by Alan Allcock | Nov 28, 2019 | Blog
Click on Title to Expand…… At the Club’s meeting on 28th November there was an external speaker, Tom Cunningham, speaking about The Battle of Trafalgar and the complex life of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson. The speaker explained the implementation of Nelson’s...
by Alan Allcock | Nov 15, 2019 | Blog
Click on Title to Expand….. The Club welcomed Alan Trayes, a visiting speaker, who gave an informative and balanced talk about Fracking at the meeting on 14th November 2019. The Club’s members obtained a good understanding of the processes and issues involved....
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...
