by Alan Allcock | Oct 31, 2019 | Blog
Click on Title to Expand……… 31st October – Walk – Bollington A short stop with Autumn in all its glory. On Thursday, 31st October the Walking Group set off to Bollington. Starting at the Church House Inn the walk of about 4½ miles long...
by Alan Allcock | Oct 26, 2019 | Blog
Click on Title to Expand…….. David Hill spoke at the Club’s meeting on 24th October 2019 on “The story of Gilbert and Sullivan”. David’s knowledge was impressive and he shared musical extracts from over 100 years ago. He explained how Mr W S Gilbert had met Mr A...
by Alan Allcock | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog
Click on Title to Expand…. The Club’s meeting on 10th October included a fascinating and entertaining talk by club member, Jerry Bentley about the colourful life of Lord Cochrane who was a Royal Navy flag officer, mercenary and radical politician. He was a...
by Alan Allcock | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog
Click Title to Expand……….. Club Meeting – 25th September 2019 – Speaker, Mr Peter Hayes, ‘Bank Managers I have known.’ Peter, a member of Knutsford Rex Probus, started his talk with a brief overview of the origins of banking in the UK, starting with...
by Alan Allcock | Aug 31, 2019 | Blog
Click on Title to Expand…….. Walk – Stoney Middleton – 29th August 2019 The walk started at the Moon Inn, Stoney Middleton, and had Eyam as the destination. An excellent walk, full of history, with splendid views and an outstanding pub for lunch....
