2017 Talks and Speakers

Date Talk Speaker Host
06/01/2017 Sudeley Castle    
13/01/2017 Quiz Andy Bernard  
20/01/2017 AGM    
27/01/2017 Abbey celebrations Corinne Lamus John Lamus
03/02/2017 Konigsberg-one Tore Fauske Cliff Hilditch
10/02/2017 America Derek Waring None
17/02/2017 Phoenix Gardeners Meg Blumson Terry Hardie
24/02/2017 Where’s there’s Muck there’s brass(A History of Brass Bands) – WATERMOOR Trevor Picken Tom Kolb
03/03/2017 The Golden Age of Mountaineering Martin Collisson Richard Paige
10/03/2017 8 Discs a book and a luxury item Cliff  & Malc None
17/03/2017 The Art of Persuasion (Travel Posters) Jim Cooper David Vessey
24/03/2017 Edith Picton-Turbervill – A Remarkable Woman Eric Williams Dennis Spindler
31/03/2017 Before McArthur Glen Ron Poole None 
07/04/2017 COFFEE MORNING – The background history of making a natural history film Roger Jones Phil Hardy
14/04/2017 NO MEETING GOOD FRIDAY   None 
21/04/2017 The Korean War – battle of the Imjin River David Thorpe Gerry Cutts
28/04/2017     Malcolm Lewis
05/05/2017 Disaster waiting – The Severn Bridge Disaster Paul Barnett Andy Bernard
12/05/2017 SPRING Lunch – Comedy Duos Phil Collins Bill Irving
19/05/2017 The American Language Dennis Cartwright TBC
26/05/2017 My Town 5 Club Members   None 
02/06/2017 Marie Marvingt-The godmother of the Air Ambulance Peter Donovan John Lamus
09/06/2017 The History of the Telephone Lewis Lawton Simon Colbeck
16/06/2017 Prohibition and Gangsters Paul Booy Richard Paige
23/06/2017 The Lunar Society Alan Cornell Malcolm Lewis
30/06/2017 The First 2 years of World War 1 Bill King Phil Hardy
07/07/2017 History of the Royal Ag Barry Dent David Vessey
14/07/2017 GARDEN PARTY   None 
21/07/2017 To-Da-Lue John Clark Percy Campbell
28/07/2017 Lewis  Peter Petrie TBC
04/08/2017 Gloucestershire Pub Signs Angela Panrucker Alan Lewis
11/08/2017 My Life as a Scarlet Man Ray Pearson Paul Deamer
18/08/2017 The Blue Lamp Richard Dickinson Dennis Spindler
25/08/2017 George Blake Spy Robert Skelt Bill Irving
01/09/2017 The Thames Part 1  Brian Draper Richard Dickinson
08/09/2017 OUTSIDE TRIP – Blenheim Palace    
15/09/2017 Charles Kingsley and The Water Babies Peter Covey-Crump  
22/09/2017 The History of the Ghurkas and Welfare Trust Brig Bruce Jackman  
29/09/2017 Hugo Eckener – Master of Airships Barry Dent  
06/10/2017 Full length of the Zambezi David Lemon  
13/10/2017 COFFEE MORNING – The Mitfords Di Alexander Andy Bernard
20/10/2017 The Khyber Pass or Bust Peter Berry  
27/10/2017 Victorian Pastimes Fred Ward Bill Irving
03/11/2017 The Panama Canal Story Tony Hutchinson None 
10/11/2017 Creating Eden Bjorn Watson Percy Campbell
17/11/2017 Men who put Gloucester on the Map Richard Trelfa Ted Hicks
23/11/2017 The Industrial Revolution Nigel Pendock Andy Bernard
01/12/2017 Christmas Lunch    
08/12/2017 You think space flight is easy Chris Dunn Cliff Hilditch
14/12/2017 Carol Concert    
22/12/2017 Christmas Bon-bons Cliff Hilditch and Malc Lewis  
29/12/2017 NO MEETING