Grandma flew Spitfires! Wednesday 10th April 2024 at 2 pm Richard Poad will talk to us about the forgotten World War 2 story of Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and the men and women of its multi-national pilot workforce, who provided the RAF with a non-stop supply of serviceable aircraft throughout the war. A reminder, just … Read more
Buying and Selling at Auction Wednesday 13th march 2024 at 2 pm Steven Bruce is an experienced Auctioneer. He will entertain and educate us about how things work at Auctions, the costs, pitfalls and some of his experiences. If you’d like to bring along an item for discussion and valuation, then please let Geoff Clegg … Read more
Amersham in Bloom Wednesday 14th February 2024 at 2 pm Andy Honour will talk to us about Amersham in Bloom, and other Amersham projects – the Lone Soldier statue and the Coronation Clock, recently erected in the Memorial Gardens, and the replica Metropolitan Line Railway locomotive on display in top Amersham. All Monthly Meetings are … Read more
What is your pet trying to tell you? Wednesday 10th January 2024 at 2 pm Lucy Lofting will talk to us about the psychology that goes on between our pets and us: how they communicate with us, and show their feelings towards us. How we can improve our connection with them? All Monthly Meetings are … Read more
A touch of magic – Mind reading and Mentalism Wednesday 13th December 2023 at 2 pm Steve Wilkinson is a magician who can read, and influence people’s minds! Steve will perform an effect on all of us, and then progress to different Mind Reading and Mentalism concepts with members of the audience.
How we remember and why we forget Wednesday 8th November 2023 at 2 pm Dr. Jim Ellis will give us a fascinating talk about our memory, how it adapts, and the effects of ageing: How does our brain make sense of new things? Do we all do this in the same way? Where did you … Read more
The Joys and Perils of Being an Author Wednesday 11th October 2023 at 2 pm Colin Wade talks about his career as an author, his influences and his writing motivations. Colin explains some of the things that he was not expecting when it came to publishing and selling his books (the peril bit!) … Read more
Arranged marriage and how it works Wednesday 13th September 2023 at 2 pm Amji Abinashi gave us an excellent insight into Indian Culture in May last year. Following requests to hear from him again, he will show us the history, conventions and procedures involved in arranged marriages. We’ll learn about some of the pros and … Read more