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General Meetings
General meetings are held on alternate Tuesdays at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre, Leeds LS17 6EL (opposite the fire station on Stonegate Road).
Doors open from 1.30pm and meetings start at 2.00pm
The entrance charge is with a speaker is normally £2. Social meetings without a speaker will normally be £1 (to include tea and biscuits).
Autumn Programme
Janet Powell (our Chairperson and Speaker-Finder) has put together the following Autumn social programme for members to enjoy. An amazing and absorbing collection of speakers. Many thanks, Janet!
29th Oct: Feisty Females – Leeds Waits
Leeds Waits are a re-creation of the official musicians of the Borough of Leeds and play the music of the 15th to 18th centuries in costume, and on reproduction period instruments.
Feisty Females is from their collection of “tall tales” and will be performed by 3 musicians and a narrator. Mother Shipton is the subject of one of three stories, the other two being purely fictitious females and not at all serious, and then all rounded off with a ballard about a lustful monk.
There’s no attempt at historical accuracy in the story telling, just good 17th century music and a lot of fun!
12th Nov: Animals in Wartime – Joanne Aston
Throughout history animals have accompanied men into combat as modes of transport and communication, protectors and companions.
Joanne’s talk will highlight the many examples where animals played a crucial role in assisting military campaigns, and some who were awarded medals for it.
26th Nov: Hot Off the Presses – Bernard Bale
The life and times of a Fleet Street journalist, with many anecdotes of meeting both the famous and the notorious. Hear why Bernard was shot at and how he ruined an army exercise. Bernard’s talk is a light-hearted but absorbing look at a career in investigative journalism.
10th Dec: Christmas Buffet Lunch (See below for more details)
