Peter Jackson Most of us – aside from one – had never heard of Smith Clarke but all of us had heard of Alvis and their wonderful cars. Smith Clarke was a naturally clever engineer and he joined the Alvis company from Daimler where he remained until his retirement. During his time at Alvis ,his wife became … Read more
At the age of 6 in 1945, Jannina and her mother set off from Poznan in Poland to escape the oppression of the Soviets who through the turmoil of the war had now occupied her country. Her father had already left and walked to Greece and then got to England to join the RAF. The … Read more
Linda is the Labour M.E.P. for this area and gave of her time to try and explain to us the working of the European Parliament – something of a challenge in just 40 minutes. Nonetheless the talk stimulated some quite heated discussion and it was a shame she had to catch a train to Brussels … Read more
A lifelong farrier and a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers for some 6 years, Doug spoke of the work of this most important of professions in the care of hooved animals. He brought along a selection of shoes for horses from shires to race horses. In telling some amusing tales of his working … Read more
A good number of members followed up a talk we had received on the Manor Lodge with a visit on a glorious day. The guided tour by David Templeman and his colleagues brought the history of the site to life. A most enjoyable buffet lunch followed at the Rhubarb Shed café and then some members … Read more
Fascinated to discover the secret of life, some 30 members listened intently to Adrian. The early mention of Watson and Crick soon has us realising that we were on the DNA trail! The amazing discovery by these two scientists at the Cavendish Laboratories in Cambridge back in 1953 revolutionised many aspects of our daily lives … Read more