May 19th 2026 – JOHN the OWL MAN
John brought three wonderfully calm owls and a delightful skunk to our PALZ meeting today. John...
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MARCH 17, 2026 – FORENSIC GRAPHOLOGY – SUSAN ORD
Susan had given us an excellent introduction to the science of handwriting in a previous talk....
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STRANGE MEETINGS – SHAUN HIGGINS on WILFRED OWEN
Shaun had us all entranced with his presentation on Wilfred Owen’s life. It was very moving...
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CHRIS KONSTAN – A CENTRAL EUROPEAN FAMILY HISTORY FROM THE LATE 1700S TO SHROPSHIRE IN 2025
Chris Konstan (this is the easiest of his 4 names to pronounce!) entertained us with history,...
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JOE PENFOLD, ENGAGEMENT RANGER AT SHROPSHIRE HILLS NATURAL LANDSCAPE SHARED HIS TOP 5 HERITAGE PLACES IN THE SHROPSHIRE HILLS AS WELL AS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON WHY THIS IS A SPECIAL AREA.
Joe Penfold is an Engagement Ranger at Shropshire Hills Natural Landscape (SHNL – the new...
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David Baker, Head of Service – Automation & Technology at Shropshire Council, spoke to us today about Hacking the System and his 6 key points on successful Leadership.
David’s interest in computing started at the age of 8 when his curiosity helped him to...
Read MoreIt is with sadness that we advise that Katrina Hall has stepped down as a trustee.
It is with sadness that we advise that Katrina Hall has stepped down as a trustee. She originally agreed to help for a short period of time, and this has extended to several years! Her work commitments now mean that she cannot...
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Richard Walker entertained us with a very informative talk on Unusual Musical Instruments. May 20th 2025
Richard’s talk covered 6 very different musical instruments: Tromba marina, Cimbalom,...
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A large number of attendees joined us to hear Graham Goodwin’s informative and entertaining talk about prisons. March 18th 2025
Graham’s career began in 1977 and he worked in a number of different prisons from Borstals...
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21st JANUARY TALK BY SUSAN ORD ON GRAPHOLOGY OR THE ART OF HANDWRITING
For our first speaker meeting of 2025, a large number turned out to listen to Susan Ord talk about...
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19th November 2024 – Meeting held despite overnight snow!
Our November speaker Chris Konstan, his wife Rona, and a hardy bunch of PALZ folk turned out...
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17TH SEPTEMBER TALK BY DR SARAH HAMPSON ON THE 2024 US ELECTIONS
Our Group were extremely fortunate to have a very topical talk on the US Elections entitled How...
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