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Andrew Carnegie From rags to riches
Jeremy Holmes gave us a fascinating talk about Andrew Carnegie who rose from abject poverty in Dunfermline to be the richest man in the world 100 years ago. Starting with running errands for the sailors on the passage to America and found himself a job as a bobbin boy...
The Dung Beatles went down a storm
It was such a fun night with the fabulous Dung Beatles recently. They played to a full house and once the first brave dancers hit the floor the evening really got going with dance, laughter and, most likely, a little nostalgia. This is the second consecutive year...
Walking – April 2025
Long Walk April 2nd led by Bill O’ Kelly Hughenden Manor Walk We were fortunate to have bright summer weather on this day in early April. The sky was blue and clear and we heard plenty of birdsong. We started at Downley and walked through the woods with a good view...
Books and Book Reading – The secret diary of Hendrik Groen 83 1/4 years old
We had a bumper gathering of 9 members to discuss the book. Hendrick Groen is the pseudonym of Pietr De Smet, until we met most of us hadn't realised that this might not be a real diary or that the author was half the age of his literary alter ego. We felt that the...
Walking – March 2025
Long Walk March 5th led by Toby Lucas 17 of us assembled at The Boot car park in Bledlow Ridge. The sun was shining, daffodils dancing and the birds were singing about the joys of spring. We set off towards Lodge Hill Farm and then along the valley, through Deanfield....
Photoshoot – Sydenham
Twelve members of the photography group met at Sydenham Village for the first photoshoot of the year. The weather was grey but there was no rain. The theme was "Derelict" so lots of photo opportunities. Also some lovely horses. Ten members were able to have the...
Why the Beatles are the Shakespeare of Rock and Roll
Rev Peter Godden gave us a magical mystery tour through the all too brief six and a half years when the Beatles ruled the charts. From their beginnings when the 'man from Decca' famously made the worst business decision of his life by turning them down for a record...
Books and Book Reading – Holding by Graham Norton
The story is based in Duneen, a village in rural Ireland and revolves around PJ, the local Policeman, and the series of secrets that unravel following the discovery of a body on a building site. We felt that the book was well written and very good for a first novel....
‘Twelve months of colour ‘ Talk by Chris Day
The signs of Spring were already adding colour to our gardens when Chris Day from Buckingham Nurseries gave a superb talk on the how to have colour in our gardens throughout the year. By means of a wonderful slide presentation which included the theory behind colour...
Sing with Mandy
Amanda Shora treated us to a brief history of folk music, choosing songs from across the UK and sharing their stories with us. Singing unaccompanied she invited us to join her in songs such as Early one morning, My love is like a red, red rose, A roving,...
Books and Book Reading – The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain
The book tells the story of two boys growing up around the start of the second world war in Switzerland. One of the boys is from a privileged background, the other less fortunate, and the story looks at the different kinds of relationships they have with with each...
Walking – February 2025
Long Walk February 5th led by Angela Wall On a fine, sunny, February morning, 18 walkers assembled at The Black Horse in Lacey Green and began walking downhill through Loosely Row, past the foundry, through a large field, over a stile designed by someone with 6 ft...
From Seed to Plate – A talk by Paolo Arrigo
A great number of members (86!) met in the Bowls Club to hear a talk 'From seed to plate' given by Paolo Arrigo MD of Franchi Seeds UK. Paolo entertained us with a brilliant talk educating us about the seed industry and taking us on a trip round Italy to explore the...
Walking – January 2025
Strollers January 13th – led by Chris Twenty strollers met in Monks Risborough for our first walk of the New Year. It was a fine but cloudy day, a welcome change after the freezing weather a few days earlier. We set off at 10.30 along the road to Askett, then on over...
Photography Group Christmas Lunch
The Photography Group met for their Annual Christmas Lunch on 21st January at the Peacock Inn, Henton. We also celebrated our Joint Leader, Carole Barfoot's significant birthday with an illuminated cake made by the other half of the leading team, Susan Atkinson.
Aspects of Italy Christmas Lunch
The Aspects of Italy Group met for their Christmas Lunch at the end of November, appropriately, in the local Italian Restaurant, Bella Vita.
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