A history of Taverners events in May

The month of May in previous years has seen a variety of events from luncheons and galas, both nationally and regionally, race nights, dances, fashion shows, golf days, rugby tournaments and Lady Taverners events.

A total of 101 events this month have gone by in years, here are some of them listed with details.

What memories do you have of these events?

2 May 1960 The Lord's Taverners Spring Luncheon at the Empress Club, London with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, The Rt Hon. Robert G. Menzies, The Rt Hon. The Marquess of Exeter, A Dickson Wright and Harry Altham.

1 May 1980 The Lord's Taverners Hampshire Region Inaugural Dinner at Wessex Hotel, Winchester.

18 May 1982 The Lord's Taverners City Region Race Night at the House of Commons, London.

22 May 1986 The Lord's Taverners Northumberland and Durham Region Inaugural Dinner at Linden Hall Hotel, Longhorsley.

7 May 1987 The Lord's Taverners Kent Region Spring Lunch at Great Danes Hotel, Maidstone.

8 May 1992 The Lord's Taverners Celebrity Hanger Dance at RAF Gibraltar.

9 May 1992 The Lord's Taverners Pre-Match Lunch at Bianca's Bistro Pizzeria, Gibraltar.

15 May 1993 The Lord's Taverners Guernsey Region 60's and 70's Night joint function with Young Taverners.

20 May 1993 The Lord's Taverners West Midlands Region 'Eve of Test Match' Dinner at the Metropole Hotel, Birmingham with guest speakers Sir Richard Hadlee, The Rt. Hon. David Mellor, Mike Osman and Bill Tidy.

5 May 1994 The Lady Taverners Yorkshire Region Fashion and Clarins Beauty Luncheon at Lower Austby, Near Ilkley, West Yorkshire.

6 May 1994 The Lady Taverners East Midlands Region Car Scavenger Hunt and Sausage and Mash Supper.

11 May 1995 The Lord's Taverners North-West Region Ladies Luncheon.

12 May 1995 The Lady Taverners Guernsey Caribbean Evening at St. James, Guernsey.

13 May 1995 The Lord's Taverners Jersey Spring Ball at La Moye, Jersey.

19 May 1999 The Lord's Taverners Middlesex Region 7th Summer Luncheon with Guest of Honour Nicholas and Annie Parsons at The Hyatt Carlton Tower, London, with guest speakers Neil Durden-Smith, Nicholas Parsons, Nick Stewart, Barry Cryer and Barry Took.

18 May 2004 The Brommers Trophy Golf and Luncheon at the Sunningdale Golf Club.

24 May 2004 A Celebration Dinner in Honor and in the Presence of Jonah Lomu and Sir Richard Hadlee at Dulwich Cricket Club in association with the Lord's Taverners.

26 May 2004 The Lady Taverners in association with The National Osteoporosis Society Luncheon hosted by Rachael Heyhoe Flint, President of The Lady Taverners with Guest of Honor Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles at The Ritz Hotel.

13 May 2005 The Lord's Taverners Middlesex Region Summer Lunch with Guest of Honor Terry Wogan at The Carlton Tower, London.

25 May 2005 Gala Charity Dinner Tribute to The Legends sponsored by nPower and RWE Group at the London Marriott Hotel with guest speakers Ian Robertson, Gavin Hastings, Mike Gatting, Peter Alliss, Richiue Benaud, Harry Carpenter and Ron Atkinson.

14 May 2008 The Lady Taverners 21st Anniversary 'A Royal Gala Evening' in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal at The Mansion House in association with Give Them a Sporting Chance.

13 May 2011 The Sir Bobby Robson Lunch in aid of The Lord's Taverners and the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation at the Lancaster Hotel, London, with guest speakers Chris Cowdrey, Lawrie McMenemy, Charlie Ross, Brian Woolnough in conversation with Ron Atkinson and Terry Venables.

4 May 2017 The Lord's Taverners President's Lunch at the Nursery Pavilion, Lord's with guest speakers Chris Cowdrey, Sam Alderson, Rod Woodward, Paul Robin Chief Executive The Lord's Taverners, Richard Madley, Piers Morgan and Sir Michael Parkinson President The Lord's Taverners.

7 May 2017 The Lord's Taverners Rugby 7's Tournament and Family Day 2017 at Richmond Rugby Club, Richmond, Surrey.

20 May 2019 The Lord's Taverners Spring Lunch countdown to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at The Nursery Pavilion, Lord's Cricket Ground, with guest speakers Chris Cowdrey, Owen Baker, Charlie Ross, David Fulton, Angus Fraser, Michael Holding and Stuart Law.

Compiled by Lord’s Taverners Archivist, William Powell