BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Gaskell Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Gaskell Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074633 CREATED:20250606T173749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T101647Z UID:7709-1774962000-1774969200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Thomas Hardy and Elizabeth Gaskell - Far From the Madding Crowd DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/thomas-hardy-and-elizabeth-gaskell-march/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hardy-and-gaskell.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260224T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260224T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20250606T172604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T181004Z UID:7705-1771938000-1771945200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Thomas Hardy and Elizabeth Gaskell - Far From the Madding Crowd DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/thomas-hardy-and-elizabeth-gaskell-february/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hardy-and-gaskell.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20250606T172257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T164753Z UID:7702-1769518800-1769526000@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Thomas Hardy and Elizabeth Gaskell - Far From the Madding Crowd DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/thomas-hardy-and-elizabeth-gaskell-january/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hardy-and-gaskell.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260113T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20251025T170350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T171709Z UID:8261-1768305600-1768305600@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Gaskell Society New Year Lunch\, 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/gaskell-society-new-year-lunch-2026/ LOCATION:Cottons Hotel and Spa\, Manchester Road\, Knutsford\, WA16 0SU\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford,Lunch ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251125T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251125T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20250606T155056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T085007Z UID:7649-1764075600-1764082800@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Thomas Hardy and Elizabeth Gaskell - Far From the Madding Crowd DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/thomas-hardy-and-elizabeth-gaskell-november/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hardy-and-gaskell.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20250605T161437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T165131Z UID:7608-1761656400-1761663600@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Thomas Hardy and Elizabeth Gaskell - Far From the Madding Crowd DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/thomas-hardy-and-elizabeth-gaskell-october/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hardy-and-gaskell.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T104500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20250513T140842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T160622Z UID:7487-1758451500-1758456000@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:The Gaskell Memorial Service 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/the-gaskell-memorial-service-2025/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T130000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20250307T113042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T174503Z UID:7255-1758364200-1758373200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Autumn Meeting 2025 - Isabella Banks's Tales of Two Cities DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/autumn-meeting-2025/ LOCATION:Knutsford Methodist Church\, Princess Street\, Knutsford\, WA16 6BY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford,Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250429T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250429T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240219T122040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T120611Z UID:5155-1745931600-1745938800@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - Eliot & Gaskell\, Critical Responses DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-april-2025/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240219T121940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T164341Z UID:5156-1742907600-1742914800@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - Adam Bede\, Ruth and Mary Barton DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-march-2025/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,George Eliot,Knutsford,Mary Barton,Meeting,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250225T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250225T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240219T121831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T140312Z UID:5157-1740488400-1740495600@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - Middlemarch & Wives and Daughters DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-february-2025/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,George Eliot,Knutsford,Meeting,Wives & Daughters,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250128T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250128T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240730T080434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T150900Z UID:6546-1738069200-1738076400@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - The Mill on the Floss & Wives and Daughters DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-january-2025/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,George Eliot,Knutsford,Meeting,The Mill on the Floss,Wives & Daughters,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250114T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250114T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20241025T090324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T165413Z UID:6806-1736856000-1736856000@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Gaskell Society New Year Lunch\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/new-year-lunch-2025/ LOCATION:Cottons Hotel and Spa\, Manchester Road\, Knutsford\, WA16 0SU\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford,Lunch ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241126T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241126T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240730T075907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T065453Z UID:6542-1732626000-1732633200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - The Mill on the Floss and the Moorland Cottage 2 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-november-2024/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,George Eliot,Knutsford,Meeting,The Mill on the Floss,The Moorland Cottage,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241029T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241029T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240219T121419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T160930Z UID:5151-1730206800-1730214000@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - The Mill on the Floss and the Moorland Cottage I DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-october-2024/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,George Eliot,Knutsford,Meeting,The Mill on the Floss,The Moorland Cottage,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240929T104500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240929T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240215T160545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T160545Z