St Ives (Cambs)

Recent Open Meetings

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2023

DecemberMembersA DIY Christmas Entertainment (see photos) - Ukulele, Singing for Pleasure, a short Pantomime, communal singing
NovemberDavid YorkTips on Scams & Cybercrime from Cambridgeshire police's "Cyber & Fraud Prevention Officer"
OctoberRoger LeiversHouse of Spies (in Godmanchester)
SeptemberNigel StartA history of gardening in Britain
AugustPhilip CaineThe author gave us insights into his career from Barrow to Baghdad, and led him to become an author
JulyMartin OrkinThe Beatles Story - with many music extracts which got feet tapping and even some singing
JuneTony KirbyThe Rise & Fall of Seaside Resorts since 1750
MayPaul SmithThomas Cook & The Origins of Popular Tourism
AprilPaul RobbinsA decade of change - Life in 1960's Britain (which many of us could relate to)
MarchNeil DickinsonArsenic's Toxic Legacy - Cornwall was the world’s biggest exporter and arsenic could be mistaken for sugar!
FebruaryJim StebbingsA musical insight into the Topsy-Turvey World of Gilbert & Sullivan
JanuaryCathy ShelbouneSeveral short accounts of maritime heroes as selected from her pack of cards

Earlier years' Open Meetings topics can be found in the Open Meetings Archive.