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MONTHLY MEETINGS
We have now moved away from the Tithe Barn, and returned to the United Reformed Church.
However, in some instances we will use Zoom or other venues, so please keep checking this website, or look in your Newsletter to confirm the venue.
Format - Doors open at 1:00pm, with a cuppa available from 1:30. The meeting begins at 2:00pm on the First Wednesday of the month.
Free Tea and Coffee - Another new innovation is to make our meetings as environmentally friendly as possible by asking members to please bring their own mugs. There will be a choice of teas and coffee available.
We usually run a raffle so make sure you get there early to enjoy your cup of tea/coffee and buy your raffle tickets.
MEMBERS' MEETING TOPICS
October 7th - My Amazing Journeys to Antarctica by Dave Pinion
Dave Pinion presents a talk on his experiences from his small ship expedition cruises to the coldest and most remote place on Earth. In February/March 2023, inspired by the exploits of Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton and other legends from the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration, he visited Antarctica on a small ship expedition.
He says, "I was hoping, with luck, to stand in their footsteps. I was VERY lucky and now I stand on their shoulders. I saw everything I had hoped for, and experienced far more than I expected, I fell in love with Antarctica. I caught the "polar bug", a little known and incurable disease I now share with my fellow travellers from five expeditions to the white continent (so far!!)".
He donates his fees to the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT, a charity based in Cambridge), which maintains the Historic Buildings, such as the Penguin Post Office at Port Lockroy.
November 4th - History theme
Alex Grant will give a talk on "Sex, Spies and Scandal: The John Vassall Affair"
December 2nd - In house Christmas Celebration and AGM
Venue and additional entertainment TBC
CORONAVIRUS
Although all Covid restrictions have now been lifted, Covid is still highly contagious and so if you or your family feel unwell before or on the day of the meeting, we would request you to remain at home.