Our club was founded in 1978, and has an active and friendly membership drawn mainly from areas around the Clifton and Durdham Downs on the north side of Bristol, though some members join us from around the city and North Somerset.

We usually meet for a Men’s Lunch on the first Monday of the month, and for a Coffee Morning which includes wives and widows of past members on every third Monday, at the BAWA Healthcare and Leisure Centre in Southmead. For over a year, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, we were unable to meet face to face for lunch or coffee and all our meetings were on Zoom. Some members without the technology were unable to participate this way, so we issued monthly newsletters to keep in touch with all our members.

Since the summer of 2021 all our meetings at BAWA have resumed with a programme of speakers:

6th June: “Freewheelers” Emergency Voluntary Service (Graham Hunter)

4th July: “The Mysterious story of John Cabot and the Matthew” (Richard Clammer)

1st August: “The Magic of the Minack Theatre in Cornwall” (Sandy Bateman)

12th Sept.: “The History and Functioning of the Weston-s-Mare Lifeboat (Dr. Glyn Hayes)

We would be very pleased to welcome new members.

BAWA Heathcare & Leisure Centre
589 Southmead Road
Bristol
BS34 7RG (for Satnav users, BS34 7RF is opposite the road entrance)

For more information and enquiries about membership, contact Andrew Smith (Hon.Secretary)

0117 968 3511
revdecia@yahoo.co.uk