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In December we were not able to hold the planned Christmas social at
Newton Manor Hall. Alan May had invited society members to visit the
hall and get a brief guided tour and introduction to his new home and
plans for the future. Due to uncertainty regarding the new variant the
vulnerability of some of our members and unnecessarily compromising
members, guests and Alans health just before Christmas we decided it
best not to proceed with the organized event. However it was
recognized the importance to some members of social opportunities
especially some who were not going to have the opportunity to meet
with family over Christmas. So members and friends were invited to
come to the Pines hotel just for a coffee. As expected it was a quiet affair
with just a few members coming along but successful as far as catching
up after so long and allowing people to stay as long as they wished and
having a good chat. It was agreed that such informal social events serve
a purpose for some still wary of meeting in large groups at longer indoor
events and that further such @coffee mornings” should be considered.
The Pines is currently closed for works but will be opening in a week or
so. Karen Delahay will arrange a date for such an event shortly.

It had been planned to have the AGM last October. This had to be
postponed and was then planned to be in January to tie in with the last
AGM held in January 2020. For a number of reasons the agm had to be
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postponed for a month and will now be held on February 11 . However
the speaker postponed from November was able to give his talk at the
January meeting. Nick Jubber a local travel writer who has published 5
award winning books. Nick gave an enthusiastic and very
knowledgeable and informative talk about his last book “Epic Journeys”
about myths in Europe and their role in modern Europe and political
relevance. The meeting was well attended considering the difficulties
encountered regarding accessing membership contact details and IT
issues. Nick has recently had a new book published “The Story Tellers”
about famous European fairy tales and receiving very favorable reviews.
It is hoped Nick will give another talk later this year regarding this book.