UPCOMING EVENTS

  • The Battle for Free Speech

    Thursday 30 April 2026

    The University’s Speaker Series continues on Thursday 30th April, 6pm with an ‘In Conversation with’ event on The Battle for Free Speech with Baroness Claire Fox hosted by Mark Seddon.​  

    Baroness Claire Fox is the director of the Academy of Ideas, which she established to create a public space where ideas can be contested without constraint. She convenes the yearly Battle of Ideas festival and initiated the Debating Matters Competition for sixth-formers. She also co-founded a residential summer school, The Academy, with the aim to demonstrate ‘university as it should be’.

     

    In May 2019, she was elected as an MEP for the North West England constituency of the UK in the European Parliament elections. In 2020, she was made a visiting professor in professional practice at the University of Buckingham. In September 2020, Claire became a member of the House of Lords as Baroness Fox of Buckley.

     

    There will be a drinks reception from 5:30pm followed by the talk at 6pm.

     Registration is free and all are welcome,

  • Calling all book lovers!

    ‍ ‍
    ‍Thursday 18 June to Sunday 21 June

    General booking for the 2026 Buckingham LitFest is now open

    Tickets for all of these exciting events will be available for everyone to book! Festival Friends have already been enjoying priority access and benefits, and it's not too late to join them. Sign up as a Festival Friend and you too can save 10% on all your tickets.‍ ‍
    ‍ ‍How to book your tickets:

    Online via the website - bucklitfest.org

    In person at :

    The Old Gaol, Market Square, Buckingham MK18 1JX 
    The Buckingham Bookshop, Hunter Street, MK18 1EG
    (NB: The Bookshop is open Friday and Saturday only)

    ‍Tickets still £10‍ ‍

    Thanks to the continued support of our generous sponsors and supporters, tickets for nearly all events are still just £10. We hope this will enable you to make it a packed weekend.
    We look forward to welcoming you!

    ‍Pick up a copy from the Buckingham Bookshop, the Old Gaol and the University (Vinson Building)

    ‍

  • Friends Monthly Lunch

    The last Friday of the month

    Friends monthly lunch, The Granary at The Grand Junction, 12.30 pm. Book in via Anne Champion, email:   championanne@talktalk.net

  • Friends Annual General Meeting

    Thursday 21 May 2026

    The Friends Annual General Meeting Always a popular evening event, speakers and entertainment are being planned. 

  • Coffee and Chat

    Coming soon - a chance to talk with the students in a relaxed and informal way - fun for both!

  • Friends Monthly Lunch

    Friday 27 June

    Friends monthly lunch with speaker

  • Friends Garden Party

    Tuesday 1 July

    Friends Garden Party, The Old Mill House, Maids Moreton, courtesy of Mr and Mrs Cumming

REGULAR MEETINGS

MEMBERS MONTHLY LUNCH

The monthly lunches will run from January to October – with a gap in November for the Annual Dinner and in December for the Christmas social. Great food at a great venue and a chance to meet up with friends and maybe even make some new ones. Often including an informative talk by a local speaker.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Held in May each year, the Friends AGM where everyone has the opportunity to air their views on any aspect of the Friends.

The AGM is combined with a very enjoyable program of entertainment popular with Friends members.