My Life as an Artist The Coppice, 3 Church Walk, Thorpe Satchville, Leics. LE14 2DG 40 plus mileage

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1 ART & LITERATURE Wet on Wet Oil Painting Demonstration * Landscape - Seascape - Floral Jayne Good 40 Leicester Road, Broughton Astley, Leicester LE9 6QE / jaynegood25@aol.com Poetry for You * Poetry and Gardens * Poetry and Birds * Poetry and Other Poets * Poetry and keyboard Music Norman Harrington 125 The Ridings, Rothley, Leicester LE7 7SL travel. Not available in December, January or February All poems are interspersed with humour Wet on Wet artist - workshops and demonstrations Raymond Riley 32a Stretton Road, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9GN / raymondriley@hotmail.co.uk A Fun Oil Painting Demo with an unscripted, go with the flow approach ideal for those with no particular interest in art! Humorous Talk on Life as an Artist with the emphasis on entertainment with audience participation! Mike Peachey 53 Midland Road, Wellingborough, Northants. NN8 1HF / p per mile travel mike.art@tiscali.co.uk Available evenings, day talks subject to availability A gentle guide to art and art history - A pop-up art gallery and presentation. Talks include Love and Romance in Art; Historical Eras (Vikings/Tudors/Elizabethans/Victorians); Portraits; Beginners guide to Modern Art Grainne Purkiss / plus 45p per mile travel (negotiable) grainnepurkiss@hotmail.com Available evenings and at short notice The Author in You - Learn about the author's journey - from page 1 to THE END. Georgia Twynham Grooms Cottage, Banbury Lane, Great Eastern, Leics. LE16 8SF / plus travel expenses gltwynham@me.com Availability on request My Life as an Artist Michaela Kelly The Coppice, 3 Church Walk, Thorpe Satchville, Leics. LE14 2DG michaela.kelly3@btopenworld.com 40 plus mileage COUNTRYSIDE & NATURE Helping Hedgehogs Colleen Powell 228 Scraptoft Lane, Leicester LE5 1HX including travel Available daytime and evenings The Woodland Trust & National Forest Ian Retson 45 Pennine Way, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 1EW / Donation to charity retsonian@gmail.com

2 My Life and Times in Farming and Hedge Laying Clive Matthew Stanholme, Hinckley Road, Desford, Leicester LE9 9JE / per person, donated to DCL Holidays for children s holiday c.matthew1@btinternet.com carers Available any evening October April, lunchtime talks on request Colourful Characters of Bradgate Park (history) * Managing Bradgate Park for Wildlife * Bradgate Park: Making the Connections (a review of the interest features of Bradgate Park and an introduction to the work of the Trust) The Trust has a pool of speakers Estate Office, Bradgate Park, Newton Linford LE6 0HE donation to Bradgate Park Trust estate-office@bradgatepark.org Availability: weekday evenings, some daytime availability CRAFTS & HOBBIES The History of Knotting * The Art of Oriental Knotting * Textile Knots Wendy Smith 3 Deerleap, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambs. PE3 9YA p per mile (neg) Distance 60 mile max. wendy.elizabeth@btopenworld.com and short notice All talks fun & interactive Behind the Scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show * Fabulous Fuchsias * The Imperial Gardens of Japan Geoffrey Smith 6 Gatcombe Grove, Sandiacre, Notts. NG10 5PN travel Available almost anytime and short notice geoff.sm1th@gmx.co.uk Japanese Moss Ball Kokedama workshops Stefan Thomas 10 Toothill Road, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 1PW Kokedama Workshops for 1½ hour, 130 minimum 20 people, info@tranquilplants.co.uk we can cater for bigger groups. Each person will make a Kokedama moss ball plant for an additional charge of 10 charge per plant. Travel 45p per mile. Available Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays Pyrography (Wood Burning) Hands-on workshop with around 16 machines and wooden blanks. Traditional craft burning designs onto wood for making your own coaster, key fob or at Christmas, a tree hanging. Bob Neill 10 Long Croft, Aston on Trent, Derby DE72 2UH plus small charge for materials used bob.neill1@btinternet.com Evenings or one day workshops, also available at Denman Can attend at short notice A Taste of Beekeeping Andrew Wilde 16 Harecroft Crescent, Sapcote, Leicester LE9 4FX plus 30p per mile wildeandy@mail.com Available daytime and evenings A Camera in the Garden * A Seasonal Camera * What a Wonderful World * Memories are Made of This * Rutland, Small but Beautiful * A Magic Carpet Ride All talks illustrated with slides set to music. Other titles available Richard Adams 35 Trent Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HE p per mile travel rjaadams@btinternet.com

