Steve Franks

It was great to be able to welcome two new ladies on the night and, to arrive and leave whilst the evening was still light. Our speaker was Sue Pacey, visiting us for the second time. She is certainly very entertaining with her many stories of events encountered as a beekeeper, and author, having just […]

The Group met for a very lively and interesting evening when Jackie Morgan spoke to us on the subject of ‘Besant, Bradlaugh and Butler,’ all portrayed as Victorian reformers. With the advent of improved agriculture and a growing population in the early 1800’s, the development of textiles and the iron industry came to the fore. […]