Programme
Most meetings are held in the Natural History Museum, but please check the venue carefully before travelling to a meeting.
Downloadable Summary Programme for 2023
Non-members are usually welcome at Quekett meetings, but please check with the Meetings Secretary.
Events shown in italics and indented are not arranged by the Quekett, although we will be represented at some of these events. Any enquiries should be directed to the local organiser.
2023 Programme
January 2023
Sunday 8th January 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon – Wimbledon
Wimbledon Common Nature Club
Quekett members will be in the Information Centre (SW19 5NR) near the Windmill, showing interesting slides and specimens to local children as part of our outreach programme.
Read a report of this meeting
Sunday 15th January 2023 – 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Milton, Cambridgeshire
Milton Microscopy Group Regional Meeting
Crystals
Milton Community Centre Lounge, Coles Road, Milton, CB24 6BL (what3words ///ally.pies.comical)
Contact Chris Thomas for more information.
Tuesday 17th January 2023 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Gossip Meeting – 
only.
“My Latest Microscopical Acquisition.”
Watch a video of this meeting (members only)
Saturday 21st January 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Stains and staining Making Gram-stained cheek cell smears
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
February 2023
Saturday 4th February 2023 – 2:30 to 4:40 p.m.
Committee Meeting
Tuesday 7th February 2023 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Gossip Meeting – only
Capturing and editing video footage.
Watch a video of this meeting (members only)
Saturday 18th February 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Chromosomes & Mitosis Making stained onion and garlic root tip squashes
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Saturday 25th February 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Home Counties Meeting (Surrey)
Short talks, gossip and practical microscopy. More details (members only).
St. Andrews Church Hall, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham, KT11 3EJ.
Read a report of this meeting
March 2023
Monday March 6th 2023 – 10:30 a.m.
Leeds Microscopical Society
Exhibits, gossip and sales. For more information please contact Mike Smith
Alwoodley Park, Methodist Church Hall. Leeds LS17 6SH .
Tuesday 7th March 2023 – 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Annual General Meeting – Election of the Committee for the coming year.
Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD and on .
Read the Annual Report and other papers (Members only)
Join the Meeting (Members only).
Saturday 11th March 2023 – 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Reading Convention
Lectures, Displays & Sales. Further details from Steve Gill
Sonning Common Village Hall, Wood Lane, Sonning Common, RG4 9SL
Read a report of this meeting
Saturday 11th March – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Practical Astronomy Show
Quekett will have a stand as part of its outreach programme.
Kettering, NN15 6PB
Saturday 18th March 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Polarised light Adding polarisers to microscopes Making fibre slides
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Saturday 25th March– 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Midlands Open Meeting
Gossip with demonstrations, sales and photo competition, followed by lectures. Contact Steve Gill for more information
The Haling Dene Centre, Penkridge, ST19 5DT.
April 2023
Saturday 1st April 2023 – 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Workshop
Epi–illumination
Room PA135, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD.
Tuesday 4th April 2023 – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Committee Meeting
Monday April 10th 2023 – 10:30 a.m.
Leeds Microscopical Society
Exhibits, gossip and sales. For more information please contact Mike Smith
Alwoodley Park, Methodist Church Hall. Leeds LS17 6SH .
Wednesday 13th April 2023 – 24hours event
World Microscope Day
24hrs of microscopy. More details from Robert Ratford
Wednesday 13th April 2023 – 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
World Microscope Day
Milton Microscopy Group Special Event
Regional Microscopy event with outreach to public. For more information and due to space limitations, please contact Chris Thomas
Norris Museum, Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5BX.
Saturday 15th April 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Gossip Meeting and Excursion
Emphasis on freshwater biology. Details from D.T. Hope
Lockington, Leicestershire.
Saturday 15th April 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Bee diseases & parasites Nosema checking Making Varroa slides
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Saturday 22nd April 2023 – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open Gossip Meeting For Dorset microscopists. Hosted by the Postal Microscopical Society and the Quekett
Langton Matravers Village Hall, BH19 3HA.
