{"id":27030,"date":"2024-11-09T08:59:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T08:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westwoldsu3a.org\/?page_id=27030"},"modified":"2025-09-25T21:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:37:36","slug":"monthly-speaker-programme-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westwoldsu3a.org\/?page_id=27030","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Programme 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 9th –  Kings and Queens since 1066  – Keith Hanson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A look back at famous Monarchs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

February 13th – Life as a local Town and District Councillor – Stephen Bunney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An interesting view of the workings of our town and district council<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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March 13th – RNLI and 200 years of the Skegness Lifeboat Station – Chris Hewis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A more detailed look at the lifeboats stationed along the Lincolnshire coast from the Humber to the Wash.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8th<\/sup> May 2025 \u2013 Institute of Advanced Motoring\/RoadSmart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Formerly called the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM)<\/strong>, is a charity based in the United Kingdom, whose objective is to improve car driving standards, motorcycle riding standards, and enhance road safety by using the British police’s system of car and motorcycle control.  <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

12th<\/sup> June 2025 \u2013 Blyton Ice Cream<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Award winning ice cream made on the original farm at Blyton, made by the family using locally sourced ingredients,  Now with over 70 flavours to choose from there will be a chance to try a few on the day!!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10th<\/sup> July 2025 \u2013 Lisa Brundle \u2013 Portable Antiquities Scheme<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The PAS<\/strong> is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme began in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

14th<\/sup> August 2025 \u2013 Lincolnshire Bomber Command Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The International Bomber Command Centre is a memorial and interpretation centre overlooking the city of Lincoln, and telling the story of RAF Bomber Command’s extensive losses of aircraft and crews during the Bombing of Germany during World War II. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11th<\/sup> September – The Art of Saving Lions  (re-scheduled)
– Anna-Louise Pickering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writer, photographer and Conservationist for the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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9th<\/sup> October 2025 \u2013 Kenneth Moore \u201cYou\u2019ll Fly Laughing Part 2\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another humorous account of 34+ years as a Royal Air Force Navigator from timing toilet break to the workings of the ejector seat and finally what the best dressed combat aviator is wearing these days!!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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13th November 2025 – AGM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11th<\/sup> December 2025 – Christmas Customs with a Musical Theme with Tom Lane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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