The Society’s meetings take place at Hatfield Social Club. The club is opposite Hatfield Station car park and comes with off-street parking, good physical access and a meeting room in first-class condition, with wooden tables, decent chairs, inbuilt projector & screen and different types of refreshment.
Hatfield Social Club, 76 Great North Rd, Hatfield AL9 5ER
Entrance to meetings is £2 for members, £3 for non-members.
2025 Meetings
- Monday, 10 March 2025 (3-5 p.m.):
“The de Havilland Sea Venom – Restoring a Wooden Jet Fighter” – a talk by Alistair Hodgson - Monday, 9 June 2025 (7-9 p.m.):
AGM followed by “Anecdotes with photos of the Faithfull family at Howe Dell Rectory c. 1814-54″ – a talk by Chris and Derek Martindale.
- Monday, 8 September 2025 (7-9 p.m.):
“William Mitchell (1925-2020), English sculptor, artist and designer, best known for his concrete murals and public works of art from the 1960s and 70s, including Hatfield’s overlooked masterpiece” – a talk by Geoffrey Hollis. - Monday, 8 December 2025 (3-5 p.m.):
Christmas social meeting, with talk tbd.
PLEASE NOTE: Hatfield Social Club ask attendees not to arrive early as they are usually still setting things up.
2024 Meetings
- Monday, 11 March 2024 (3-5 p.m.):
“The Old Palace, Hatfield House, the Cecils & Notable Visitors” – a talk by Dermot Burke - Monday, 10 June 2024 (7-9 p.m.):
AGM followed by “Fiction Written in Our Landscape: the history-inspired stories
from What the Wind Saw: Short Stories from the Heart of Hertfordshire – a talk by Zoe Jasko
- Monday, 9 September 2024 (7-9 p.m.):
“The Architecture of Hatfield New Town: Success or Failure?” – a talk by Geoffrey
Hollis
- Monday, 9 December 2024 (3-5 p.m.):
Christmas social meeting
2023 Meetings
PLEASE NOTE: at the request of Hatfield Social Club, our afternoon meetings will now run from 3-5 p.m. instead of 2-4 p.m.
- Monday, 13 March 2023 (3-5 p.m.):
“The decline of the many inns of St Albans (with some Hatfield inns as well)” – a talk by Jon Mein
- Monday, 12 June 2023 (7-9 p.m.):
AGM followed by “Smallford Station & Alban Way Heritage Society” – a talk by Jeff Lewis - Monday, 10 July 2023 (3-5 p.m.): Summer social meeting
- Monday, 11 September 2023 (7-9 p.m.):
“The greatest survival story ever told” – talk by Geoff Selley on Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic. Original artefacts from the expedition will be on display. See our Events page for further details.
- Monday, 11 December 2023 (3-5 p.m.): Christmas social meeting
2022 Meetings
- Monday, 14 March 2022 (2-4 p.m.):
“Wicked Women of Hertfordshire” – a talk by Elizabeth Eastwood - Monday, 13 June 2022 (7-9 p.m.):
AGM followed by:
“Cycling Around Hertfordshire with Pevsner” – a talk by Karen Richardson - Monday, 11 July 2022 (2-4 p.m.): Summer social meeting
- Monday, 12 September 2022 (7-9 p.m.):
“110 years of Aviation Heritage in Hertfordshire” – a talk by Guy Thomas - Monday, 12 December 2022 (2-4 p.m.): Christmas social meeting