More details from Pam Hamer.
Saturday 29th April 2023 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
East of England Microscopy meeting
Gossip, exhibits and lectures. More details from Robert Ratford
Village Hall, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, IP30 0AS.
May 2023
Monday May 8th 2023 – 10:30 a.m.
Leeds Microscopical Society
Exhibits, gossip and sales. For more information please contact Mike Smith
Alwoodley Park, Methodist Church Hall. Leeds LS17 6SH .
Saturday 13th May 2023 – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Postal Microscopical Society -AGM
AGM and gossip. For more information contact Steve Gill
Turville Memorial Hall LE17 6JX
Tuesday 16th May 2023 – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Presidential Address
Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD.
Saturday 20th May 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Honeybee anatomy Bee dissection and mounting
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Sunday 21st May 2023 – 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
(topic to be announced)
Milton Microscopy Group Regional Meeting, at The Milton Community Centre Lounge at Coles Road, Milton, CB24 6BL (what3words ///ally.pies.comical)
Contact Chris Thomas for more information.
Saturday 27th May 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Bournemouth Natural Science Society & Museum (BNSSM) Meeting
Gossip with demonstrations and access to the museum. For more information contact Grenham Ireland.
BNSSM, Bournemouth, 39 Christchurch Road, BH1 3NS
Tuesday 30th May 2023 – Chinbrook
London Rivers Week @ Chinbrook Meadows
Quekett members with some simple microscopes will be pond dipping and sharing a stand with Thames21 at this event for families in Chinbrook Meadows, not far from Grove Park station, as part of our outreach programme.
June 2023
Saturday 3rd June 2023 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Leeds Microscopical Society
Exhibits, gossip and sales. For more information please contact Mike Smith
Village Memorial Hall, Pool – in – Wharfedale, LS21 1LG.
Monday June 5th 2023 – 10:30 a.m.
Leeds Microscopical Society
Exhibits, gossip and sales. For more information please contact Mike Smith
Alwoodley Park, Methodist Church Hall. Leeds LS17 6SH .
Saturday 10th June 2023 – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m
Home counties meeting (Essex)
Gossip, sampling and practical microscopy. More details from Robert Ratford
Eastbrookend Discovery Centre, The Chase, Dagenham Road, Romford RM7 0SS.
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th June 2023 – Wimbledon
Wimbledon Common Weekend of Nature
Quekett members will be in the Information Centre (SW19 5NR) on Wimbledon Common on Sunday 18th providing microscopes for viewing the specimens found on the Common, as part of our outreach programme.
Saturday 17th June 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Pollen morphology Making pollen slides
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Saturday 24th June 2023 – 2:00 to 5:00 p.m
Workshop
Polarised Light
Room PA135, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD.
July 2023
Sunday 2nd July 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Northampton Natural History Society (NNHS) – Annual Exhibition
NNHS, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, NN1 1LD
Exhibits and gossip in the morning, with space for a few sales tables offering quality purchases, followed by talks in the afternoon. Further details from Tim Newton.
Monday July 10th 2023 – 10:30 a.m.
Leeds Microscopical Society
Exhibits, gossip and sales. For more information please contact Mike Smith
Alwoodley Park, Methodist Church Hall. Leeds LS17 6SH .
Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th July 2023 – all day
Royal Microscopical Society – Microscience Microscopy Congress
Manchester Central Conference Centre
See https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/ for details
Tuesday 11th July 2023 – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Committee Meeting
Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD.
Tuesday 11th July 2023 – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The L V Martin Lecture
Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD.
Saturday 22nd July 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Introduction to the Microtome Making thin section slides
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Friday 28th to Monday 31st July 2023 – all day
Practical Weekend – “Go it Alone”
FSC Flatford Mill FSC, Essex, CO7 6UL
With an emphasis on freshwater biology. For further information contact Bill Morris.
