Events at the Club

Professor Sir Ian Gray, former Chief Executive of Airbus UK and Director of Aerospace at  Cranfield will outline his vision of the Future

Fish and Chip lunch 

14th Nov 2025

Book now for the 2025 LSC Shanties evening on 18 November! We've had to turn people away in previous years!

Led by Mark Turvey and compered by Michael Forbes Smith, the evening features Shanties and Sea Songs - many for you to sing; some for you to be entertained by; general frivolity, a three course seafaring dinner washed down with a tot of rum; and a great deal of banging on tables.

We're joined by a small group of singers that Mark puts together, by the Donkey Riders Shanty singers and this year by shanty enthusaists from the Rona Sailing Trust.

Come and sing, or come and bang a spoon on the table! Bring a guest! Join us for the LSC's 14th Annual Shanties evening!

This year, a cash collection will be taken for the Mission to Seafarers. The Shanties evening has raised a little over £4,500 for Help for Heroes over previous years.     

Proceedings will start promptly at 19:15.

If you have a song to sing or a nautical rhyme or ditty to recite, then please let the organiser know.

Book early - our last two Shanties Evenings sold out!

Celebrate the winners of the Little Ship Club Competition — an annual showcase of the images, artworks, and stories that reflect our shared passion for life on the water and the friendships it inspires.

Join in the annual Little Ship Club carol service and a traditional Christmas Dinner in the clubhouse.

Ella Hibbert returns to tell us how she completed in 2025 the first half of her ambitious plan to be the first first to achieve a single handed circumnavigation of Arctic Circle -  and outline those to be faced when she returns to the Artic this year to complete a full circumnavigation

All hands on deck for a fantastic HPO dinner at the club!  Come join us for a night of great food, even better company, and breathtaking views as we dine by the water's edge. This isn't just a dinner; it's a chance to connect with fellow HPO members, share stories, and relax in a beautiful setting. The Thames provide the perfect backdrop for a memorable evening. Don't miss out!

Chris Burgess of  For over six decades Airbus Defence and Space site of Stevenage in Hertfordshire has been the lynchpin for the development and construction of Telecommunications, Scientific, Earth Observation and Meteorology Satellites, Planetary Surface Robotics, spacecraft structures, propulsion systems, mechanisms and antennas. Hear all about this - and the challenge of navigation where no man has sailed!!!!