3 Creating a Woman s Collective in Uganda to Produce Recycled Paper Jewellery - A lively and informative talk about the positives and challenges * Creating Beautiful Jewellery from Rolled Recycled Paper - Hands-on making session suitable for all abilities during which all ladies create a bracelet Alison Rockett 14 Smyth Close, Market Harborough, Leics. LE16 7NS / No fee for talk only. 30p per mile travel. acholibeadcraft@yahoo.co.uk 10% donation of sales to WI. Hands-on session charges vary depending on number in attendance (approx. 25 start from scratch or approx. 35 if paper prepared in advance). Available at short notice. Key Steps to Improving your Pictures * Reflections * Across Australia * Best of Britain * On My Doorstep Ian Pettit 56 The Green, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2JX / p per mile over 30 miles ianpettit77@gmail.com Availability on application and short notice The road to Aluminiumart the background to creating unique aluminium sculptures and artwork. Short demonstration of basic principle. Products available to purchase * Separate workshop available to make a garden butterfly ( 25 each) or bracelet ( 50 each), max. 6 people, approx. 1 hour to complete. Matthew Warburton 28 Oakham Grove, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 2QP plus 45p per mile travel matthew@aluminiumart.co.uk Generally available. Book Art creative page folding Maxilyn Geary 28 Cliffe Road, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3AD donation to charity maxilyn@hotmail.com My Life as a Medieval Tile Maker * A Rummage through a Tudor Handbag * Have a go Felt Making workshop (Felting materials 1.00 per person) * Making Leicestershire mini-medieval tiles - Richard III and GreyFriars workshop with airdrying clay and mini tile stamps and talk about Leicestershire medieval tiles and those found at Richard III's burial at Greyfriars ( 1 donation per person) Karen Slade 36 New Street, Asfordby, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE14 3SG / p mileage contact@companyofartisans.co.uk Available at short notice Introduction to Chicken Wired sculptures Will Ashley-Norman 91 Kesteven Road, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 1SR Workshops 100 ( 1.00 per participant for materials) william@chickenwired.com 15 for distances over 30 miles radius from Stamford Available morning/afternoon and evenings The Art of the Chair Bodger - the history of chair bodgers and greenwood crafts with demonstration of pole lathe turning * Traditional Greenwood Crafts - talk and demonstration on history and modern uses of traditional woodland crafts * Willow weaving - talk and demonstration of willow weaving looking at history, materials used, preparation and different varieties * Willow weaving hands-on workshop including a short talk and opportunity for members to make a small willow item Peter Wood Greenwood Days, Ferrers Centre, Staunton Harold / Leics. LE65 1RU peter@greenwooddays.co.uk Fee p per mile Available daytime and evening

4 FINANCE & LEGAL AFFAIRS Exploding myths in family law and how to help a friend or relative through divorce To help, we need to listen and avoid advising what we might do based upon our own experience. This presentation dispels the preconceived ideas about divorce and explains in an entertaining style how to help with an emphasis on trying to achieve an amicable separation. A difficult subject made easier and enjoyable, delivered with humour to lighten the mood, very good amusing and informative, enlightening, sensitive to audience James Belderbos Bird, Belderbos & Mee / Brook Park, Gaddesby Lane, Rearsby, Leicester LE7 4ZB james@bbmlegal.co.uk including travel Availability: Evenings Will writing & Inheritance planning: Keeping your family money in the family Rob Abell Will Planning Solutions Ltd / Rosebank Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QY rob.abell@willplanningsolutions.co.uk Donation for nominated charity. Call for availability. Keeping Inheritance in the Family things you really need know Duncan Sims Suite G09 Pera Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Lawbrook Grace LLP Leics. LE13 0PB / No