The Annual Members Meeting was held on March 22nd in Manchester, and the minutes will be available soon.

There is a planned lunchtime talk/meal at Dick Hudson’s pub to celebrate J.B. Priestley (132nd) birthday. The hostelry above Bingley was one of his favourites!‍ ‍

Other Forthcoming events and plans:

* The JBP Society is trying to interest a theatre to put on one of JB’s lesser-known plays ‘Mother’s Day’. It may be too ambitious to have it put on in June, 2026, in which case it may have to be near Mother’s Day proper the following year.

* 2027 is also the hundredth anniversary of Priestley’s first works of note, ‘Benighted’ -  later made into the film ‘The Old Dark House’ - and ‘Adam in Moonlight’. We are hoping to mark this centenary in some way. Suggestions and venues gratefully received.

* Looking further ahead, 2029 is the centenary of ‘Good Companions’,  JB’s first major breakthrough as a major writer/playwright. Members are encouraged to make suggestions about how and where to celebrate this milestone.

* The Society is also exploring putting on an event linking JB and Charles Dickens, whom Priestley admired, though not uncritically. Watch this space.