For retired professionals and business people
Ted Harrison At our next meeting on Monday, 9th January, David Poppitt will be giving a talk entitled “The History of the Christie Hospital”. His presentation will focus on his time at the Christie and the history of the developments which have led to it becoming what it is today. David worked for over 20 years in … Read more
The speaker at our next meeting on Monday 12th December is Mike Tingle. Mike is author of three Congleton Town Trails available from the Tourist Information Centre. For our Charter Anniversary Year he added an illustrated Heritage & Heraldry Trail, explaining the significance of heraldic symbols displayed on the town centre flags and banners, about which most people would … Read more
The speaker at our next meeting on Monday 14th November is Farouk Kardahji, on the subject of “Lebanon – Past, Present and Future”. Farouk is Lebanese by birth and came first to the UK to further his studies, initially in biochemistry. Having qualified as a podiatrist, he worked at Manchester Foot Hospital before moving to … Read more
Pete Webb on the subject of “Geology of the Peak District”
Courtney Guest on the subject of “Uniform to Shirt-sleeves”
Geoffrey Scargill on the subject of “Elgar – the Real Enigma”
Keith Stevens on the subject of “From Flint to Fusion”
Chris Caroe on the subject of “Galtieri – my part in his downfall”. This is a late replacement for the originally scheduled, “The Other Darwin” by Shaun Farrelly.
Gary Conley on the subject of “Hey up! T’pies a’ come”
Mike Tingle on the subject of “Congleton Curios”