Be a Member
Becoming a member of the Bahrain Society is easy, giving you immediate access to news, events, and community.
It's just GBP25 per Individual Membership and GBP500 for Corporate Memberships.
Ordinary (Individual) Membership – GBP25 per person
- Bi-Annual newsletter
- Regular online meetups
- First refusal invitation to events in the UK and Bahrain
Corporate Membership – GBP500 per company
- Transferable membership for up to four, named individuals
- Logo acknowledgement on the Bahrain Society website
- Special price consideration for Banner Advertising on the Bahrain Society website and/or channels operated by Red House Marketing
- Opportunity to submit news to be featured in the Bahrain Society News section, subject to the Editor’s Approval.
FAQ
Our Chairman, Heather Harper MBE describes the Society’s inspiration, intention and values as follows:
The Bahrain Society is rooted in fostering enduring friendships and cultural exchanges between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom. We have been a bridge connecting people, celebrating shared histories, and promoting mutual understanding for six decades. Our commitment is to create a welcoming community where members can share their experiences, learn from one another, and build lasting connections.
We are dedicated to arranging events that unite our members, helping them stay in touch and engaged. We believe in the power of conversation, shared experiences, and collaboration to strengthen the bonds between our nations. As Chairman, I am focused on continuing this legacy by ensuring that our Society remains a vibrant and inclusive space for all who cherish the unique relationship between Bahrain and the UK.
For almost 60 years, members of Bahrain Society continue to nurture the bridge of friendship between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom. The Society acts as a catalyst enabling former and present residents of Bahrain to stay in touch with each other and the history & culture shared by the two nations.
Our Patron is His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
From our inception in 1965, six years before Bahrain became independent from the United Kingdom, the ruler of Bahrain is the Patron of the Bahrain Society. In 1999, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa honoured the Society with his patronage. Our first patron was King Hamad’s father, His Highness the Amir Shaikh Isa bin Sulman Al Khalifa.
Our President is His Excellency Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
The Society’s first founding President was Shaikh Sulman bin Daij Al Khalifa. Since independence in 1971, Bahrain’s sitting ambassador to the United Kingdom assumes presidency and His Excellency, Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa has served as the Kingdom’s Ambassador to the UK and the Bahrain Society’s President since 2015.
Our Chairman is Heather Harper, MBE
The tradition is our Chairman has lived & worked in Bahrain. During the ‘80s, Heather was a broadcast journalist with Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation’s second channel, Channel 55. She was the founding producer & anchor of ‘It’s 55’. She also worked tirelessly with her late husband, Brian, with the pioneering Solar Energy Company keeping very close ties with Bahrain – both business & friendship. Heather continues to champion Britons living and working overseas. Heather is joined by a Working Committee of volunteers who ensure the Bahrain Society runs smoothly and achieves objectives, from treasury through to events and marketing.
The Bahrain Society is a friendship organisation, fostering the long-held strong ties between the people of Bahrain and Britain. The Society shines a beacon of light between the two nations enabling residents’ past and present to stay connected. Indeed, for almost six decades, the Society has nurtured mutual understanding and cultural exchange. Established in 1965, today’s 300-strong membership continues to join events, celebrations, and conversations cultivating camaraderie for everyone with a shared interest in the friendship bridge connecting the two Kingdoms – Bahrain and the UK.
Our Chairman Heather Harper is joined by a Working Committee of volunteers who ensure the Bahrain Society runs smoothly and achieves objectives, from treasury through to events and marketing.
Here’s your Committee, all working tirelessly back and front of house:
- Chairman: Heather Harper MBE
- Honorary Secretary – administration: Martin Beacon
- Honorary Secretary – governance: Mark Homolka
- Treasurer: Robert Jarman
- Membership: Bob Cowell
- Events and Partnerships: Michael Buckingham
- Event & Community Managers: Wendy Bridgton and Nicola Lloyd
If you have the desire to help keep the friendship bridge between the two Kingdoms of Bahrain and Britain strong and spirited, please join us as we foster the decades-old camaraderie and connect community. Throughout the year, we coordinate in-person and online meet-ups, including a Gala Dinner and the AGM. And, in the early Spring of 2026 we are organising a Visit Bahrain four-day sojourn.
You can! For starters this website kindly designed and built by Red House Marketing for the Bahrain Society will be updated regularly with Bahrain & Society news. Look out for invites to the calendar of events. Of course, we encourage all members to host ‘regional’ gatherings and take pictures so we can share with the Society’s members.
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Thank you. Please email chairman@bahrainsociety.uk