Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery
John is a regular speaker and also has interests as a writer and
speaker about many different topics.
John Needham was born and raised in Bournemouth, where he
lives with his wife and daughter. He left school in 1977 to start work
at Plessey’s (later Siemens) in the drawing office. His career has
taken him to many places around the world. John started his writing
career in 2009, culminating in publishing several books on the
history of Bournemouth, which included his first novel, ‘A
Smugglers Tale’ (2017) and 'Lost Bournemouth' for Amberley
Publishing
October Speaker : John Needham
This month’s talk takes the title from one of his books.
His book “Lost Bournemouth” where local author John
Needham brings together 160 colour, black and white, and
sepia photographs from throughout the last century to show
what has changed and how life has changed over time.
His Subject