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The speaker for our September meeting was Ian Williamson, a volunteer with St Margaret’s Hospice, who gave us an in depth talk about his 2017 trekking experience on the Salkantay Trail to Machu Picchu. Ian was a member of the

At our August speaker meeting we were pleased to welcome Ian Keys from the Darshill and Bowlish Conservation Society. Ian gave us an informative talk and update on the progress of the two-year Heritage Project delving into the history of

We were taken back to early summer, on the island of Malta in the year  1565, by our Speaker Mr Richard Pawson. Richard spent many years serving in the military and continues to have a keen interest in logistics and

In May, we welcomed Mr Andrew McElwee to talk about his time as manager of the National Trusts’, Polesden Lacey Estate at Great Bookham in Surrey. Andrew’s talk was entitled “Working behind the Scenes of the National Trust”, an amusing,

The speaker for our April meeting was forensic odontologist Doctor John Robson. John began his professional career in general dental practice, later specialising in orthodontics. Having obtained a Forensic Odontology diploma, he acted as consultant for a funeral company specialising

A capacity audience attended the April speaker meeting of Shepton Mallet U3A and were pleased to welcome Barry Edwards with a talk about the history of Penguin books. Barry, who lives in the Mendip area, spent much of his working

At our February Speaker Meeting we were given an entertaining, mystifying and humorous presentation by Tony Griffith entitled The Art of the Magician and his catchphrase is ‘There is a Trick to every Trade but mine is a Trade of

For our December meeting, we were treated to a slide show and talk by Richard Raynsford entitled, ‘Mendip Churches-Treasure Houses of Art’. The slide show introduced our audience to twenty or so churches and sites of worship within the Mendip

The speaker at our December meeting was Jeff Curtis, Chairman of the Shepton Mallet United Charities, incorporating the Almshouse Charity of George and William Strode of 1627, supplemented by Edward Strode in 1699, Elizabeth Strode in 1712 and Mary Anne