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BRANCHES held at the Mid-Somerset Festival, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Festival and the Diamond Jubilee of HM the Queen. There will be classes for lower secondary school and for primary years and the task will be to create and present a 10 minute group performance on the theme of one or more of the decades from the 1940s to the present day. Our contribution will be for the winning school’s library or other facilities. David Leonard, Chairman, Bath and District branch Bristol address was followed by questions from our members which allowed us to learn yet more about the history of the Mayoralty in Bristol. We wish them well in their very busy year in office. October gave us a lively talk entitled ‘Are We Getting the News We Deserve’ Andrew Wilson, a Sky News presenter, described the perils faced by the modern day news reporter. Having travelled all over the world, his missions included the Chilean mining rescue and many trouble spots, among them Afghanistan and more recently, Benghazi, during the conflict for control of Libya. Vivid presentation and personal stories were at the heart of what made the event so impactful. Present day assignments can often involve significant personal danger in bringing the news from areas of conflict and we wish him well in the future. Conspicuous Gallantry medal was awarded to a Bomb Aimer who, having been sent on a Pilot’s Course, later flew during the Berlin Air lift and also worked on the Kings Flight for three years becoming one of the early test pilots. Many of the pilots were also helped to escape back to England by Belgian patriots and we were shown a map of the various routes, in particular the Comet route by which 700 British personnel escaped across the Pyrenees and down through Spain. The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of Bristol Councilor Geoffrey Gollop, the Lady Mayoress, Bernice and our President and Chairman, Tony Williams At the beginning of September, we were delighted to welcome The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Geoffrey Gollop, and his wife, the Lady Mayoress Bernice. Councillor Gollop gave us a most interesting address about the history of the Mayoralty in Bristol from the 13th Century to the present day. In 1899, Queen Victoria granted a Lord Mayoralty to Bristol and on her visit that year she knighted the then Mayor, Herbert Ashman, who then became Lord Mayor. Councillor Gollop’s Exeter and District At the beginning of our first meeting of the season, we had a delightful presentation by Charlie Murrell- Edwards and Ewan Gibson who received gap year grants from us for their Cambodian project. At our main speaker event, Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork entitled his talk ‘The Men behind the Medals’, a particularly apt topic for Battle of Britain Day. He described the various medals awarded and explained why the colours in the ribbons were as they are, all carefully designed by King George VI. Air Cdre Pitchfork then showed four sets of medals awarded to the Air Crew of Bomber Command, one set awarded to a pilot who worked covering the Arctic Convoy. The DIALOGUE 54
REGIONAL DIARY EAST REGION MIDLANDS REGION NORTH WEST REGION SOUTH EAST REGION Cambridge and Welland Valley Public Speaking Competition for Schools Monday 25 January Uppingham Heat at Uppingham School. Monday 30 January Cambridge Heat at St Mary’s School, Cambridge. Thursday 23 February Branch Final at Oakham Castle, Rutland. For further details contact Rob Carley, tel: 01858535391. Friday 2 March Fitzwilliam Lunch to be held at Fitzwilliam College Cambridge 12.30 pm. For tickets Contact John Hindle, tel: 01539770580. Suffolk All applications and payments in advance to: Mrs Joy Childs, Casita, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6DP (separate cheques for each event) Thursday 12 January 2 pm St Edmunds Cathedral Tour: short organ recital and a cream tea. Cost £10 Tuesday 7 February 4.30 pm - Schools Public Speaking Competition - King Edward VI Upper School Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH Thursday 16 February 12 noon, Colin McCorquodale Luncheon, ‘A Date With Monarchy’, cost £17.95. Nowton Court Saturday 17 March Finals of the East Region Public Speaking Competition, time and venue to be confirmed Thursday 22 March Coffee Morning - time and venue to be confirmed. Gloucestershire All details and availability of tickets from Jacqueline Millington, 1, Queen Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, OX10 7HR tel: 01865340266 (STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE PLEASE). Sunday 5 February 12 noon prompt. Annual February Luncheon with our first visit to The Three Ways Hotel, home of the famous Pudding Club, Mickleton, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire. Guest-of-Honour and Speaker, The Chairman of the English- Speaking Union, Dame Mary Richardson, who will talk about “My Vision for The English- Speaking Union”. Luncheon, a rather special one, Rib of Hereford Beef (medium rare) followed by a buffet of puddings – a selection from the famous Pudding Club – such as Treacle Sponge, Spotted Dick, Bread and Butter Pudding, Jam Roly Poly, all with lashings of custard. Liverpool and Merseyside All lunches are held in The Athenaeum Church Alley Liverpool at 12 noon. Further details from Sue Davies Secretary 01513426157 email: suedaviesheswall@googlemail. com Friday 28 January Speaker: Ken Pye on ‘The Bloody History of Liverpool’ Friday 24 February Paul Crossey on ‘Italian Cities of Art’ Thursday 22 March Dr Andrew Curran on ‘How the brain works and how to keep it working’ Mid-Cheshire Contact: Valerie Mais 01606 76534, email valerie@mais. demon.co.uk Lunch Meetings at Portal Premier Golf Club, Forest Road, Tarporley, Cheshire 12 noon for 12.30 pm Tuesday 10 January Speaker, John Steedman, ‘The Natural History of a Garden’ Wednesday 25 January Theatre Trip by coach Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester – Two Tuesday 14 February Speaker – Peter Hyde – ‘The Oldham Rescue Team’ Tuesday 13 March Speaker, Peter Kirk, ‘A Penguin Safari to the Falklands’ Canterbury and East Kent 1 February 5 pm: Finals of the Public Speaking Competition at the Guildhall Canterbury CT1 2DB, by kind permission of the Lord Mayor. Visitors welcome. Thursday 23 February ‘The Great Dickens Debate’ at Dartmouth House, London. 10 am-3.30 pm 10 am Introductory Lecture by Prof Malcolm Andrews Tuesday 6 March In conjunction with Christchurch University 6 pm Karen Fernald ‘Florence Nightingale - Letters and Diaries, Life and Work’ Admission Free Saturday 21 April 5pm at St Nicholas at Wade Church Thanet CT7 ONT ‘Celebration of Words and Music’: Gawain Douglas Poet with young musicians Tickets £6 Sunday 15 July 3pm: Strawberry Tea at Sandgate Castle by kind permission of Lord & Lady Boot. Enjoy a summer tea and entertainment by Mrs Pinkerton: Lovely, unique 1920s and 30s cabaret. Tickets £12. List closes 10 July. Eastbourne Branch Thursday 9 February 2.30pm ‘New Venture’ at Devonshire Club, Hartington Place, Eastbourne. Mr Chris McCooey, freelance speaker and author will talk on ‘Kent & Sussex Scandals - sensational salacious and sad’. Followed by Tea. Thursday 22 March 12.30pm for 1.00pm. Carvery Lunch at the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club. Speaker: Dame Mary Richardson DIALOGUE 55
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