Eugenie Rhodes, a long-time NSC member who has now moved to Tunbridge Wells and consequently seldom makes it to our meetings, has started her own answer to the NSC, the Dandy and Connoisseur Club. Harking back to the Georgian era, when her town’s Pantiles area was the place to see and be seen, the club will, like the NSC, offer a monthly meeting with a talk.

Doors will open for socialising at 6pm, and from 6.30 there will be a talk, The Healing Art of Beauty: A Return to Culture & Connection, by Laura Winston. “In an age of speed, functionality and efficiency, beauty is often dismissed as frivolous,” Laura says. “But what if beauty has always been one of humanity's oldest healing arts? In this talk, I will explore how beauty via ritual and presence, adornment and art have long nourished the human spirit, helping us reconnect with ourselves, each other and the world around us. Together, we will rediscover beauty not as luxury, but as a pathway to restoration, culture and a more deeply lived life.”

For details, reservations and dress codes email dandyandconnoisseur@aol.com.