Methodist Church Hall, 8 High Street, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LJ (Show me directions) Show Map
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History, adventure, arts and sciences, tales of the famous and infamous. Come to any of our fortnightly friday meetings for a warm welcome and to hear our expert speakers on varied and interesting topics. Or join for just £26 for a full year of talks, lunches and social activities.
Coming talks
All talks on Fridays, 10am refreshments for 10.30 start.
May 25, Former Warwickshire chief schools inspector David Howe on the remarkable story of Midlands Prime Ministers, a salutary example of political careers ending in tears.
June 8, Science and technology expert Chris O'Loughlin: How sensors in our bodies will transform medicine.
June 22, Edward Pezarro: A history of sound recording from Edison to CDs.
July 6: Former chief constable Dr Tim Brain on the Spanish Armada - plots, strategy, and a closer run thing than many imagine.
July 20: Dennis Harvey on the history and the future of the electricity industry.
August 3: David Head on dealing with disasters - amazing and amusing moments.
August 17: Anthony Hartley - how do the courts work? Logic, evidence and inferences.
August 31: "A loathsome weed": Colin Davison on the life of a theatre critic.
September 14: Nicholas Clark on Corsica
September 28: A year in the life of a mayor, by Chris Witts.
October 12: Robert Skelt on the Zimmerman telegram and what it meant for U-boat captures.
October 26: David Thorp explores the neglected story of coolies who served on the Western Front.
November 9: My life as a hack - from typewriters to new technology, by Alison Harris
November 23: 5,000 years of fracture care, by Chris Colton
December 7: A members' miscellany morning.
December 21: No meeting
January 4 2019: John Crew on Ken Wallis, bomber pilot, autogyro designer and stunt pilot for Sean Connery's James Bond.
January 18: Annual general meeting
February 1: An overview of China in today's world, by John Nixon.
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