Monthly meetings
The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 25 May at 2pm
Regular meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 2pm in Crockham Hill Village Hall.
Meeting dates
Wednesday 25 May Lewes Bonfire
Andy Thomas
Wednesday 29 June Glad to be Grey
Lady Constance Crabtree
For all that heard "How To Grow Old Disgracefully" and want to hear more, this is Lady Crabtree's long awaited sequel....continuing her celebration of maturity and how to survive the advancing years. From her suggested cure for insomnia to the answerphone message for all grandparents, from how to cope with intimidating antique shop assistants to Lady C's hatred of barcodes.... you'll be glad to be grey!
Finding Crockham Hill Village Hall
Monthly meeting reports
Dr Geoffrey Mead spoke about the interaction between the natural landscape and the impact of humans on landscapes in the South East.
Dr Henry Oakeley took us on an exciting, but hazardous, journey as he described orchid hunting treks in Peru.
Baby Boomer Nostalgia
Alan Haines had everyone entertained at our first meeting for 19 months with anecdotes from the baby boomer years.
Wilf Lower took us through programmes produced during BBC Television's Golden Years, from Cathy Come Home to Monty Python.
Pete Allen explained the origins of the pantomime and the Westerham U3A Ukulele band entertained us with rousing music.
Debbie Lewington entertained us not only with stories of the origins of Flamenco but with demonstrations of the rhythms and steps.
Brenda Cameron showed us what can happen if we apply positive thinking and good posture.
Ian Keable surprised us with little known stories of Charles Dickens' interest in conjuring, and entertained us with magic tricks.
Dennis Kelly told us about the changing fortunes of Hollywood from 1895 to the present day.