Annual General Meeting

The Society’s AGM will be held at The Savage Club, housed in the premises of the National Liberal Club at 1, Whitehall Place, London, SW1, at 6.00 for 6.45pm. The National Liberal Club is located on the corner of Whitehall Place and the Victoria Embankment, not far from Embankment Underground Station, and also conveniently placed for Charing Cross main line station. It is usually possible to find a parking space in the vicinity at this time in the evening – although you may have to pay the congestion charge. http://www.savageclub.com/

Members and their guests may opt to attend the meeting only at no charge, or to dine beforehand at a cost of £35.00 per head. This includes VAT and service but not drinks, which must be paid for on the day. For those who choose to dine, the meal will comprise Pot Roasted Topside of Galloway Beef with Horseradish Dumpling and Guinness Gravy, followed by Fresh Fruit Savarin with Crème Chantilly, Coffee and Mints. A vegetarian or fish alternative main course may be ordered in advance – please specify if you want this on the application form.

A cash bar will be open in the Savage Club Room on the ground floor of the building from 6.00pm. After the meeting, members may use the National Liberal Club bar. Dinner will be served promptly at 6.45pm in the David Lloyd George Room on the first floor and will be followed by the AGM, papers for which are enclosed, from around 8pm. We anticipate that the meeting will finish around 9.45pm, though many members stay on to chat.

After the formal business of the evening we will continue our tradition of adapting well known television and radio shows for our own purposes. Having recently adapted the likes of “Just a Minute”, “Have I Got News for You” and “Twenty Questions” the Society now turns back to television with the BBC’s “Eggheads”, featuring the Society’s own Eggheads team of Catherine Cooke, Roger Johnson, Guy Marriott and Heather Owen, with their fellow team member Nick Utechin on the other side of the desk as question master. Two teams of volunteers have chosen to take on the “experts”, and we'll be abiding strictly by the “Eggheads” rules, with the first three rounds on specific categories and the fourth on general knowledge. All questions will of course be on matters Holmesian and they're deadly (Nick's seen them!). Oh yes: one difference from the TV show. The teams won't be playing for £1,000!

Meet at the Savage Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1 from 6pm onwards: nearest tube Embankment

Charge for those opting to dine beforehand: £35.00 US$70.00

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