fee duncansims@lawbrookgrace.co.uk and short notice FOOD & DRINK Farmhouse Cooking * Spring/Summer/Autumn/Christmas Cookery Talk about life on a traditional farm whilst cooking with her daughter, tasting and recipes to take home Brenda Featherstone Woodland Cottage, Forest Road, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9UN / plus 40p mileage brenda_featherstone@hotmail.com Availability: afternoon/evening There s more to tea than a bag in a mug - Discover and taste five very different teas and learn about the UK s favourite beverage * The Art of Tea in Japan Special Japanese tea tasting, exploring the tea ceremony * Discover Darjeeling My Indian tea adventure * From Timber to Tearoom Designing and building my tearoom, an inspirational tea story. Anna Stasinska Old Brickyard Tea Garden, C&C Plants, Eastwell Road, Scalford, Leics LE14 4ST oldbrickyardtea@icloud.com 50 (plus travel expenses if over 10 miles) Available weekday evenings Love Food, Hate Waste * General waste reduction, reuse and recycling * Love Your Clothes Matthew Copley Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA No charge Availability: daytime and evenings matthew.copley@leics.gov.uk Does not cover Leicester City Centre or Rutland areas HEALTH, WELL BEING & FITNESS Crystal Healing * Stress and Aromatherapy * The Benefits of Aloe Vera Pamela Lenthall 8 Caldecote Close, Wigston, Leics. LE18 3WQ travel pamela.lenthall@ntlworld.com Tai Chi - Talk, demonstration & some participation Laraine Tucker 117 Leicester Road, Glen Parva, Leicester LE2 9HN per hour + 35p per mile travel larainetucker@icloud.com Monday Friday

5 Herbal Medicine for the 21 st Century * Herbal Health - a traditional approach for a modern world Dr Serene Foster Hydes Herbal Clinic, 68 London Road, Leicester LE2 0QD / Donations to NSPCC/Macmillan + mileage serene.foster@hydesherbalclinic.co.uk Essential Oils for Health and Well-Being talk and hands-on opportunity to learn how to use essential oils in the home Elizabeth Scott Mountsorrel p per mile outside 10 mile radius of Mountsorrel smellsdivineoils@gmail.com Please call for availability Tai Chi Qigong for Health and Well-Being Clare Lawrence-Simms 5 Burnham Close, Wigston, Leics. LE18 2QT per hour plus 45p travel outside 7 mile radius of Wigston clarity.relaxation@gmail.com Please call for availability How the mind works and overview of Hypnotherapy * Calm Positive Thinking * Introduction to Mindfulness * Looking back into the past using Mind Regression * Worldwide Travelling Adventures as a (Type1) Diabetic Louise Page 23 Main Street, Stathern, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE14 4HW plus 20 travel expenses if over 10 miles radius of Stathern valetherapy@yahoo.co.uk Available daytime and evenings (Monday- Friday) and daytime on Saturdays An Introduction to Mindfulness for the Modern World how it works, what is can do for you and experience various Mindfulness methods first hand including meditation Chris Heath 26 Regent Street, Thrussington, Leicester LE7 4UB Solutions 2 Living travel Available daytime and evening chris@solutions2living.co.uk Guided Walks: Stamford, Oakham and Uppingham led by Jill Collinge (Blue Badge Guide) 11 Pied Bull Close, Ketton, Rutland PE9 3AX / per person jillcollinge2002@hotmail.com The East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme Dr. Tim Gray 2 Pasture Lane, Barleythorpe, Rutland LE15 7EQ / Free talk timgray86@hotmail.com HISTORY & LOCAL INTEREST Ghosts and legends Leicestershire * Down the Garden Path A humorous look at the privies of Leicestershire * Murder Cases of Leics. /Rutland from Earl Ferrers to the first ever use of DNA * Ladies of Leicestershire From Lady Jane Grey to Clare Hollingsworth * A Nostalgic Look at Leicestershire in the 1940 s & 50 s * The Dirty Thirty Leicestershire s Striking Miners * Historic and Contemporary Characters of Leicestershire and Rutland * Radicals & Rebels of the East Midlands * Leicestershire Heroes Past and Present * Miners Memories from the Leicestershire Coalfields David Bell 15 Nottingham Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 1DJ travel david.j.a.bell@tesco.net Available morning, afternoon & evening

