum, 25-27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD.

    Entrance fee £4 (£3 Globetrotters members) refreshments included.
    For more information contact info@chesterglobetrotters.comwww.chesterglobetrotters.com

    Volunteers needed to help organise events. Please contact us if you can help.

  • Chester Globetrotters meeting – 20th May 2023

    Speaking in May we have:

    • Barbara Brooks – Central America • Mexico to Bogota
    • Sheila Young – The Rock of Gibraltar