October’s highlight truly belongs to Penny Platts. Her presentation “Travel in Iran” was outstanding. History, culture and especially the friendly welcome given to her by the ordinary people left a deep impression on us all. What could the world be like without wars and hatred among nations.
After travel in a hot country November will transport us into Antarctica and the Baltic. What contrasts!
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One of the highlights in September was a very interesting talk by Mark Bricknell on John Venn Society. John Venn and his sister Emelia did ground-breaking work in establishing guidelines in social care that are still very relevant today.
This month we continue with a Herefordshire theme when Gordon Taylor returns to give us another pictorial insight into the beauty of our county.
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Thanks to Ian Haines’ efforts during July we can now say that “the (old) penny has duly dropped”. Little did we realise how the study and collection of coins does reveal such an intricate picture of our country’s history.
After the break during August we are now looking forward to an autumn season that will have a varied and interesting programme on offer.
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Well into the June heatwave, some ‘cooling-off’ relief was offered by Janet and Juergen when they shared their recent travel experiences entitled “Switzerland by Train”.
July’s programme features a series of talks and demonstrations about English coinage by Ian Haines, before Revd Ruth Hulse will send us in to our summer break in August.
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Wednesday Club always strives to bring new experiences to our members. When Liz Donavan brought a full set of bell plates and, after a short introduction, held a “Masterclass”, there were many volunteers eager to try their hands at them. It wasn’t a master performance, but the concerted enthusiasm fully made up for it. Watch the video below to judge for yourself!
And, all being well, we may get another opportunity just before Christmas.
Open Mornings have proved to be a wonderful opportunity for members to share with us their special interests. So it was in March when Ian Haines introduced us to a small part of his extensive collection of often rare coins, such as 50p coins with the wrong number of sides, or 20p coins without a date. Just handling old pennies and farthings had its special fascination, and the history behind many of the coins made us listen in wonder.
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The beauty of the changing seasons was brought to us by Gordon Taylor as he once again delighted us with a most spectacular slide show; 40 minutes – not a word spoken, but accompanied by classical music underlining each of their characters – kept us all very close to God’s wonderful nature.
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One of last month’s highlights was unquestionably a very lively and varied presentation of poetry by Bethan Kain and Marie Hill, all helped by appropriate props and costumes. They held us spellbound throughout.
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Aidrian Shakeshaft made a very welcome return visit during December when he delighted us with a wide range of festive Christmas songs and carols – from “White Christmas” to “Hark, the Herald Angels” – who could resist not joining in?!
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Last month’s highlight was a fascinating presentation by Susanna Grunsell of the large variety of garden birds, with a challenging quiz on recorded bird songs.
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