Issue 118 - the Pembury Village Website

A PEMBURY SOCIETY EVENTALL THE MEETINGS of the Society are friendly affairs with good speakers. Some areextra good, when everything clicks, and some have that little bit more that makes themspecial. The Spring Meeting was just that – special. And it was the easy and relaxedpersonality of Kaddy Lee-Preston, the weather forecasterfrom BBC South East, thatbound it all together and drove itto its success.Kaddy told the audience – whichnumbered nearly one hundred –about how her interest inweather early in her life guidedher towards a career in thedirection of the science of qualityforecasting. We all now knowthat she has achieved recognitionas the engaging lady who mostlygets the predictions oftomorrow’s sun and showersright and it was great having herwith us to tell us about the highsand lows of her path towards her success. It is always a pleasure to see her on our televisionscreens and it was interesting to learn how the information on ambient weather conditionsis gathered from land, sea, air and satellite sources and collated to create what is now anincreasingly reliable forecast of things to come. The talk was, well, atmospheric!Parish Council Chairman Sarah Clarke in discussion withKaddy Lee-PrestonCycling is her hobby and shetravels considerable distanceseach year in aid of a charity,which is Macmillan Nurses forCancer Relief. In the not-toodistantfuture she plans to takean adventurous cycling journeyin Brazil to raise funds for thissame cause and has promised toreturn to tell us about herexperiences.During the evening apresentation was made to KenWatts, the Membership Secretaryof the Society, as a thank-you forall the work he has done over theyears. It is easy to take forgranted the efforts of those who do much to ensure the smooth operation of a Society suchas ours and this was a small gesture of the appreciation of the members.Derek JohnsonKaddy Lee-Preston with Derek Johnson, Chairman of ThePembury Society17