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Our regular Reviewer Tony Taft was unable attend the meeting this due to a prior commitment so our current President Chris Martin stepped in to fill the gap. Most members will know that Chris was a pilot and is thus able to add authenticity when commenting on all matters aviation.Chris is currently preparing to take... Continue Reading →
The talk today was by Kevin Foster and the subject of his talk was “ The role of a Government Minister “.(Words and pictures as usual from our very own Tony Taft, buttons pushed by WebEd Tony Hare) Kevin Foster is a British Conservative Party Politician who was the member of Parliament for Torbay from... Continue Reading →
Our Reviewer Tony Taft reports:-Today we had a presentation by Andrew Hamilton who is one of the team that operate the Dartmouth Steam Railway. When you travel on the railway Andrew can be seen doing what he loves, checking the tickets and conversing with the passengers. Andrew is one of the shareholders and he told... Continue Reading →
But firstly, a special notice: The Chairman opened the meeting with the sad news that our long time member Harding Jenkins has passed away following him having a had a fall. Harding has been a member since 2017, and in February 2024 he gave us an interesting talk on his life afloat. I feel sure... Continue Reading →
This was an excellent presentation by our own Military Historian Philip Evans entitled “The Desert War” this was a very important military campaign in World War2. It started in June 1940 with the declaration of war by Italy and the Italian invasion of Egypt from Libya. In December 1940 the British Army launched a very... Continue Reading →
Today's talk was about beekeeping. Chris Martin writes Wednesday 26th February 2025. Busy Bees helping to improve the quality of life of those people needing the care and support of the Rowcroft Hospice in Torquay. There are a great many people in and around the Torbay area who very kindly give of their time, and... Continue Reading →
Our speaker today was Jim Redman who is well known to the club, he has given us talks in the past, so we all welcome Jim back again. The title of today’s presentation was “The Clown Prince Of Denmark” better known to you and I as Victor Borge, the brilliant comedian and musician, back in... Continue Reading →
Tony Taft Reports. Our speaker today was Peter Milligan and the title of his presentation was “ The history of the Vigilance in Brixham “ according to our program, but in his visual presentation it was “ The story of the Vigilance BM 76 part one “ We have all seen the Vigilance sailing around... Continue Reading →
Tony Taft reports:- Our talk today was entitled “South West Blood Bikes.” The presentation was somewhat unusual in that we had two people giving the talk, which is very rare for us. Our talkers were Steve Jones, a former police officer, and Rob Springthorpe who once worked for British Telecom. Steve and Rob are volunteers... Continue Reading →
Tony Taft, our Reviewer/Photographer reports:-Today we had an attendance of 19 with 2 apologies and 1 potential new member so good to report that. Our speaker today was Nick Powe and the title of his presentation was Kents Cavern. Nick is a member of the family who until recently owned Kents Cavern, the caves were... Continue Reading →
Today’s meeting was attended by 20 Members and 2 Guests. This week’s review is written by our Speaker Finder Paul Young. This week (Wednesday 15th January) was our first meeting of 2025. Our speaker was Ray Helm and his talk was entitled “Making Changes in a Dangerous World”. This was the second presentation given to... Continue Reading →
Ian White writes:-From what I can gather from friends who are in a similar position to myself , that is to say blind or visually impaired, they can’t wait for this device to become available on the open market, which is scheduled to be sometime in the Autumn of next year 2025.We feel it will... Continue Reading →
Tony Taft writes:- Today we had an attendance of 20 with 4 apologies, sadly we had no new members or guests. Our speaker today was the ever popular John Risdon and the subject of his presentation was entitled “ Christmas in Victorian Torquay “ John has given us talks in the past and when we... Continue Reading →
Today's meeting was attended by 19 Members with 5 Apologies for Absence. The report this week was written by our Speaker Finder Paul Young. Paul writes Today our speaker was Phil Evans who is a long standing member of our club. Phil is a presenter who has a particular interest in military history and he... Continue Reading →
Our Reviewer Tony Taft reports:- Today on a bright sunny day we had an attendance of 18 and 6 apologies, we had no new members or visitors. Our speaker today was Brian Mackness who is Publicity officer for the “ National Gardens Scheme “ Brian’s talk was entitled “ Gardens Gardening and Health “ in... Continue Reading →
This week’s meeting is reviewed by our Speaker Finder Paul Young. Paul writes:- Should We Shield Police Firearms Officers?” Ray is a retired senior police officer who has formerly been the head of a Police Firearms Unit. Rays approach to this subject was to challenge and involve his audience. This proved very successful forcing club... Continue Reading →
Tony Taft, our Reviewer/Photographer reports: Today we had an attendance of 20 with 3 apologies, we had no new members or visitors, I would love to report a new member. Our speaker today was Earl Connolly and the title of his presentation was “ A Train journey in miniature. Earl is a member of the... Continue Reading →
Today we had an attendance of 20 with 2 apologies, we had no new members or visitors. Tony Taft, our Reviewer/Photographer reports: Our speaker today was Ron Howell, who is a member of the “South west Maritime Archeological Group” The title of Ron’s presentation was 3000 years of history from under the sea. Ron started... Continue Reading →
Tony Taft, our Reviewer and Photographer writesToday we had an attendance of 15 with 8 apologies, we had no new members or guests, this has been the lowest attendance this year. Our speaker today was Professor Peter Edwards, and his talk was entitled Cataclysmic Italy. Peter started his talk on the subject of Plate Tectonics,... Continue Reading →
Tony Taft, our Reviewer and Photographer writesToday we had an attendance of 19 with 3 apologies, we had no new members or guests. Our speaker today was Paul Young who is a very valued member of our club, the title of Paul’s presentation was “ Reflections on a fire service career. Paul started young as... Continue Reading →
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