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 →