Category Archives: Local Meetings

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

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.

London Meeting, Saturday, January 6, 2024

Speaking in January we have :

Around the world in eighty minutes.

10 presentations of 10 slides

The format is talks by ten speakers for ten minutes giving a fast-paced journey around the Globe.

There are five talks before the break and five after, with each speaker having between 10 slides of 1 minute each to 20 slides of 30 seconds each. 

If you are interested in doing a short talk please fill out this form (members slides).

By tradition, we follow this meeting with a New Year Party post-meeting


Date & Time: Saturday 6th January 2024

Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.

Admission costs:

  • £7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
  • £10 for non-members. (save £3 if you join at this meeting)
  • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

Unfortunately, we have had to increase the door prices to cover our costs as our venue hire costs have increased.

Please sign up for meeting updates to get notifications for future meetings.


Tickets will go on sale before the event, please sign up for meeting updates to get notified.

London Meeting, Saturday, December 2, 2023

Speaking in December we have :

1st: Peter Payne – Africa Along the Equator

A journey that includes a boat on the Congo River, Kinshasa, pygmies, Virunga, (gorillas), Ruwenzori, the Rift Valleys, Mt Kenya, Lengai (an active volcano), Kilimanjaro, ice caps on the equator, Tsavo and the Kenya coast.

2nd: Rosemary J Brown – Train Pass Tales 2023: On track through Switzerland, Iberia and Japan.

Have train pass, will travel. Join Rosemary on her rail trails across Europe and around Japan exploring cities, mountains, shrines and World Heritage Sites. All aboard for scenic Swiss trains like the Glacier Express and Bernina Express — trains in Spain along  the Camino de Santiago — and super-swift journeys on Japan’s bullet trains — with plenty of stops along the way.


Date & Time: Saturday 2nd December 2023

Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.

Admission costs:

  • £7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
  • £10 for non-members. (save £3 if you join at this meeting)
  • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

Unfortunately, we have had to increase the door prices to cover our costs as our venue hire costs have increased.

Please sign up for meeting updates to get notifications for future meetings.

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