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We have an AGM to re-launch the IW CSPA Group at 2pm on Wednesday 19 March at the Riverside Centre, Newport. National speaker John Clarke will be coming to encourage us, but he is from the mainland, only we who live here on the Island can decide what we can do. Civil Service pensioners of […]

Guest Speaker ~ Sally Tsoukaris, CSPA General Secretary AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of Annual General Meeting 2024 3. Matters arising 4. Officers’ Reports 5. Motions 6. Election of Officers, Committee & Scrutineer 7. Any other business The AGM is your opportunity to comment on Alliance business at Group or National level. We would like […]

Group meetings will resume at The Orchard, Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley, RH10 6AD. A speaker for the meeting being held on Wednesday 9 April has not yet been fixed but further advice will be provided via the CSPA national website www.cspa.co.uk

Paula Harmon “Dressed for Detection”' The female characters in Paula’s historical mysteries follow prevailing fashions but still have to solve mysteries and tackle crime. Would their clothes hinder them? Or would it be perfectly possible to manage, corsets and all? Paula gives an illustrated talk about what her characters might have worn and how they […]

John Clarke Our recently appointed CSPA Wessex Regional Representative John will give a brief resume of himself and how he sees his role developing as he becomes accustomed to it. Followed by: 27th May 2025 - Brian Margetson “A Celebration of Trams Around the World” Dead and almost buried during the fifties in the UK, […]

Richard Hutley “NIKOLA TESLA-The Maverick Hungarian” The man who Electrified the World. Genius? AC Current, Death Rays, Lasers, Wireless, Anti Gravity, Hydro power, UFO's etc! The forgotten man of Science.   Our monthly meetings are continuing at 10.45 am on the fourth Tuesday of the month (this is not always the last) on the ground […]

Group Meetings are held at the The Orchard, Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley RH10 6AD. Which is 200yds South of the main level crossing. Commencing at 10.30am with coffee and biscuits and concluding at 12.30pm when we usually adjourn to a local pub for lunch. July An update from Crawley Community Action a local Charity […]

- Brian Margetson “Crossing the Severn” Sit back, grip your seats and let Brian take you on the perilous voyage through man’s attempts to secure a reliable means of crossing the Severn Estuary. Two major ferry crossings, one tunnel and three bridges later, we may have finally cracked it. Our monthly meetings are continuing at […]

AUGUST 13. No meeting but summer lunch at The Old Dunnings Mill, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4AT. A lovely old 15th century pub serving excellent food, 12.30 for 1pm. If you do not usually come to our monthly meetings and would like to meet the Group in a Social setting please let me know […]

SEPTEMBER 10. A look at AGM motions to mandate delegates plus a talk from Bob Weddell on MORRIS DANCING. Group Meetings are held at the The Orchard, Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley RH10 6AD. Which is 200yds South of the main level crossing. Commencing at 10.30am with coffee and biscuits and concluding at 12.30pm when […]

As a change from our usual programme of speakers we shall be entertained by the - “Quayside Cloggies” A dance and musicians team which specialises in Morris Clog dances, originating in the North West of England. Most of the team are ladies but two are gentlemen.We shall be in the big hall for this so […]

Richard Hutley - Pyramids Who built them, why and for what purpose? Pyramids have been found on every continent (except Antarctica at this time). What’s their connection to the Cosmos? The facts & evidence may be more intriguing than we believe Our monthly meetings are continuing at 10.45 am on the fourth Tuesday of the […]

Paul Miles - Talk and Activity: The Archaeology of Bournemouth Square (bring a magnifying glass if you have one) Our monthly meetings are continuing at 10.45 am on the fourth Tuesday of the month (this is not always the last) on the ground floor in the newer part of the building at: St Mark’s Church […]

Thursday 11th December at the family run Marsham Court Hotel in Russell Cotes Road Bournemouth BH1 3AB (Car park BH1 3AU) 12.00pm for 12.30pm 3 courses plus tea/coffee: £36.50 each Price includes gratuities for the restaurant staff and a raffle. If you would like to attend, please write your choices from the menu on the […]