Report by our Charman Roy Matthews.Our second meeting of 2022 and second at The Paignton Club was our first in theDining Room and this should be our meeting place for the foreseeable future. Weseem to have made a good transition from The Redcliffe Hotel to The PaigntonClub.We had an attendance of 23 and 1 guest... Continue Reading →

Paul Young, our Speaker Finder reports:- Our Members quickly became aware of the in depth knowledge demonstrated by Mike Rowley in his presentation on HMS Pathfinder. This was a detailed and interesting presentation which explained the background to the start of the First World War followed by the competing developments of the German and British... Continue Reading →

Paul Young, our Speaker Finder reports:- Our talk this week was from John Hunt who presented “Joseph Lister and his Connection with Torbay”. John presented both a detailed and fascinating account of his life which was located in Scotland before his move South. His great achievement was the introduction of the use of antiseptics in... Continue Reading →

Today's Report supplied by Phil Evans our Vice Chairman Our speaker on Wednesday 10 November was Rear Admiral Robin Hogg ,now retired, who had a distinguished career in the Navy. He was also active as an adviser to the Government on defence matters at the highest level. His talk entitled-`Defence` dealt with the current situation... Continue Reading →

Paul Young, our Speaker Finder reports:-Our talk this week was “The Taunton Stop Line” presented by Martin Farrant. Martin correctly identified that many club members expected this talk to be about trains, however, it was nothing of the sort! We heard how the threat of invasion in the early months of the Second World War... Continue Reading →

Our talk this week was presented by Laura Cowie who is a serving Police Officer with Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. Laura spoke about Cyber Crime and explained how this is a major criminal activity not just in the UK but across the world. She talked about identity theft, Romance Fraud and numerous other crimes conducted... Continue Reading →

Professor John Wibberley gave a fascinating presentation on the subject of trees. His career as a university lecturer and farmer gives him a wealth of knowledge from which to draw. In addition his travels in Africa gave this presentation an added dimension. This was a talk that was extremely well received and enjoyed by the... Continue Reading →

Doctor Peter Moore gave an excellent talk on his career as both a General Practitioner in Devon and Police Doctor. Particularly interesting was his explanation of how forensic science has played an increasingly important role in crime investigation. Peter received many questions at the end of his presentation which was extremely well received by all... Continue Reading →

David MacVeigh gave an interesting, informative and highly detailed talk entitled “The History of Navigation “. He explained not only how navigation is undertaken but also how it has developed from the earliest times to the modern day. David received numerous questions from the membership at the conclusion of his presentation demonstrating the level of... Continue Reading →

Our meeting on the 15th September received a talk from John Polley entitled “ London’s New River”. This was a fascinating presentation from an excellent speaker who explained how the need for a new drinking water supply for London in the 17th century gradually developed over time and became effectively a new river for London.... Continue Reading →