Men's Get Together
Contact: Dane Thomas Tel: 01425 615171
Email: danethomas48@gmail.com
The Men's Get Together meet on the first Thursday of each month at 9:45 am for a 10.30 am start, finishing 11.30 to 12.00 noon. We have interesting speakers each month, with two meetings a year with our wives & partners invited.
We also try to arrange occasional outside visits to places of interest. We have a monthly e-Newsletter to keep our members informed of any programme changes and visits etc.
Join us each month for a chat, a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit, followed by our speaker.
Programme for 2019
January 10th (Ladies Invited)
Note:- this is SECOND Thursday and is by ticket ONLY.
Note:- this is SECOND Thursday and is by ticket ONLY.
Secrets of Cunard
Covers the history of the company and how QE2 was very nearly never built due to some questionable decisions by the directors at the time.
Also explains why the shipbuilders made a huge loss and continues with her time on the world cruise where one meets so many eccentric, if not to say quite bonkers, passengers.
Covers the history of the company and how QE2 was very nearly never built due to some questionable decisions by the directors at the time.
Also explains why the shipbuilders made a huge loss and continues with her time on the world cruise where one meets so many eccentric, if not to say quite bonkers, passengers.
By Patsy Taylor
February 7th
A Wild Colonial Boy
One of our own Member's reminiscences of a childhood in Malaya
One of our own Member's reminiscences of a childhood in Malaya
By Gordon Denson
March 7th
How things change: a career in the Fire Service
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By Keith Thomas
April 4th
A.G.M. followed by The International Space Station
A close up look at what goes on in the Space Station.
A close up look at what goes on in the Space Station.
By Bill Coombes
May 2nd
Beekeeping
A local beekeeper tells all about this fascinating pastime.
A local beekeeper tells all about this fascinating pastime.
By Ted Scott
June 6th
History of Motor Car (2) "Adolescence"
Takes the story of the development of the car forward to the 1960's.
Takes the story of the development of the car forward to the 1960's.
By John Ellis
July 4th (Ladies Invited)
The Golden Age of Piracy
50,000 pirates roamed the seas during The Golden Age of Piracy. Who were they and how did they live? Find out about the pirates who roam the seas and oceans today and what is done to keep them in check.
50,000 pirates roamed the seas during The Golden Age of Piracy. Who were they and how did they live? Find out about the pirates who roam the seas and oceans today and what is done to keep them in check.
By Kathy McNally
August 1st
The Mary Celeste.....A Mystery of the Sea
The part Captain Spooner Briggs & his crew played. Was it abandoned to sink for an insurance claim or was the cargo responsible for them leaving the ship? Where does she lie now and how a world renowned author set about finding her? Modern techniques now hold a clue to solving a mystery of the sea.
The part Captain Spooner Briggs & his crew played. Was it abandoned to sink for an insurance claim or was the cargo responsible for them leaving the ship? Where does she lie now and how a world renowned author set about finding her? Modern techniques now hold a clue to solving a mystery of the sea.
By Howard Nichols
September 5th
Gliding a 747
In June 1982 a 747 jet with 247 passengers on board suddenly 'lost' all its engines. The Captain of this flight recounts the hair-raising story.
In June 1982 a 747 jet with 247 passengers on board suddenly 'lost' all its engines. The Captain of this flight recounts the hair-raising story.
By Eric Moody
October 3rd
The Treasures of Dorset
A scenic trip around this beautiful county discovering some of the lesser known facts about its history, families, architecture and landscape.
A scenic trip around this beautiful county discovering some of the lesser known facts about its history, families, architecture and landscape.
By Christopher Legrand
November 7th
A Lifeboat on the Road
An amusing and unusual story of the speakers life on the road with a training school on wheels. Not a history of the RNLI, but his adventures with the crews from Lands End to Shetland and across Ireland.
An amusing and unusual story of the speakers life on the road with a training school on wheels. Not a history of the RNLI, but his adventures with the crews from Lands End to Shetland and across Ireland.
By Howard Nichols
December 5th
History of Motor Car (3) "Maturity"
The 1960's to the present day covering advances in design and manufacturing.
The 1960's to the present day covering advances in design and manufacturing.
By John Ellis
At the January & July meetings, we invite our Ladies to join us.
Other Years Programmes are here - 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016