6 Stories of Brooksby (Deserted village, famous families and 21 st century college) * Brooksby Links with World War 1 (Admiral Beatty, The Battle of Jutland & local stories) * Stranger than Fiction Brooksby ghosts, myths and legends * Brooksby Church and Brooksby Hall Grounds summer tours (from the old to the new: 13 th century church 21 st century practical teaching accommodation- Tour: 4.00 per head donation to Brooksby Church) Malcolm Britton 34 Hall Orchard Lane, Frisby on the Wreake, Leics. LE14 2NH donation to Brooksby Church mrbritton1946@gmail.com Available almost anytime Bits and Bobs - Do you remember what Grannie had in her kitchen or in Grandad s shop? Hands-on talk remembering items from 1940 s and earlier. Try to identify the items passed around it s fun and involves everyone. Bob Neill 10 Long Croft, Aston on Trent, Derby DE72 2UH plus travel bob.neill1@btinternet.com Can attend at short notice The Story of the Music Hall with lots of audience participation * Life in Edwardian Times including Edwardian Leicester * The Life of Women in Victorian Times * Life in the Fifties a nostalgic look at the post-war era * Life on the Home Front during WW2 with particular reference to the role of the WI * Oh I do like to be beside the seaside a fun history of the seaside holiday * Life in Tudor Leicester including the chance to meet a Tudor wise-woman * Life in Jane Austen s time a costumed talk on life between 1780 and 1820 * Those Big Brand Names we grew up with the stories behind many well- known food brands such as Oxo and Ovaltine * Life in the Swinging Sixties with songs of the era * An entertaining history of Nursery Rhymes, Riddles and Proverbs * A century of Children s Costume using an extensive collection of 20 th century children s clothes * A Wartime and Austerity Christmas a fascinating look at how people celebrated Christmas during the WW2 and the austerity years despite rationing and hardship * 100 Years of Weddings a history of wedding fashions in the 20th century, illustrated with clothes and artefacts * The hosiery industry in Leicester in the 20 th Century a brief history illustrated with many articles of clothing made locally * Every home should have one the domestic history of the 20 th century told through the development of household equipment that we all now take for granted * An Old Fashioned Christmas and A Second Christmas Talk these presentations are an atmospheric mix of fact, poems, stories, games and audience participation for November and December only. Felicity Austin 1050 Melton Road, Syston, Leicester LE7 2NN p per mile outside 5 mile radius of Syston felicity1947@live.co.uk Talks restricted to 15 mile radius of Syston Apr-Oct and 8 mile radius Nov-March evenings Available any day or evening Law & Order Series: Development of the Police * Brandy for the Parson * Warwickshire Crimes and Criminals * The Gunpowder Plot 1605 * Felons, Phantoms and Fiends * Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 45 Rebellion * Midlands Murders * Stand & Deliver * Brief History of the Warks. Constabulary * Fakes, Forgers and Frauds * Wicked Women * Dastardly Doctors * The Verdict is Yours The Warwick Series: Warwick * The Darker Side of Warwick Part 1 * The Darker Side of Warwick Part 2 * Warwick in the Great War Memories of Yesteryear: The Golden Age of Coaching * Man at Play * Inn Signs * Drainpipe Trousers to Rock n Roll * Yet More Inn Signs * A Taste of Ale Part 1 * A Taste of Ale Part 2 * Grave Tales and Memorials * Curiosities * Cross Your Fingers * Women at Work * North to Alaska * Boyhood Memories * Feisty Females 1 & 2 * Curious Clerics * Wish you Were Here Story Telling: All that Glitters (assorted stories) * Chocolate Cake to Die For (crime) * Ghost Stories Miscellaneous: Have Bell, will travel * A Mixture of Mysteries * Eleanor s Way Graham Sutherland 123 Spring Pool, Warwick, Warks. CV34 4UP travel expenses Some talks are illustrated graham.g.sutherland@btopenworld.com

7 Tales from the Workhouse - From feisty paupers to strict Masters and Matrons, stories by costumed characters help imagine what life was like for the poor within and outside the Workhouse walls. Wide variety of stories available, most are based on archival sources and all bring the Workhouse to life. Workhouse Storytellers The Workhouse, Upton Road, Southwell, Notts. NG25 0PT theworkhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk Availability: Monday Friday, daytime and evenings The Orient-Express History and renovation * Bling America s Gilded Age of 1880 to 1920, also how diamonds and gold are discovered * Marooned on the Skeleton Coast, Namibia * 50 years of Railway Clangers in 50 minutes * Top