The guest speaker was David Hardcastle with a ‘Mobile Police Museum’. Most, if not all of the exhibits, were already laid out on a long table and David said he would try his best, in the time allotted, to describe and speak about as many as…

Steve Welsh - "Life as a Roman Legionary"

The guest speaker was Steve Welsh, with ‘Life as a Roman Legionary’. Steve had visited Hadrian’s Wall as a youngster many times and has walked the whole distance of it, wearing the full armour and clothing that legionaries would have worn. He began his presentation wearing what looked like an…

Tim Forman - Twenty Amusing Years in Sales and Marketing

The guest speaker was Tim Forman who presented ‘Twenty Amusing Years in Sales and Marketing’. Tim qualified as a teacher in 1982 but subsequently began his sales career with Endsleigh Insurance. He gave his first talk about today’s subject in 1992 and passed on a tip to any…

Bob Hayter - The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on the Ordinary Person

The guest speaker was one of our members, Bob Hayter, who presented ‘The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on the Ordinary Person’. Before the Industrial Revolution, clothing was primarily made from natural, animal, and plant fibres like wool, linen, and silk. People used hand-powered methods like spinning wheels and looms…

Chris Freeman - Jungle Look - The Birds and the Bees and The Kapok Tree

The October guest speaker was Chris Freeman with: “Jungle Look – The Birds and the Bees and the Kapok Tree’. Chris has been a speaker for over forty years and regularly visits groups and other audiences on behalf of the charity ‘Water Aid’. On one of…

Dave Boardman - Adventures in Stage Management

This month's speaker was one of our own members, Dave Boardman with ‘Adventures in Stage Management - The role of those who make gigs happen’. He has been involved in this role for many years, and started by saying the job is ‘the best fun you can ever have’…

This month's guest speaker was Marilyn Shalks. In the first of her many excerpts from the silver screen, we saw how Marilyn and her husband greeted each other before breakfast every day. Not many of our members admitted that they too sang ‘Good mornin’ from the…

Jeff Jacklyn - "Life in the NHS - It Only Hurts When I Laugh"