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The speaker for our next meeting on Monday, 10th August, will be Brenda Proudlove.  She is a trustee of Congleton Museum Trust, a former paintress at Bossons Manufacturing Company and will take us through the doors of the famous factory that was based here in Congleton, weaving a colourful picture of her life and the … Read more

At our next meeting on Monday, 13th July, the invited speaker is Rodney Paul.  Apart from appearing on British TV’s ‘The Chase’, Mr Paul has travelled widely and has developed a keen interest in Antarctic history. Reading accounts of early expeditions to Antarctica was the catalyst for his desire to experience the unique region for … Read more

At our next meeting on Monday, 8th June, the invited speaker will be Jeremy Main who will be giving a talk about Jodrell Bank and the SKAO. Jodrell Bank radio telescope, or more precisely the Lovell telescope, is a familiar landmark on the horizon from many locations in and around Congleton.  It will have been … Read more

For our next meeting on Monday 11th May, the invited speaker will be Karen Halton who left her career as an Armani suit wearing, top legal recruiter in the City, swapped it for overalls and became an award winning farmer, changing the perception of a woman’s place in agriculture.  It was a journey of challenges, … Read more

For our next meeting on Monday, 13th April, the invited speaker is Charlie Neeson, a motorbike rider for the registered charity, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bikes (SSCBB). Established in 2014, SSCBB’s mission is to support the NHS by the provision of free, out of hours, secure courier transport for any urgent medical requirements to … Read more

For our first meeting in 2026 on the 12th January, the invited speaker is Mike Tingle who will be returning following previous enjoyable talks on local Congleton histories.  This time, Mike is drawing on his background in chemistry education and fascination with the unexpected success of random discoveries for his talk entitled “Serendipitous Science”. Scientific … Read more

The invited speaker at our next meeting on Monday, 10th November will be Alan Kibble who will give a talk about the re-investigation of the ‘Moors Murders’.  Alan served for 30 years in Greater Manchester Police before his retirement.  Of those, 28 years were in CID.  At one point, whilst serving on the serious crime … Read more

The speaker at our next meeting on Monday, 13th October, is Roy Hoerty.   Roy has been a Registered Tour Guide for NW England for 30 years.  He is a member of the British Guild of Tourist Guides and the International Guild of Battlefield Guides, and is Past President of the Institute of Tourist Guides, the … Read more

In a change to the originally published talk, our speaker at our next meeting on Monday, 14th July, will be Geoff Scargill who will be presenting a talk, with some accompanying music recordings, entitled “Edward Elgar – the Real Enigma”. Born in 1857 in a village near Malvern, Worcestershire, to parents who ran a music … Read more

The invited speaker at our meeting on Monday, 10th March will be David Tolliday presenting the stories behind a selection of wildlife photographs in a range of habitats including a local Cheshire Farm, by the roadside and on nature reserves. His images will include mainly birds, but also flowers, mammals and insects. David has been a volunteer … Read more