August 2023
Saturday 5th August 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Excursion
Warnham LNR, Horsham, RH12 2RA
Collect samples at this varied nature reserve.
For details contact Graham Matthews
Saturday 12th August 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Microscopium
Letchworth Settlement, Hertfordshire, SG6 4UB
The Quekett sales event. To book a table contact microscopium@quekett.org
Attendees will wish to take note of the Club’s sales policy
Saturday 19th July 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Examining pollen loads Pollen load slides
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Friday 25th to Monday 28th August 2023 – all day
Microscopists’ weekend
Cranedale Centre, Kirby Grindalythe, North Yorks, YO17 8DB
For more information – contact Steve Gill.
September 2023
Saturday 2nd September 2023 – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Committee Meeting
Sunday 10th September 2023 – 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Wimbledon
Wimbledon Common Open Day
Quekett members will be demonstrating microscopy to the public in the Information Centre (SW19 5NR) on Wimbledon Common as part of our outreach programme. There is a free car park and the Windmill Tearooms near the Centre. Short walk from the 93 bus route (alight at Parkside Hospital). The Open Day features wildlife, craft and charity stalls, birds of prey, reptiles, farm animals, farm machinery and arena events.
Saturday 16th September 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Stains and staining Staining and mounting the sections made in July
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Sunday 17th September 2023 – 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Milton Microscopy Group Regional Meeting
Topic to be announced later
Milton Community Centre Lounge, Coles Road, Milton, CB24 6BL (what3words ///ally.pies.comical)
Contact Chris Thomas for more information.
Saturday 23rd September 2023 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Midlands Open meeting
The Haling Dene Centre, Penkridge, ST19 5DT.
Gossip with demonstrations, sales and photo competition, followed by lectures. Contact Steve Gill
(date to be confirmed) – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Postal Microscopical Society – Gossip meeting
Langton Matravers, Dorset
For more details contact Pam Hamer
October 2023
Saturday 6th to Monday 8th October 2023 – all day
New Scientist Live
ExCeL, London, E16 1XL.
Quekett will have a stand as part of its outreach programme.
Saturday 7th October 2023 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Postal Microscopical Society – Autumn Meeting
Exhibits, gossip and lectures. For more information please contact Mike Smith
Village Memorial Hall, Pool – in – Wharfedale, LS21 1LG.
Saturday 7th October 2023 – all day
Super Science Saturday
Sidmouth Science Festival, Devon
Quekett will have a stand as part of its outreach programme.
Saturday 14th October 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Quekett Annual Exhibition of Microscopy
Quekex 2023 – lectures, demonstrations, displays and members exhibits. Check the website for events during the preceding week
Elm Court Community Centre, Potters Bar, EN6 3BP.
Saturday 21st October 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Dark field microscopy Make your own darkfield stops
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th October 2023 – all day
National Honey Show
Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey KT10 9AJ
Quekett will have a stand as part of its outreach programme.
November 2023
Saturday 4th November 2023 – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Committee Meeting only
Tuesday 14th November 2023 – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The M C Cooke Lecture
“Parasite communities of stickleback fish”
Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD.
Saturday 18th November 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Spotted wing Drosophila Counting SWDs and making slides/photos of them
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Tuesday 21st November 2023 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Gossip Meeting only
Topic to be confirmed
December 2023
Saturday 9th December 2023 – 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Lecture and Christmas Quiz
Saturday 16th December 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Anglian Microscopy Group
Rheinberg illumination Making Rheinberg filters and taking photos
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
Contact Gordon Brown for further information.
Notes
Please note that Tuesday evening meetings at the Natural History Museum start at 5:30 p.m. to alleviate the problems due to the Museum’s security arrangements.
This page is kept up to date with alterations and additions to the programme. Changes may also be announced on the What’s new? page and on social media.
For any enquiries regarding Quekett events in this programme, please contact the Meetings Secretary (Paul Smith).
Events shown in italics and indented are not arranged by the Quekett, although we will be represented at some of these events. Any enquiries should be directed to the local organiser.