October 2014
Speaker for Tuesday 21st October 2014 - Ms. Mandy Hunt
24/10/14 17:17
Photo: President Gordon Ward meets Mandy Hunt, with Club Members John McGlade and John McHenry (R)
Talk and Demonstration by Mandy Hunt on CPR
Club President Gordon Ward welcomed members and guests to the meeting and then introduced our speaker for the morning Ms. Mandy Hunt who works for the 'Heart Start Department' of the Northern Health Trust. Mandy then went on to explain a little about her job, show an interesting video about CPR and then give a teaching demonstration for all our members and guests to learn how to do CPR - by the way, that's 'Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation'.
Talk and Demonstration by Mandy Hunt on CPR
Club President Gordon Ward welcomed members and guests to the meeting and then introduced our speaker for the morning Ms. Mandy Hunt who works for the 'Heart Start Department' of the Northern Health Trust. Mandy then went on to explain a little about her job, show an interesting video about CPR and then give a teaching demonstration for all our members and guests to learn how to do CPR - by the way, that's 'Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation'.
Speaker for Tuesday 14th October 2014 - Mr. Robert Park
17/10/14 20:04
Photo: President Gordon Ward greets Robert Park, with Club Members Jim Gordon (L) and John Graham (R)
Talk by Robert Park on a trip to 'The Skelligs'
Club President Gordon Ward welcomed members to the meeting and then went on to introduce and welcome back, our speaker for the morning Mr. Robert Park. Robert then went on to give a highly entertaining and interesting talk and slide show about a visit he made to 'The Skellig Islands' of the Kerry coast.
Robert started his talk by saying that the trip he had made to the Skelligs was just about two years ago, when he was on a visit to the West of Ireland with a friend, who was interested in birds. The two islands that are the Skelligs are home to one of the largest Gannet and Puffin colonies in Western Europe, which seemed a good reason to go there. However, that wasn't Robert's main reason. He knew that the islands, now a 'World Heritage' site, housed an sixth century monastic settlement. The talk and excellent slide show charted the trials and tribulations of the journey to the islands and what they found there.
Talk by Robert Park on a trip to 'The Skelligs'
Club President Gordon Ward welcomed members to the meeting and then went on to introduce and welcome back, our speaker for the morning Mr. Robert Park. Robert then went on to give a highly entertaining and interesting talk and slide show about a visit he made to 'The Skellig Islands' of the Kerry coast.
Robert started his talk by saying that the trip he had made to the Skelligs was just about two years ago, when he was on a visit to the West of Ireland with a friend, who was interested in birds. The two islands that are the Skelligs are home to one of the largest Gannet and Puffin colonies in Western Europe, which seemed a good reason to go there. However, that wasn't Robert's main reason. He knew that the islands, now a 'World Heritage' site, housed an sixth century monastic settlement. The talk and excellent slide show charted the trials and tribulations of the journey to the islands and what they found there.
Speaker for Tuesday 7th October 2014 - Mr. Tony Bareham
10/10/14 12:14
Photo: President Gordon Ward greets Tony Barehaml, with Club Members Ian Scott (L) and Ken Parkes (our photographer! R - Des Moore to the photo)
Talk by Tony Bareham on 'The Story of Tea'
Club President Gordon Ward welcomed members and guest, Christine Turner, to the meeting. The President then went on to introduce our speaker for the morning Mr. Tony Bareham, who told the very interesting 'Story of Tea', illustrated by some photographs and drawings in a PowerPoint presentation.
Tony began his talk by explaining that he was not an expert on tea, but his passion for drinking it had naturally led him to doing a little research on how it became so popular and what it's history is. As Tony had spent nearly all his working life within English Literature (which he taught at the University of Ulster), he naturally wanted to start the tea story with some literary quotes. The quotes ranged from a Chinese poet from several centuries BC, through Alexander Pope in the 18th Century and a popular music hall song.
Talk by Tony Bareham on 'The Story of Tea'
Club President Gordon Ward welcomed members and guest, Christine Turner, to the meeting. The President then went on to introduce our speaker for the morning Mr. Tony Bareham, who told the very interesting 'Story of Tea', illustrated by some photographs and drawings in a PowerPoint presentation.
Tony began his talk by explaining that he was not an expert on tea, but his passion for drinking it had naturally led him to doing a little research on how it became so popular and what it's history is. As Tony had spent nearly all his working life within English Literature (which he taught at the University of Ulster), he naturally wanted to start the tea story with some literary quotes. The quotes ranged from a Chinese poet from several centuries BC, through Alexander Pope in the 18th Century and a popular music hall song.
