Event Category: Meeting
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Summer Social
Games, quizzes, tea and cakes plus a lot of fun Read more
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A Talk on Hitchin Priory by Matthew Platt, Curator from North Hertfordshire Museum.
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Tea and Talk 'Those were the days'
A trip down memory lane: British music in the 1960s by Claire Woodforde. Organised by the British Schools Museum For detailed information and where to obtain tickets, click on the button below Read more
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HIRING SERVANTS - a talk by Craig Angus
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Mike Higgins talks on Mental Health Awareness
The speaker 'has been actively involved in mental health reform and awareness initiatives. As President of the Mental Health Foundation, he promotes positive attitudes towards mental health and advocates for the rights and dignity of individuals with mental health problems. Higgins emphasizes the importance of lifting the stigma around mental health issues and reducing the… Read more
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Helicopters. A talk by Duncan Bickley
Duncan Bickley is a retired Commercial Helicopter Pilot who worked all over the UK, principally as an instructor and examiner. He had his own helicopter company based at Cambridge Airport for 20 years and flew mainly light helicopters. Towards the end of his career, he specialised in training and examining future instructors. In addition to… Read more
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The World's Most Travelled Man. A Talk by Fred Finn
Fred Finn 'has the distinction of achieving something that no other human being has accomplished: he is the world’s most travelled person. The Guinness Book of Records officially confirms this title. He has three records 15.0 million miles, a distance which equates to 33 round trips to the moon or 671 circuits of the globe,… Read more
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Paul Barwick talks on Espionage
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Barrow to Baghdad & Back Again. A talk by Philip Caine
Philip Caine, the author of the Jack Castle and Shackleton Blister books, talks about his life and his ten years in the Middle East that inspired his books. Read more
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Revd Henry Small and the missing £20,000. A talk by local historian Jon Mein
'In 1815 Revd Henry Small was appointed rector of the Abbey parish in St Albans. Late in 1834 he fled to France leaving behind substantial debts having embezzled huge sums of money from the local Savings Bank. This talk explores a surprising story that attracted the attention of the then Prime Minister and involved an… Read more