The Royal Meteorological Society look back over 175 years and forwards

The Royal Meteorological Society has long been a pioneer in the field of meteorology and this year celebrates its 175th year! Guided by its charitable purpose and a commitment to excellence, RMetS’ mission is to advance the understanding of weather and climate and its applications for the benefit of everyone.

This is the first open public talk in Reading by the Royal Meteorological Society. It has been specially commissioned by the Reading Civic Society for HODs.

Eleanor Pinches (FRMetS), Education Officer, will take this opportunity to look back over the 175 years of history, picking out key advances and milestones and take a look forward to the opportunities and challenges that await us.

Reading is fitting location for such an event as not only is the Society office based in Reading, but the town plays a key role in weather and climate science. Take the Climate Stripes - a fairly recent but widely known symbol of climate change which were designed by Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading.

Like all HODs events this is free to attend. However donations are sought on the day to cover the cost of the venue being opened by the Church

This talk starts at 2:30pm.

During the afternoon there are three HODs talks in the church. Either side of this talk we have, starting at 1:30, a talk about Caversham Bridge and starting at 15:45 one about Beekeeping. All have to be separately booked via separate HODs entries.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:

1430

Location & directions

Caversham Baptist Church, 1 Prospect Street, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8JB

Directions:

The church in Caversham is at the corner of Prospect St, Church Street and South Street

Contact on day:

Richard Bennett

Telephone number:

+447802763289

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

If after booking on Eventbrite you find you are not able to attend please cancel your booking to enable others to attend.

Booking website:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1444860158629

Booking opens:

16 Jul 2025 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

18 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

There is a small car park adjacent to the church for disabled users. Please advise the event organiser when booking if required Free Parking is available at the back of the Waitrose Car park for a maximum of 90 Minutes . The further section of the car park (towards Iceland Supermarket) is for a maximum of 3 hours and is camera controlled. There is wheelchair access at the main entrance and from the car park, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There is an accessible toilet in the main foyer

Additional information

The church was built by Alfred Waterhouse. The talk follows a period from 12 noon to 1pm for visits and tours of the church. It is the second of 3 talks during the afternoon of 13 September for HODs. Each talk must be booked separately . Donations towards the cost of the hire of the church are sought on the day, payable by cash or card. Some local publications will be on sale.

Max no of people per tour:

100

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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