12th February 2026                                                                    Organic Vegetables
                                                                                                           Joshua Davenport

John Davenport and his family have been growing organic produce at their farm in Little Marcle for about 35 years and are well known for their organic veggie boxes.  John's son, Joshua, will be bringing some of their delicious produce with him for us to look at and perhaps buy.


12th March  2026                                                                             The Dogs' Trust
                                                                                                            Shauna Stedman

Shauna will be telling us about the very important work of the Dogs' Trust.
There will be a Raffle at this meeting.


9th April 2026                                                                  Isambard Kingdom Brunel
                                                                                                                    Philip Bowen

This meeting sees the much anticipated return of another of our favourite speakers.  This time he will tell us all about that extraordinary engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.


14th May 2026                                                  Adventures of a Physiotherapist
                                                                                                           Angela Hugman

Local lady, Angela Hugman, will be telling us interesting stories from her life as a physiotherapist.


11th  June 2026                                                                       A Passion for Pearls
                                                                                                            Frances Carlaw

This is a lively and entertaining talk about the science and history of the pearl.  It is illustrated by handling many pearls and shells, with advice on how to look after them.  Frances will be bringing many of her treasures with her for us to look at and perhaps buy.


9th July 2026                           AGM                                followed by a talk entitled
                                                                                 Around the World in 60 Minutes                                                                                                                       by  Ann Carver

Ann will show slides and tell of experiences whilst travelling around the world with her husband.  There will be videos of penguins in Antarctica and jaguars in Brazil, to name but a few.  A talk not to be missed.   
There will be a RAFFLE at this meeting.