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Our invited speaker at the Club’s next meeting on Monday, 9th November, is Carolyn Driver.  Ms Driver trained as a Nurse at The Nightingale Training School at St Thomas’ hospital in the 1970’s, and subsequently joined the Nightingale Fellowship (an alumni organization) and eventually became a Trustee. She was involved in writing a history of … Read more

The Annual General Meeting was held on 12th October at Astbury Golf Club prior to the monthly meeting. Outgoing Chairman John Leigh said that he had tremendously enjoyed his year as Chairman, even though it included some major personal surgery.  In particular, the procession to, and the crowds at, the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday were … Read more

At our next meeting on Monday, 12th October, the invited speaker will be John Kerwin giving a talk on the subject of the Battle of Agincourt. Mr Kerwin  was born and raised in Salford, left school at 16, but in later years went on to study Material Science and became Technical Director of two international … Read more

For our next meeting on Monday, 14th September, Roy Hoerty is returning as our invited speaker following his entertaining talk in October about lesser known histories of the British Monarchy.  This time, his talk will be on The Royal British Legion. Mr Hoerty has been a Registered Tour Guide for NW England for 30 years.  … Read more

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