Author Archives: bigstuey

Our chair CAW asked us to introduce ourselves with recollections of a favourite childhood story, setting the theme for the evening. Timer CLW – ingeniously used coloured cards to keep meticulous time. Grammarian/Wordmaster DM chose the word ‘superfluoous’. Verbal exhuberence … Continue reading →

The theme of the evening was ‘Trivia’ and a selection of extraordinary and entertaining trivia was served up by our Chair for the evening, LH. This was his first very impressive foray as Chair. The introduction gave us an opportunity … Continue reading →

The theme of ‘dancing’ was used for our evening in the library last night, which cheered us up on a dark wet evening. Introductions were about our experiences of dancing. Lot’s of humorous quips to fill in where necessary from … Continue reading →

On a warm mid September evening our most capable chair TH steered us through yet another most enjoyable evening in the recently updated library. The theme for the meeting was ‘politicians and animals’. Introductions were to the question ‘what animal … Continue reading →

On a late August evening, pleasantly cooler than our Bank Holiday scorcher, our Chair JR guided us smoothly and effortlessly through the evening. Her theme for the evening was Dogs and other animals. Introductions were to the call: ‘Tell us … Continue reading →

On a miserable moist mid August evening, there was lots of warmth and laughter as our Chair SR used the theme of Tea & Coffee. Introductions were to the question ‘What gets you going in the morning?’ For fill-in material … Continue reading →

The evening was steered expertly by our most experienced Chair, DM. We were encouraged to reach into dark and entertaining crevices to introduce ourselves with our personal demons and phobias. We welcomed our guest RL and hope to see him … Continue reading →

Fresh and invigorated from her US and Canadian Travels, our chair JR shared the good and not so good experiences of her holiday. Introductions were to the question: ‘Tell us your ups and downs of holiday travel’ For our inspiration … Continue reading →

On a warm summer evening nearing Independence Day, our Chair LG used the theme of independence and freedom for the meeting. Introductions were to the question ‘what does independence mean to you?’ A big welcome to our guest T. We … Continue reading →

On a balmy and wet midsummer evening our competent chair TH took the helm and guided us through another evening of learning, listening and laughing – and much more. Our introductions and fill-in material were appropriately to the subject of: … Continue reading →