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Speeding Through our Villages
Speeding Through our Villages
The Parish Council has organised a public meeting on Monday 22nd July addressing speeding between Peldon Rose and Salcott crossroads.
Kevin Bentley, of Essex County Council, will chair the meeting. A senior and very experienced Highways Officer will accompany Kevin to explain Continue reading
PAWS AGM 2019
PAWS AGM 2019
This month was PAWS AGM followed by a Quiz. After the outgoing President’s report and the report by the Treasurer, Jane Anderson, Bry Mogridge was elected as the new President. One of Bry’s first duties was to present Caroline Wilson, the outgoing President, with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Pam Foakes stepped down Continue reading
The World of Optical Illusion
The World of Optical Illusion
Colin Hopper kicked off 2019 for PAWS with his talk on Optical Illusion. It was a truly fascinating evening and the first thing we learnt was that seeing is believing! That there is a conflict between your brain and the eye. Your eyes and your brain will be Continue reading
2019 Looks Interesting With PAWS
2019 Looks Interesting With PAWS
PAWS have announced their meeting topics for 2019 and it looks interesting with topics ranging from Arctic Convoys to Wildlife Photography: Continue reading
Customs and Traditions of the City of London
Customs and Traditions of the City of London
The subject of our November talk was on the Customs and Traditions of the City of London by Mark Lewis. Mark amazed members with the extraordinary number of rituals and pageantry, some very eccentric and some downright bizarre. Of course, we had all heard of Dick Whittington (1354-1423) who became a very successful businessman, an Alderman and was Lord Mayor of London four times. One of the strangest ceremonies, Continue reading
How to do Everything and Be Happy
Peter Jones, looking happy, with Treasurer Jane Anderson
PAWS October – How to do Everything and Be Happy
Instead of hearing about the History of Watermills, PAWS were delighted with their last-minute replacement, a very happy Peter Jones. Peter stepped in after Ken Guyton unfortunately, had to cancel due to illness. What a great evening was had, members laughed, cried and laughed so much again!
Early Ambitions
As a young boy, inspired by the antics of James Bond at Gants Hill cinema, Peter had yearned to be an actor. Discouraged from this by his mother he was encouraged to get a “sensible job”. He started professional life as a particularly rubbish Continue reading
Zero Night
Zero Night
Zero Night the greatest untold escape story of World War II. The scene is set in Oflag V1-B the prison camp in Warburg. It tells of 40 British and Commonwealth officers who hatched the most original and daring escape from deep inside Nazi Germany.
Months of meticulous planning and secret training hung in the balance during three minutes of mayhem as prisoners charged the camp’s double perimeter fences.
Returning to the Tollesbury WEA, Mark Felton will entertain with his thrilling account of this remarkable escape. It’s a story so fresh that Hollywood is making a movie out of the tutor’s book.
How to Attend
If you want to find out more about this World War II tale at Tollesbury on Saturday 10.00 -3.00 pm 10th November:
- Check the WEA website wea.org.uk. Type in “Zero Night” in the subject or keyword box. You can book online
- Call 0300 303 3464, alternatively
- Contact Anne Mossman 07973 479636.
The course fee is £18 although discounts & concessions are available depending on your circumstances.
Venue address is Tollesbury Sailing Club. Woodrolfe Rd, CM9 8SE.
History Everywhere
History Everywhere – 20th October
Do you enjoy walking in the countryside? Did you wonder about particular features that you see around you? Is it Saxon or Roman? Or perhaps why a town looks and feels the way it does? If so, this one-day course, led by Nicholas James, is definitely for you.
Course Summary
Britain’s history lies in its familiar geographies. Town and country have been shaped by planning and by accidents, agreements and conflicts, policies and technologies, by work and by play, by worship, and, above all, by changing climate and population. We can identify a series of chapters:
- the long era of prehistory, for which archaeology is the sole evidence;
- the Roman period, commonly imagined as one of radical change but now seen, by some historians, as a mix of innovation and tradition;
- the Saxon period, which witnessed both the collapse and the reinvention of state government and towns;
- the later Middle Ages saw growth followed by a catastrophic decline;
- the Early Modern period of urban and rural development under new concepts of civilization;
- the industrial age of massive growth, technological transformation and radical policies.
The principles for studying landscapes and finding the clues are simple but the analysis of causes can be much more complicated.
How to Attend
If you want to find out more about this intriguing subject come to Tollesbury Saturday 10.00 -3.00 pm 20th October. Information about this day course can be found on the WEA website wea.org.uk. Type in “History Everywhere” in the subject or keyword box. You can book online or phone 0300 303 3464. Alternatively, contact Anne Mossman 07973 479636. The course fee is £18 although discounts & concessions are available depending on your circumstances.
Venue address is Tollesbury Sailing Club. Woodrolfe Rd, CM9 8SE.
PAWS September – The Connie
Wendy (left) with PAWS President, Caroline Wilson
PAWS September – The Connie
With the Mediterranean summer behind us and all the beautiful changing colours of autumn around us, we were taken on a lovely trip down memory lane by Mrs Wendy Butcher. The delightful subject of the evening was “The Connie”, the history of the Constitutional Holiday Camp.
The camp was situated on the East Coast at Hopton-on-Sea in Norfolk. Hopton village had its own railway station which linked it with Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. It was a lovely little rural village with a Post Office and a few shops.
Starting in 1929
Talks & Craft Days
Talks & Craft Days
The Tollesbury WEA are running a number of Talks & Craft Days between September & May next year to which you are warmly invited. The events take place at either:
- School Room, East St., Tollesbury, CM9 8QD (SR);
- Tollesbury Sailing Club, Woodrolfe Rd, CM9 8SE. (TSC); or
- Tollesbury Activity Centre, Woodrolfe Rd, CM9 8SE (TAC).
And are:
Talks
These are one day sessions running between 10 am – 3 pm on Saturdays and cost £18 each.
- Essex Country Houses (Margaret Mills) 29th Sept at SR.
- Why Shakespeare? (Ron Marks) 13th Oct at SR.
- History Everywhere! – Interpreting the landscape (James Nicholas) 20th October at TSC.
- Zero Nights: The first great escape in WW11 (Mark Felton) 10th November at TSC.
- Geoffrey Chaucer: Civil Servant and Poet (Dr Graham Platt) 13th April at SR.
- Imperial China (David Prynn) 11th May at SR.
They will also be running an 8-week course: A Russian Journey: An introduction to Russia, the land, its people and culture…. (Dr Anat Vernitski) This runs 10 -11.30 am on Tuesdays starting at SR on 8th January and costs £58.40.
Crafts
- Christmas Wreathes (Deb Hart) Tuesday 4th December 10 am – 4 pm £26.50 at TAC.
- Basket making – A symmetric basket (Deb Hart) Saturday 12th>January 9 am – 5 pm £52 at TAC.
- Garden structures including obelisks (Deb Hart) Wednesday 1st May 10 am – 4 pm £29 at TSC.
More Information
For more information go to http://wea.org.uk and search for course name or your postcode. Online application available. Alternatively, you can call 0300 303 3464.