Trevor Rutter - "Stuff You Don't Need To Know" - A collection of trivia! Interesting stories, events and people from history delivered quickfire and with a touch of humour. Subjects include Napoleon in exile, the shortest war in history, cockney rhyming slang, unusual record breaking footballers and crackpot conspiracy theories. Read more

Joan Larner - Joan returns for her second visit this year, this time with a talk about the life and music of Marc Bolan. Read more

John Richard - "My Life in Magic" - A long standing member of the magic circle who has been performing magic entertainment since 1976. John has performed in the West End of London and on television. He has been booked to entertain Michael Jackson and Kylie and he is also a Master of Ceremonies at… Read more

Our speaker this month is Eric Simonelli who will be talking about the history of Bradwell Bay. Lunch has been arranged for 12.30 at On The Latch for those wishing to join us.  A sign up sheet will be at the general meeting on Monday 13th April. Read more

Our speaker this month is Mark Randall who will be talking about “The Great War in the air over Eastern England”. Taking a look at the early development of flight leading up to the First World War and then moving into the introduction of Zeppelins and bombers as a weapon of war. Concentrating on Essex,… Read more

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Tony Harris - A humorous and interactive talk about Maggie Thatcher. Tony will be in character as Margaret Thatcher. Read more

Andrew Mowbray BSc (hons) MSe - "A guide to strange things in the sky" - This talk which includes a lot of audience interaction, goes through many strange phenomena that can appear in the sky, both natural and artificial, and explains how they may be mistaken for something apparently inexplicable. Read more

TEMPRD Chocolate - A talk on how chocolate is made, including samples! Temprd are a local firm based in Maldon. Read more

Joanne Larner - "Handwriting Analysis for fun". Have you ever wondered how you can get to know someone’s secret feelings? Have you ever sabotaged yourself and don’t know why? Do you want to get an insight into others? Do you want to change something about your own personality? Handwriting can tell you all about these… Read more