VISITS*, EVENTS*AND HOLIDAYS* Event* Christmas Lunch and Lecture Tuesday 2nd December 2025 10.30 for 11.00am Greetham Valley Golf Club LE15 7SN £38 per head - includes the lecture, tea or coffee on arrival, a two-course carvery lunch, tea or coffee and mint chocolates. 'A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS US EVERYONE’ Bertie Pearce Charles Dickens has often been proclaimed as ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ and indeed on hearing that Dickens had died, a cockney barrow-girl said ‘Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?’ Dickens revived the Christmas traditions with his warm portrayal of Christmas in the domestic setting; with plum pudding, piping hot turkey, games, dancing and family cheer by the hearth. Although he celebrated Christmas in numerous works it is his enduring master piece, ‘A Christmas Carol’ published on 19th December 1843 which immortalises the spirit of Christmas Cheer. Dickens was a man of extraordinary energy and talent: literary genius, reformer, public speaker, actor and amateur magician. In his lecture Bertie Pearce reveals a Dickensian Christmas with readings, biographical details and conjuring tricks. To reserve your place, please click here to download full information, booking form and payment details. The Cratchits' Christmas Dinner. Illustration for "The Children's Dickens: Stories selected from various tales" (1909) by Gilbert Scott Wright (24 July 1880 – 1958). Public domain. Holiday* Please see below for full details of this exciting and fascinating trip and how to book your place North Yorkshire Tour 15th - 18th June 2026 4 days and 3 nights £675 per person Castle Howard 4 Days 3 Nights. What’s included- • Executive coach travel throughout • 3 nights half board accommodation • Light lunch on day 1 • Guided tour of Harewood House • Admission to Castle Howard • Admission to RHS Harlow Carr • Guided tour of Kiplin Hall • Talk and lunch at Tennants Auction House • Guided tour at Hepworth Wakefield • Gratuities Tennants Auction House Extras • Single supplement - £105pp (twin /double for sole occupancy) Click here for further details of the Tour Click here for a booking form * Please note there is an additional cost attached to these activities.