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...
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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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‘Birds, books and boxes’ by Tom Wall
The group were enchanted by the talk given on the 16th of July 2024 by Tom Wall, assisted by his...
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On May 21 2024 our speaker Andrew Edwards brought to life the story of Leo Norbury Murphy
On May 21 2024 our speaker Andrew Edwards brought to life the story of Leo Norbury Murphy, an...
Read MoreON TUESDAY 19th MARCH 2024 WE WERE ENRAPTURED BY DR KATIE MILLER’s TALK ON THE HISTORY OF SHROPSHIRE OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
On Tuesday 19th March 2024 we were enraptured by Dr Katie Miller’s talk on the history of Shropshire from 7000BC to date. Katie took us from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution covering the Bronze Age, Iron Age,...
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We were delighted to welcome an accomplished speaker, Mike Kaiser, who, after a career as an English and Drama teacher, took up the role of drama adjudicator across the United Kingdom, and kept us enthralled with tales and anecdotes of his present life!
We were delighted to welcome an accomplished speaker, Mike Kaiser, who, after a career as an...
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