Welcome to the 2025-2025 series of lectures at TAS Kington Langley. All are on zoom and all but two have recordings available

We look forward to another exciting year of lectures, meals, visits and the many opportunities to meet with friends and welcome new members to our lectures.

We are a friendly and welcoming society and if you would like to join our growing numbers please contact us either by emailing our membership secretary Sue Jones skmj@elmsleigh.net or through the website below.

You can also become a digital member from anywhere in the UK or abroad

We are part of The TAS Zoom Guest scheme and welcome TAS members to our lectures. These can be found on the website below.

https://taskl.org.uk/

Please also find below a link to our magazine which shows all the many activities we have organised last year, our Arts Volunteering Projects - 2025/6 coming soon

https://taskl.org.uk/the-magazine-2024-25/

Details of the lecture programme – a synopsis is listed below. 

TASKL Lecture Programme 2025 – 2026

Join us for coffee in our café before the lectures.

There will be 24 hour protected recordings of all the lectures except October and April.

• TASKL Lecture Programme 2025 – 2026

  Join us for coffee in our café before the lectures.

  There will be 24 hour protected recordings of all the lectures except October and April.

   

  Tuesday 7th October 2025 @11:00 – 12:00  

  ‘Ways to Look at Painting’ Alice White Light lunch after the lecture

  Tuesday 4th November 2025 @11:00 – 12:00

  ‘Romancing the Rails: British Railway Posters’ - Charles Harris

  Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @11:00 – 12:00

  ‘Christmas with Giles: Grandma and the Family ‘- Barry Venning

  Members Christmas Lunch after the lecture

  Tuesday 6th January 2026 @11:00 – 12:00

  ‘Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious’ - James Russell

  Tuesday 3rd February 2026 @ 11:00 – 12:00

  ‘200 Years of Valentines’ - John Scott

  Tuesday 10th February: Special Interest Day @ 10:00 – 3:00   

  ‘Art in Venice – The Lion of the Sea’ - Douglas Skeggs

  Three lectures with Refreshments, 2 course Italian Themed lunch with wine or soft drink

  Tuesday 3rd March 2026 @ 11:00 – 12:00

  Romancing the King: Arthurian Legend in the Victorian and Edwardian Imagination - Kirsty Hartsiotis.

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  Tuesday 7th April 2026 @ 11:00 – 12:00

• ‘The Sphinx of Delft: Vermeer’s Masterpieces - Stella Lyons

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  Tuesday 5th May 2026 @ 11:00 -12:00

  ’The Subtle Science and Exact Art of Colour in English Garden design - why gardening can rank as a fine art’ -Timothy Walker

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  Tuesday 2nd June 2026 @11:00 – 12:00

  ‘Great Lengths: On the Art and Architecture of Historic Swimming Pools and Lido’ - Simon Inglis

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  Tuesday 7th July 2026 @ 11:00 – 12:00

  ‘ Comedy Classical’ - Emma Johnson MBE  Pimm’s & Nibbles before this lecture