Gear and other filming on the Great Central Railway * The Great Central Railway from its conception to present day * Scams, Dirty Tricks and Eccentric Swindlers * How a steam locomotive works. Bill Devitt 2 Briton Lodge Close, Moira, Swadlincote, Derby DE12 6DD travel by negotiation bill.devitt@sky.com A Tudor & Stuart Christmas * A Victorian Christmas * Traditional Customs of Leicestershire * Wistan - a murdered royal prince Leicestershire saint * Witches and Cunning Women of Pagan Mercia Douglas Clinton 16 Brocks Hill Drive, Oadby, Leicester LE2 5RD inclusive djclinton666@gmail.com Available daytime and evenings Costumed Talk Titles Between stairs - The life of a Ladies Maid * Top to Toe - The price of Vanity * True Tales of a Tour Guide * 'A Design for Life' The Laura Ashley Story * Christmas - True Victorian Style * The Time Travelling Tourist Jo Golby c/o 5 Belfrey Close, Clee Hill, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 3RF plus 45p per mile travel from Barrow on Soar, Leics. timetravellersuk@msn.com Available: mornings, afternoons and evenings Cathedrals, Rooftops and more, Restoration of old Buildings Dr Jonathan M Castleman DSc (Hons) 4 The Firs, Oadby Road, Wigston, Leics. LE18 3PP Donation to charity. No fee or mileage jcastleman@btinternet.com Please ring or for availability Lady Jane Grey The Forgotten Tudor: The story of a girl who didn t want the crown * History of Witches: How the witch craze took hold in England and killed over 10,000 people * Food of the Gods When Chocolate was worth more than Silver: From Aztecs to Quakers * The Bishops Finger A History of Public Houses: They give an insight into British history * A Story of Christmas: A history of Santa Claus, Reindeers and Christmas Tree Fairies Sandy Leong 54 William St, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 3BZ Fee 65 no mileage charge within Charnwood sandyleong1@hotmail.com Available morning, afternoon and evening Please find full details and complete list of talks on website Kick & Frills: The Story of the French Cancan * Sophisticated Ladies of the Night: The 19 th Century Parisian Courtesans * Women of the Russian Revolution * The Truth behind The Sound of Music * The Truth behind Les Misérables * The Life and Art of Toulouse-Lautrec * The Infamous Production Code: Hollywood s Censorship System * Franz Lehár and the Merry Widow * Great Women Artists * Carmen - Bizet s Greatest Failure David Price 20 March Court, Dunchurch Road, Rugby, Warks. CV22 6AG / inclusive david@d-price.co.uk Available daytime and evenings

8 Cultures of Commemoration - How Leicestershire Mourned, How Leicestershire Remembered, WW1 memorials in France and Flanders and their links to Leicestershire * New Zealand exploring the North Island and its Maori history and heritage * Unusual Friendship, The Western Front in Winter friendship between a German officer and a Leicestershire officer and if there was a second Christmas truce in 1915 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission its history and work Dr Karen Ette 149 Nanpantan Road, Nanpantan, Leics. LE11 3YB / plus travel 45p per mile drkarenette@gmail.com Available some mornings and afternoons and limited evenings MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS An Evening of Scottish Dancing and Singing Gill Mouncer Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Penine Close, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4TB gillmouncer@hotmail.co.uk 45 for 30 mins + travel 60 for 1 ½ hours + travel Available weekends, afternoons (except Tues) and evenings (except Thurs) My Musical History Show combination of 19 th century history and folk music Steve Ely Allen 57 Hillsborough Road, Glen Parva, Leicester LE2 9PS Fee 60 stev.helen@ntlworld.com Available mornings, afternoons and evenings Sing Along with Cathy s-1970 s Cathy Morris 15 Glenfield Avenue, Nuneaton, Warks. CV10 ODZ plus 20p per mile over 10 mile radius of CV10 0DZ cbrady227@hotmail.co.uk Available daytime, evenings and weekends My Parade of Hits * Dougie and His Drums Dougie Wright 16 Sutton Lane, Sutton in the Elms, Leicester LE9 6QF travel. dougfidgetyfeet@hotmail.com The Jerusalem Jammers -Demonstration of Garland Dances (including introduction to background of dances) Sue Crockett travel, travel for WI Group meetings suecrockett55@gmail.com/ Available evenings and anytime at weekend jerusalemjammers@hotmail.com Audience participatory dances