Events

Patricia Robinson works for the charity Mary's Meals; her presentation tells the story of the charity's humble beginnings in a shed in Dalmally Scotland to being a global charity feeding over 2.4 million children in some of the world's poorest countries.  Members have often used the words – ‘inspirational, moving, interesting and wonderful’ to describe ... Read more

Join us from 10 am for a coffee at the Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough and also to find out more about our activity groups. New members welcome.

Dr Mike Pienkowski’s talk “Why and how we restored Red Kites across Britain” includes a 30-minute video including material filmed both in 1989-90 and around 2022, plus a shorter illustrated talk on the main outcomes of the Red Kite restoration and a Q&A section. Mike was the chair of the group who planned and executed ... Read more

Join us from 10 am for a coffee at the Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough and also to find out more about our activity groups. New members welcome.

'Thrill to stories of how three passports have played their influential role in the course of history: an attempted assassination which altered the regulations for issuing passports; the capture of a spy which caused a worldwide modification to the design of the document and for one person the passport itself which turned into a killer.' ... Read more

Humorous anecdotes on 33 years with the police service. The talk covers a whole range of stories including comical court room proceedings and several incidences that lead to the unexpected requirement of somewhat improvised police procedures. Alan also touches upon his first arrest within the Police and a detailed account of the time he stood ... Read more

60 years as a Journalist Bill Hamilton, will be giving a visual presentation of his 60 years as a journalist, and broadcaster covering major events across the world.  From very humble beginnings on a weekly newspaper in Scotland, via regional newspapers, radio and television, he became a familiar face on BBC TV News. As a special ... Read more