Sutton Speakers Club has a change of venue. Our last meeting on the 14th May 2026 was our first at Aston Wood Golf Club. It was agreed by all that the new venue offered a more professional space and was far better suited to our club activities – the opportunity to socialise in the bar…

This year’s competition, on 18th Feb 2026, was hosted by the Sans Souci Club in Solihull. Sutton Speakers Club team comprised… Simon (Judge) Saima (Topics Competition) Justin (Evaluation Competition) Sheryl (Speech Competition) It was a fantastic evening and although Justin & Sheryl didn’t make the podium this time, massive congratulations go to Saima who only…

Our club meeting on 20th November 2025 took the form of a debate – on the subject of an organic lifestyle. Debates test not only your speaking skills but also your listening skills. As chair, Sheryl introduced the audience to the motion “Organic – a way to a better world or just a buzz word?”…

Our meeting on the 6th November took the form of a Topics Competition. Expertly chaired by Paulette and following competition rules our Topic Takers each took their turn at the lectern. They were all incredible – but as with any competition there can be only one winner and congratulations go to Saima who impressed the…

Using a microphone is not as easy as it appears to be but it’s a great skill to acquire. We were all able to practice our mic skills at our meeting on 23rd Oct 2025 – whether speaking or singing! Our surprise warm-up activity was to sing the first line of a favourite song using…

That gloom laden phrase was the theme for our latest meeting. But despite the ominous subject there were plenty of laughs too. To kick-off the meeting, our chair, Waseem asked “What one thing, if it were removed from your life, would create your personal mini dystopia?” In no particular order our members couldn’t live without…

Our first meeting after the summer break was on Thurs 11th Sept 2025 Expertly chaired by Saima, our season kicked off with the theme “Why Is Starting Anything So Difficult?” Thalha, Richard and Sheryl shared their thoughts on the subject in 3 very different speeches. The speeches were followed by excellent evaluations from Paulette, Gurpreet…

Hosted the SW Midland’s Area Speech Contest on 13th February 2025 A fantastic evening of riveting speeches, entertaining topics and insightful evaluations – topped off with friendly rivalry!Although we didn’t make it on to the podium this time we are immensely proud of our members who spoke in the competition – Tracie, Paulette and Sheryl…