Bob Johnson is well known to us for his wonderful wildlife photography taken both locally and in Africa.  This time, he is going in completely the opposite direction and will talk on his recent visit to the Arctic illustrated by his spectacular photographs of the region and its wildlife.  Indeed, he is so enthusiastic about […]

As this is our Christmas’ meeting we have decided to dispense with an outside speaker and make it a more social event with time for chat over refreshments.   We will be showing pictures of some of the holidays and visits which we have had during the Chairmanship of Tony Meagher and we hope that those […]

The Trust exists to protect and conserve British Antarctic Heritage which includes six historic buildings and associated structures along with tens of thousands of artefacts which need great care and protection to ensure they survive in the hostile Antarctic climate.   The most well-known of these sites is Port Lockroy, where the Trust mans a British […]

Nick Dobson is new to us as a speaker but he has many strings to his bow – he will take us on a virtual tour of London by tube, stopping off to look at places of historical interest on the route. Refreshments are available from 10.15am and the talk will start at 10.45am.

Sue Clack is the local representative for ‘Help for Heroes’ and, as such, she has spoken to us before. When not helping heroes Sue tends to go in for challenging travel and this time she will tell us about her experiences travelling the Central Asian section of the ancient Silk Road by Bus whilst, for […]