The December newsletter contains articles on:
+ Our January meeting – Soups to Suspenders – the fascinating story of the Symington brothers;
+ the membership fees for 2025 are now due and remain at £15 per year;
+ the 2025 meetings programme is now published;
+ the Christmas Tree festival in All Saints church this December.
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On Tuesday 10th December, our canal-side friend and member Mary Matts, together with John Butlin, Bernard Rice, Phil and Deborah, provided a stunning meeting. They created an engaging presentation, which covered the trials and tribulations of living on the canals during the winter. The talk provided some wonderful images of canal life in winter and was coupled with a seasonal illustrated celebration of stories, along with music and songs. To see most of the images captured from Foxton and its surrounds,
The diary for all the meetings in 2025 is now available.
The Committee met recently to review the situation and, in the light of increasing costs, especially speakers’ fees, we have recommended that the charge for membership in 2024 will be £15 pa. The entry fee to meetings for Members remains at £1.50 per meeting but has increased to £3.50 for non-members. This is the first rise for many years and we hope you understand the reasons for our decision.
The 2024 programme is now available. Early items include: January 9th — THE LAND ARMY OF WORLD WAR ONE with Helen Frost; February 13th — THE BATTLE OF NASEBY with Dr Len Holden; February 27th — ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Click “Read More” for the full programme and access to a PDF copy of the programme, which can be printed.