The Mysterious Death of MI6 Spy  - Gareth Williams

"Working with the Ghosts of Hampton Court" by Sarah Slater Sarah is a guide lecturer at Hampton Court Palace, a State Apartment Warder and affiliate of the Institute of Tourist Guiding.  Sarah will give a glimpse of what it is like to wander the galleries late at night on her own in the dark in… Read More »Monthly Meeting

"Art Deco" by Ian Gledhill Ian has had a varied career from designing underground railways for London Transport to appearing in pantomime with Julian Cleary. In between he has worked in travel and tourism, music publishing, on TV and in Theatre where he has been a director, set designer and opera translator. His main interests… Read More »Monthly Meeting

"The Able Seamen and Tragedy of  HMS Titanic" by Angela Young Angela is a Great Granddaughter of a survivor of the Titanic tragedy and as such has personal details and research passed down to her from her family. I found letters between my great-grandmother, the Countess of Rothes, and Able Seaman Thomas Jones, the aristocrat and the… Read More »Monthly Meeting

“Tanzania and the Kilimanjaro Region ABC Dreams”  by  John De Ronde John set up ABC Dreams as a Charity for vulnerable children in the Kilimanjaro region. The village he met catalogued 172 orphans and vulnerable children and he was asked by the village committee to help. He now supports over 100 children in both primary… Read More »Monthly Meeting

"Passports, Assassins, Traitors and Spies" by Martin Lloyd Martin is a Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster. Thrill to a dramatic account of how actions of a group of assassins brought about a change in the passport regulations: how the unmasking of a spy caused a modification in passport design and how, for one man the passport… Read More »Monthly Meeting

"The Changing World of Broadcast Media" by Patricia Mitchinson The speaker takes a satirical look at the changing world of broadcast media and technology and poses the question  “real”  or  “fake”  news.  Are we up to the challenge?

"The National Arboretum" For those of you who have not visited the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire the speaker will pass on to you the wonder of this memorial and how it was established and how it is organised. You will definitely want to visit it !!

"AGM / England’s Greatest Magician" We will first hold our brief AGM which will be followed by the the talk.