UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN THE WATTON METHODIST CENTRE AT 7.45 PM AND THE COST IS £2.50 FOR MEMBERS AND £3.50 FOR NON MEMBERS. VISITORS ARE WELCOME AT OUR MEETINGS. FOR VISITS WE BOOK MEMBERS FIRST THEN NON MEMBERS IF THERE IS ROOM.
2024
Wednesday January 17th. George Collins – Military Hats Through The Ages. George will bring lots of hats with him and tell us about them, maybe you would like to try them on! George assists at Watton Museum and we hope he can give us a short update on the progress and contents of the Museum.
Wednesday, February 21st. Linda Benton and her husband were both police officers and both in the mounted branch in London and will talk to us about their experiences at that time.
Wednesday, March 20th. Veronica Colley – Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Veronica’s talk has been highly recommended to us by several people. We are delighted to have been able to book her to come to us, hopefully with her dog. Learn about how hearing dogs change the lives of deaf people.
Wednesday, April 17th. Adam Clarke – Bees. Adam keeps hives in Saham Toney and Ashill. A lot of his honey will come from nectar in Watton Gardens. He will tell us about the beekeeping year and about the honeybee and the risks it faces as well as how the bees organise the hive.
Wednesday, May 15th. Revd. Jacqui Horton – A Journey Round Iona – the Scottish Island with Celtic religious history.
Wednesday, June 19th. 2.00 pm. Please note this is an afternoon trip. A visit to the Alpaca Barn near Cranworth. Cranworth is near Shipdham and the route can be given. More information on this nearer the time.
Wednesday, July 17th. We have arranged an afternoon visit to Merton Church. There will be a talk on the church and a tour if possible. Hopefully there will be time for us to learn a little about the history of Merton and the Merton Estate. More information on this nearer the time.
August – no meeting.
Wednesday, September 18th. Keith Thomas, Aviation Consultant. Keith has a long career in aviation and could talk on many aspects. We have chosen Search and Rescue for this talk.
Wednesday, October 16th. AGM and Quiz.
Wednesday, November 20th. Phil Slater will be giving us another of his nostalgia film nights. Phil is constantly adding to the choices of film clips he can bring, so we will have no trouble finding some things we have not seen before.
Wednesday, December 18th. The Watton Mens Shed Shantymen will entertain us. They are putting their varied programme together and we will have more details nearer the time.
Programme 2022