UID:5036-1727606700-1727611200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:The Gaskell Memorial Service 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/the-gaskell-memorial-service-2024/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240921T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240921T130000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20240606T103848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T093720Z UID:6376-1726914600-1726923600@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Autumn Meeting 2024 - Moss and Mosses in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Worlds DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/autumn-meeting-2024/ LOCATION:Knutsford Methodist Church\, Princess Street\, Knutsford\, WA16 6BY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford,Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240430T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240430T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20230526T092415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T114646Z UID:4550-1714482000-1714489200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - April 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-april-2024/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Sylvia's Lovers,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240326T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240326T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20230526T092021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T093512Z UID:4548-1711458000-1711465200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - March 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-march-2024/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Sylvia's Lovers,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20230526T091714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T093616Z UID:4544-1709038800-1709046000@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - February 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-february-2024/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Sylvia's Lovers,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20230523T145526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T093746Z UID:4510-1706619600-1706626800@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - January 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-january-2024/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Sylvia's Lovers,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20231027T142014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T152118Z UID:4873-1705406400-1705406400@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:New Year Lunch\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/new-year-lunch-2024/ LOCATION:Cottons Hotel and Spa\, Manchester Road\, Knutsford\, WA16 0SU\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford,Lunch ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20230523T145058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T161059Z UID:4506-1701180000-1701183600@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Online 'Knutsford' Meeting - November 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-november-2023/ LOCATION:online CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Sylvia's Lovers,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20230516T155849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T105052Z UID:4431-1698764400-1698764400@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Online "Knutsford" Meeting - October 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-october-2023/ LOCATION:online CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Sylvia's Lovers,Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230930T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230930T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20220620T172244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T104038Z UID:3554-1696069800-1696075200@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Autumn Meeting: A Cranford Reader: Margaret Leicester Warren of Tabley House DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/autumn-meeting-2023/ LOCATION:Knutsford Methodist Church\, Princess Street\, Knutsford\, WA16 6BY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cranford,Knutsford,Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230924T104500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230924T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20230516T160919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T160919Z UID:4434-1695552300-1695556800@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:The Gaskell Memorial Service 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/the-gaskell-memorial-service-2023/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Knutsford ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230425T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230425T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T074634 CREATED:20220413T153215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T152407Z UID:3476-1682427600-1682434800@gaskellsociety.co.uk SUMMARY:Knutsford Meeting - April 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Gaskell Society New Year Lunch 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’re thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch – a firm favourite in our society’s calendar. Join us at the Cottons Hotel\, Knutsford for a three-course lunch\, including coffee and after-lunch entertainment. As a Society\, it’s a priority for us to deliver good value for our members and guests\, and we’re delighted that this year’s lunch costs only £1 more than last year’s\, despite universal rising costs. We very much appreciate the support and help from the wonderful team at Cottons: they look after us (and feed us!) so well.  Members old and new\, non-members and guests are all most welcome to join us for this friendly and welcoming event which will help banish those January blues! Tuesday 13 January 2026\, arrival 12.00 for 12.30. MenuStarters French Onion Soup with Gruyère and chive crostini  Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait\,  fig chutney\, toasted sourdough Curious Cocktail: Prawn\, baby gem\, burnt lemon emulsion\, compressed pickled cucumber\, Bloody Mary sauce\, fresh brown bloomer bread  Main courses Port Braised Feather Blade of Beefdauphinois potato\, petit onion and truffle jus\, seasonal vegetables  Roast Fillet of Cod lemon crushed potato\, sprouting broccoli\, warm tartare sauce  Beetroot and Wild Mushroom Risottosalsa verde\, and baked focaccia shards  Desserts Warm Chocolate Fondant\, rich chocolate sauce\, Madagascan vanilla ice-cream  Crème Brulée\,  served with shortbread biscuit   Fresh Fruit Salad\,  lemon verbena and mascarpone — Coffee and mint chocolate crisp Tickets are £29.50 per person\, payable at any Gaskell Society meeting or by cheque in the post.  Please click here to download a booking form to print and send with your cheque. Please book by 25 December 2025.  If you book online (using the link below)\, the cost is £32.00 (which includes a booking fee of £2.50 per ticket). This is an instant\, confirmed booking (no need for a booking form)\, which saves time\, printing and postage costs. Online bookings must be made by 25 December 2025. URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/knutsford-meeting-april-2023/ LOCATION:Brook Street Unitarian Chapel\, Adam's Hill\,\, Knutsford\, WA16 8DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Knutsford,Meeting,Wives & Daughters ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/wives-and-daughters-bbc.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Gaskell Society":MAILTO:gaskellsociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR