Shelter Box Boat Trips

Paul Weatherill gave us a very interesting talk and presentation on his recent trip. This was arranged at very short notice as Hazel Gillingham had to cancel her talk on Mary Seacole due to ill health.

Paul’s first trip was a three-day trip on the Norfolk Broads. Paul built the boat around a green plastic crate called a SHELTERBOX.  These boxes hold tents, cooking equipment, clothing etc to support people around the world that have lost everything due to local disasters.

His recent trip was from Stratford to Tewkesbury covering 43 miles and negotiating 16 locks in 3 days.

Paul brought along a Shelter box and its contents for all to see. His talk was illustrated by photos of the trip taken by his support team.

The Watton Society was pleased to give to the Shelter Box charity over £120.00 from the evening’s takings on the door, raffle money and a collecting box for members to add donations

Gavin Bickerton-Jones came and gave us a very informative talk entitled “Norfolk Wildlife Through the Lens” He showed us images he had taken of many birds and animals that live in the area, from owls to hares, foxes, badgers. He showed us many images some of which had taken him hours of wating for and some by his own admission by luck. He finished his presentation with some interesting facts like how to tell a male from a female kingfisher and images of kingfishers feeding their young.

Watton Society March Meeting

Uncle Sam’s Roots in Eastern England

Roger Pugh who gave us a talk on the creation of the military tank at Elveden, returned to tell us about the links between the many people living in this region who had been involved in the creation of what we now call “The United States of America”