The Agenda Festival

Returning for the second time, the Agenda Festival was a ‘succes fou’!

Glorious sunshine, beautiful surroundings, great speakers and fascinating exhibitors.

Featuring fascinating talks by actors Simon Williams and Lucy Fleming; travelers, adventurers, and journalists Martin Bell, Julia Boyd, Pierre Thomas, and Miranda Green; food and wine enthusiasts Tom Parker Bowles and Olly Smith; rounded out by Gyles Brandreth being the brilliant Gyles Brandreth.

In addition to all this, guests explored an eclectic selection of exhibitors offering practical cross-generational solutions on everything from housing, estate planning, and downsizing, to travel, eating, and drinking.

2024 Highlights

Full recordings of past theatre talks are now available

for you to catch up on via our YouTube page.

We look forward to seeing you next year!

We enjoyed a sparkling day out featuring the most delicious Gusbourne English Sparkling Wine, a lovely al fresco lunch, lively music, and a spirited program of amusing, irreverent, and well-known speakers.

Alongside this, interesting and carefully selected exhibitors offered information on what is available for our energetic and ever-cooler 50+ crowd.

Talks Programme

This year, sessions revolved around the lives of actors, Simon Williams & Lucy Fleming as well as, travellers, writers and foodies, including Tom Parker Bowles and Olly Smith delving into the delights and disasters of the world of food and wine and Martin Bell and Julia Boyd recounting their travel adventures. All this, rounded out by Gyles Brandreth who presented a new talk, “Never Look Back; you might fall down the stairs”.

“Stage and Wisdom”

Actors Simon Williams and Lucy Fleming and journalist and author Sarah Standing talked about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the entertainment world.

“Light Luggage: Dispatches from a Diplomatic Spouse, an Explorer and a War Correspondent”

Dispatches from a diplomatic spouse and a war correspondent; FT columnist and broadcaster Miranda Green interviewed ‘the man in the white suit’ Martin Bell and author and ambassador’s wife Julia Boyd about their widely divergent travel experiences.

“Age Doesn’t Matter Unless You’re a Cheese”

We took a look behind the scenes with author and food writer Tom Parker Bowles and wine expert Olly Smith who discussed what it is really like facing up to weird food, hapless contestants and endless glasses of wine.

Never Look Back; You Might Fall Down the Stairs

The Agenda Team

Now the day job is done, we’re here to inspire you on your next step. Brought to you by London’s Next Step Education Ltd, the brains behind the Independent Schools Show, art education fair FORMA, and Step Up Expo, in collaboration with the Evening Standard.

Pretty please can we go back and re-live Monday… What a truly glorious day we had for the second Agenda Festival. ☀️

More highlights to come very soon.👀

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Tomorrow is the big day!

The ultimate culture and lifestyle festival will be back TOMORROW⭐️ Come and join us for a day of laughter, delicious food & drink and the most fabulously fascinating and entertaining speakers.

Hand picked companies, shopping, Sparkling Wine and @gylesbrandreth - could this be a better day?! We’ll see you there.🍾✨

#agenda #lifesfinetime #newevent #london #londonevent#adventure #travel #laterlife #laterlivinguk #escape #planning#inspiration #luxury #luxurylondon #luxuryretirement #laterlife #thirdact #hurlingham

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Just three days until we open the doors to the Agenda Festival… and look what we have spotted when running around mid preparations!👀⭐️✨

Just a handful of tickets left - come and join us!

@countrylifemagazine

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Just seven days until we open the Agenda Festival doors for the second time.

This time next week we will be sipping on @gusbourne_wine or if rosé is your preferred choice a cold glass of @maisonmirabeau. 🍾

A handful of tickets are still available if you’d like to join us for this ultimate lifestyle and culture festival at the Hurlingham Club.✨⭐️☀️

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What`s the key to happiness?

Join us in excitement as we announce that @gylesbrandreth will be returning for the second time to deliver a BRAND-NEW talk, closing out our afternoon at the Agenda Festival! 🎉

Have you secured your tickets yet? Hurry, before they`re all gone! 🎟️ #AgendaFestival #GylesBrandreth #DontMissOut

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The Agenda Festival - Monday 20th May

A fun and inspiring day celebrating all the rich opportunities on how to make the most out of later life. Witty speakers plus experts with the inside track on everything from finance to healthcare.

Book your tickets before they sell out!🎟️

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Join us for an exclusive cooking demonstration hosted by @louisas_honey, featuring culinary masterminds from past seasons of Masterchef! Come and taste various delicious canapés - we can’t wait.✨☀️

#agendafestival #thehurlinghamclub #fulhamevent #hurlingham #cookingdemo #masterchef #canapes #londonevent

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