Dates for your diary

6 November 2026: AGM, Lecture and Dinner, Dulwich College

Prof David Drewry, former Director of SPRI and BAS and recipient of numerous awards, including the Polar Medal, speaks on: The Risks and Hazards of Discovering Antarctica’s ‘Land Beneath the Ice’.

1–12 December 2026: The Antarctican, White Bear Theatre, London

The play is about Apsley Cherry-Garrard, author of The Worst Journey in the World. Special performance dates for James Caird Society members, guests and friends are 4 December (evening performance – already sold out), 10 December (matinee) and 11 December (evening). An additional James Caird Society date will be added.

11 January–31 March 2027: Exhibition – George Marston: Shackleton’s Expedition Artist, RGS, London

Sponsored and supported by the James Caird Society, the RGS and SPRI.

15 February 2027 (early afternoon): Annual Ceremony at Westminster Abbey

The ceremony will take place in front of the Shackleton Memorial and is exclusively for up to 30 James Caird Society members. Followed by an optional self-funded pub lunch.

14 May 2027: Lecture and Dinner, Dulwich College

Alison Neil, Chief Executive of the South Georgia Heritage Trust, will speak about the restoration of the Manager’s Villa at Stromness, where Shackleton, Crean and Worsley arrived after crossing South Georgia during the Endurance Expedition.