available on request A Trip Down Tin Pan Alley - history of the fascinating world of popular music around the 1920 s, tales of the roguish publishers, amusing anecdotes about the songwriters and performers, and how some wellloved songs were written David Kimmins 31 Main Street, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5AA depending on size/location of WI two.kimmins@gmail.com Sir Malcolm Sargent Local Hero An illustrated talk charting the fascinating rise of the superstar musician from the back streets of Stamford to worldwide fame * Malcolm Sargent's Stamford A one hour town tour Remarkable events in the life of the young Malcolm Sargent, entertainingly told in the places they happened, reveal all the signs of future greatness * An Illustrated History of Leicester Symphony Orchestra - Lots of great stories about the people and events around the orchestra including it's superstar founder Malcolm Sargent Sam Dobson 69 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3JG donated to LSO (Charity no ) samdobson69@gmail.com Available morning, afternoon and evenings

9 Myths of Belly Dancing talk and demonstration * My Life, Dancing with Snake and Fire talk and demonstration with or without snake * Interactive Middle Eastern themed show with two dancers. Roxanne Dinsdale 49 Craneley Road, Groby, Leicester LE6 0FD Talks 55 plus travel, available weekdays and evenings only aysherox49@btinternet.com Show fee 115 plus travel, available mid-week or daytime After Eight Quartet four experienced singers present light hearted songs in glorious four part harmony - with a sense of humour! Peter & Iris Sayer 7 Grey Crescent, Newtown Linford, Leicester LE6 0AA inclusive peterniris@tesco.net Available for morning, afternoon & evening bookings See reviews and recordings on website Solo Singing and Ukulele Vintage Act: 1920 s-1960 s * Gatsby Theme * First World War Act * Second World War Act * 1950s Act (including Elvis and Michael Bublé swing, Marilyn Monroe, Rock n Roll) * 1960s Act (including Cilla, Petula, Beatles) Lynda Styan Flat 9, 258 Regents Park Road, Finchley, London N3 3HN Trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London Fee: 100 (neg) plus min. travel lynstyne@yahoo.com Hula Hooping talk of its history and demonstration plus some audience participation * Juggling and other Circus skills talk, demonstration and audience participation * Balloon modelling talk, demonstration and audience participation * Magic a demonstration plus a chance to learn a trick to impress your friends * Obesity in Primary Schools a talk on how WI members can help to reduce the current obesity problem our children are facing, in a fun and interactive way, by sharing memories of their school days. John Parnell 98 Regent Street, Nuneaton, Warks. CV11 4BL including travel john@hoopguy.co.uk Available daytime or evenings and maybe short notice OTHERS Toytown to Buckingham Palace My Life and Her Majesty s Donkeys John Stirling 4 Thornway, High Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK6 8EL / Fee: negotiable john.stirling3@outlook.com Available mornings, afternoons or evenings The Humour That Surrounds Us * My Farcical Career as the Passenger Liaison Officer on the British-India Ship Nevasa * Strange But True, True Stories of Strange Events * Lucky Breaks in Show Business, how some stars rocketed to fame * Between engagements * Curtain Up - an amusing look at Show Business Colin Bower 51 Hall Street, Nottingham NG5 4AS Fee negotiable colinbower461@btinternet.com How to live with a neurotic cat * How to become a professional gatecrasher * The Magistracy, what it means to be a Magistrate Suzi Felstead 26 The Bridle, Glen Parva, Leicester LE2 9HQ Travel Expenses 45p per mile sdf.dragonlady@btinternet.com Availability: Daytime and evenings

