A look into the Private Aircraft hire business as operated on a local
airfield in the South. The world of Celebrity ,private wealth and
large companies .
The story of the scuttling and eventual salvage of the German Battle fleet at
Scapa Flow at the end of World War One. The seeming end of the intense
battle for naval supremacy in the early twentieth Century between
Germany and Great Britain.
A non-political and humorous talk from local Member of Parliament on interesting
tales and reminiscences from a life in Westminster. Simon met us in the Verwood Hub
Open Day and volunteered to come and talk with us.
A member of the Hampshire Cyber Crime team will give their well-practised lesson on cyber-crime
in the UK as at present. The threats to Institutions, Companies and private individuals such as us are
manifestly increasing, and we will hear some of the steps we can take to reduce our risk.
An important subject for all our members to hear about..
A fascinating talk from Christopher who delighted us with his Trafalgar speech in
October. He shows us Court life in the Seventeenth Century with the Stuart King
and a Royal life imbued with mistresses drawn from Court circles and an
occasional actress. Oranges come to mind.
Peter Norster is a volunteer with a Wayfarers team of eight drivers and riders who
deliver blood products from Dorset County Hospital to the Dorset and Somerset
Air Ambulance, on the Dorset-Somerset border. The blood bikers work closely with air
ambulance crews across the Southwest.
The blood bikers’ teams can proud that with their voluntary efforts:-
116,364 Patients have been helped between April 24 & March 25
76,336 Patients helped since April 2025 to November 25
Peter’s talk will be well worth hearing after our AGM. He is coming to raise
awareness of the group in Clubs like ours.
Shelley is both a Speaker and Entertainer. She offers illustrated talks and presentations.
with a little humour about her work inCabaret performing. In this talk, she takes us
on a trip down memory lane and talksabout some of the most classic films,
and the famous actors that starred in them in the Golden age of Hollywood.
Alan trained initially as a State Registered Nurse and then trained as a Clinical
Hypnotherapist. He practised hypnotherapy in2004 and now have two busy
therapy practices in London and Hampshire. He will tell us the history of hypnotherapy
and some of its many uses.
This fascinating talk will give an insight to the work of the UK Space Agency,
covering it’s work about space, the role of the UK
Space Agency, space exploration missions with UK involvement and the first UK
rocket launch. It is very well reviewed
.
Brian one of our Members once had a fascinating job working as a guide for the National Trust
organisation. He was based in Gloucester at Newark Park a Hunting Lodge - Wootton Under Edge.
This old Hunting Lodge has an extensive history being quite a hidden gem.
It is situated at the top of the Cotswold escarpment overlooking the Ozleworth Valley
in a remote corner of south Gloucester.
Diary of Speakers
20/01/26
Brian Quinlan (Club Member)
Being a Guide for a National Trust C16 Hunting Lodge
17/02/26
Steven Plant
U.K. Space Agency.
17/03/26
Alan Jones
Hypnotism
21/04/26 Shelley Lozano
Golden Age of Hollywood
19/05/26 AGM Peter Norster
Blood Bikers
16/06/26 Hampshire Police Cyber Officer
Threats of Cyber Crime17/06/25
21/07/26 Christopher Scott
The Mistresses of King Charles II
18/08/26 No Speaker
15/09/26 Rt.Hon.Simon Hoare
Non political tales from Westminster
20/10/26
Kevin Patience
Sinking and Salvage of the German Battle Fleet at Scapa Flow
18/11/26 Tim Cosby
The Private Aviation Industry - fascinating details from a
private airline operating in the South
