Recent events

Following the success of last year’s Shakespeare’s Birthday celebrations at the Swan near the Globe, we organized, in association with the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (formed in 1403), another very special event to commemora…

Well, we often say the day after a Whitefriars Dinner that last night was “memorable” the speaker “riveting” or “spellbinding” – that we were in the presence of a great and agile mind and we were in awe. Last night was no exception, as every one of t…

Our guest speaker on Wednesday, Dr Gwen Adshead, spoke with great passion about her work with patients at Broadmoor Hospital and about violence in society. We were left in no doubt about her intelligence and empathy, and the Friars and guests went ho…

The Friars and distinguished guests were treated to a splendid evening for our 158th Anniversary Dinner. Baroness Ashton, our guest speaker, shared some of her unique experiences as a leading European Union diplomat. We were all left in awe of the de…

One of the fortunate Friars who attended this event described it as “a most enjoyable evening – definitely one of the highlights of the Club’s recent history”. He could not have put it better. Dame Deborah Bronnert’s brilliant, thought-provoking talk…

Following on the success of our 2024 Christmas Get-Together at Ye Olde Cock Tavern, we renewed the fun on 10th December 2025, when we met at Friar Hüseyin Özer’s Sofra Restaurant in South Molton Street, a stone’s throw from the Savile Club, for a jov…