10 Confessions of an Edwardian Shopaholic also available as a Christmas talk * Sewing the Sixties the story of home dressmaking * Romance in the Raj * Make Do and Mend * Glitz & Glamour getting ready for a party Meridith Towne 1A Albert Avenue, Balderton, Notts. NG24 3HE Costume Historian & Dressmaker 250 plus 45p per mile travel - includes full display of original antique costume and accessories to handle merry@meridithtowne.co.uk Are You Wearing the Correct Colours? Victoria Scranage The White House, Main Street, Lubenham, Leics. LE16 9TF p per mile victoria@butterflyimageconsultancy.co.uk Available weekday evenings and possibly short notice A Toastmaster s Tale * Folklore, Folk Tales & Funny Folk * The London No-one tells you about Geoff Harris Seaview, 6 Mill Lane, Frisby on the Wreake, Leics. LE14 2NN travel if further than 15 miles from base enquiries@classinacoat.co.uk Available afternoons & evenings Confessions of a Country Vicar * It s better than working for a living 45 minutes of unremitting humour, without the need to resort to expletives Revd Canon Alan Haydock 29 The Teasels, Bingham, Notts. NG13 8TY donated to various charities Availability: anytime and short notice Motor-home Meanderings audio visual presentation from around England, Ireland, Scotland and parts of Europe * The Kegworth Air Crash The management of and the Ambulance Service response * 33 years in the Ambulance Service - highs and lows of my journey from Ambulance man to Chief Executive Alan Parker 44 Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester LE7 9AF / donation to charity and 40p per mile travel aglp@btinternet.com Available afternoons and evenings Excuse me Madam but. experiences as a store detective * History of British Prisons * Life as a Prison Officer humorous talk * Sudbury and six days to do it from Vietnamese boat people camp to prison in six days * In search of the Phoenix working with young offenders * Lifers insight into life imprisonment * One away true stories of prison escapes Richard Papworth Ricmar, 2 Cloverslade, Findern, Derbys. DE65 6QF Donation to Rainbows Hospice plus mileage richardpapworth24@yahoo.com and short notice The Hoarder next door * Buying and selling at auction (stories from the auction room) * Browsing antique shops * Buying and selling at boot fairs * Identification /valuation and investment in Antique silver Steven B Bruce The Garden House, Norton Grange, Little Kineton, Warks. CV35 ODP / plus mileage Members are encouraged to bring items for valuation and discussion. sbbrucesales@aol.com and short notice The Olympic Torch (free talk) * Exhibition 2012 (free talk) * Journey of a Letter * Funny Stories from the Post * Life of Running or Life on the Run * Oban * Summer Holiday John Noble 4 Garnett Crescent, Leicester LE2 9FG Where applicable, fee and travel expenses negotiable, please call to mouse606mouse@icloud.com confirm. Available afternoons and evenings

11 103 The Eye Community Radio Station for Melton Mowbray & The Vale of Belvoir Christine Slomkowska 103 The Eye, PO Box 103, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE13 9AW Donation to radio station funds Availability: various times, day and evening It started with a Stitch * Creative Garden Demonstration * At the Drop of a Hat * From Bus Pass to Student Card Dorothy Wood Pheasant s Roost, Glenside North, Pinchbeck, / Spalding, Lincs. PE11 3SD dorothy.dewdrop@gmail.com p per mile travelling expenses and short notice The Invisible Girl inspirational talk from author about overcoming adversity and mental health struggles at a young age * Running on Empty talk explaining emotional neglect and adverse effects on people s lives * Going out of my Mind - talk of different types of mental illnesses, treatments and coping strategies. Book signings available. Samantha Houghton 14 Whitwick Way, Leicester LE3 9TG sam@samanthahoughton.co.uk What s in a Name? * Origins of Brand Names * Etymology of the Household * Animal Mythology * When Nature Called Anthony Poulton-Smith 31 Juniper, Amington, Tamworth, Staffs. B77 4ND including travel anthony_poulton_smith@hotmail.com TRAVEL & THE WORLD Milk, Muck and Magnificent Mangoes the work of charity Send A Cow * Kilimanjaro to Kathmandu joys and tribulations of walking and mountaineering * Life in Maasai Villages customs and culture of these fascinating people * Northern Uganda Boy Soldiers, Child Mothers, Mud Furniture how families and young people previously abducted and otherwise affected by the Lords Resistance Army in Northern Uganda are building a new life with the help of Send a Cow * Ethiopia, the Roof of Africa history, landscapes, people along the Rift Valley * Feed the Soil and the Soil Will Feed You techniques used to combat problems of poor soil and climate change * Rwanda, Beyond the Genocide the history and people * A Walking Safari in South Africa from Prospectors Trail to the Drakensberg ladders * Gorillas and Tree Climbing Lions see fascinating wildlife of Uganda, then trek through the rainforest to find a family of gorillas * Lesotho, Kingdom in the Sky - see how Send a Cow is helping farmers combat the current two year drought in this high, inhospitable country * Mountains and Midges Walking the West Highland Way a 98 mile trek through some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK Wendy Martin 14 Tudor Road, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 0EQ minimum + 25p mileage wtmartin@live.co.uk Illustrated Talks: Images of Japan: Traditional and Modern * Role of Nature in Japanese Life: Japanese Gardens * Why are the Japanese so Healthy? A Look at Japanese Food * What s Behind a Nursery Rhyme? Origins explained * Plants in Literature: Origins and Anecdotes Patricia Rayner Church Lane Cottage, Vicarage Lane, Kneeton, Notts. NG13 8JR p per mile travel No equipment needed rayner167@btinternet.com CHARITIES The Work of Save the Children * Save the Children: Then and Now Josephine Burgess 40 (donated to the charity) ajbsavethechildren@gmail.com

12 A virtual tour of the LOROS Hospice * Wainwright s Coast-to-Coast Walk for LOROS Adrian Walker LOROS Fundraising, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QE /2 Donation to charity fundraising@loros.co.uk Samaritans The Emotional Support Charity Samaritans 1a Elmfield Avenue, Leicester, LE2 1RB No fee, donation appreciated leicester@samaritans.org (Mon/Wed) Traveleyes: their world through your eyes - a holiday guide for the visually impaired Eileen Smith 2 Spinney Drive, Kirby Grange, Botcheston, Leicester LE9 9FG / donation to Sightsavers eilrex45@gmail.com and short notice Rainbows Hospice for Children & Young People Gary Farnfield Lark Rise, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2HS Community Fundraiser Fee at WI s discretion / Enquire for availability gary.farnfield@rainbows.co.uk Dog s Trust Ella Tonge Dog s Trust Loughborough, Hill Farm, Wide Lane, Wymeswold, Leics. LE12 6SE No fee donation to the charity ella.tonge@dogstrust.org.uk Available morning, afternoon and evening. One of my four legged best friends may be able to accompany me if requested Cancer Research UK - Audio visual legacy talk which includes information about Cancer Research UK and our work, a little science to join in with, a personal cancer journey and unusual bequests Claire Coles Regional Legacy Manager Discretionary donation to Cancer Research UK Available Monday Friday, daytime and evenings claire.coles@cancer.org.uk When You Wish Upon A Star East Midlands Children s Charity Contact Head Office Futurist House, Valley Road, Notts. NG5 1JE Donation to charity head.office@whenyouwish.org.uk Medical Detection Dogs: 'Dogs saving lives every day just by using their noses' Wendy Coley 16 Anchor Lane, Hathern, Leics. LE12 5HR Donation to charity try2climb@yahoo.co.uk Availability: Flexible Your Local Air Ambulance - An insight into the work of the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and its sister service Warwickshire & Northamptonshire. As well as exciting updates about the charity, including the launch of the new night car service * The Children s Air Ambulance - An insight into the work of the first dedicated transfer service for critically ill babies and children nationwide Blue Skies House, Butlers Leap, Rugby, Warks. CV21 3RQ enquiries@theairambulanceservice.org.uk 50 inclusive donated to the charity Available mornings, afternoon and evenings Leicestershire Youth Offending Service Julian Robertson County Hall, 3/F, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA / Donations to LOROS or Rainbows julian.robertson@leics.gov.uk

13 Mercy Ships - delivering specialised health care and community development in some of the world's poorest countries * Inter Care local charity sending vital medical aid to around 130 health units within 6 sub-saharan African countries Alison Briggs 2 Bradgate Road, Cropston, Leicester LE7 7GA Donation to charity alisonj.briggs@ntlworld.com Available daytime and evening Peter Le Marchant Trust Waterways trips and Holidays for the disabled and seriously ill Tim Marren Canalside Moorings, Beeches Road, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 2NS / Donation to charity timmarren@peterlemarchanttrust.co.uk Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution Supporting Farming Families Mary Martin Shaw House, 27 West Way, Oxford OX2 0QH RABI Regional Manager Donation. Willing to travel to Leics & Rutland, Derbys, Lincs, / Notts, Northants mary.martin@rabi.org.uk Available daytime and evenings