Article: Alan Boyd Photos: Pauline Dobler Events beyond our control dictated a reschedule of this visit but the weather forecast threatened to flood out this second attempt in a week of otherwise strong rain every day. The sun broke through during the morning at Cliveden enabling us to clearly view the unrivalled magnificent vistas all … Read more

Article: Alan Boyd Photos: Stephen Bishop An excellent behind the scenes tour of the Royal Opera House with competent guides. Very informative. We learned about the eventful history of the Royal Opera House (ROH). Two previous buildings burnt down. In Victorian times, going to the opera was a social event. You could hire your own … Read more

Article: Alan Boyd Photos: Alan Boyd & Stephen Bishop Probably the best Medical/Engineering visit we have ever made. The Centrifuge Tour started with a knowledgable and authoritative exposition of the effect of different levels of G forces on the body, the research undertaken by the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine in the centrifuge and means … Read more

Article & Photos: Alan Boyd In 1880, the Empress Eugénie bought a house in Farnborough. Crushed by the loss of her husband Napoleon III in 1873 and the death in 1879 of her 23 year old son in the Zulu War, she built St Michael’s Abbey as a monastery with the Imperial Mausoleum. Subsequently, in … Read more

Article: Alan Boyd The museum, located locally at Mytchett, contains material from the RMC, RAVC, RADC and Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, and encompasses army medicine and healthcare, human and animal, from the English Civil War to the current day. It is a very good museum, well laid out with many interesting exhibits from … Read more

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Article & Photos: Alan Boyd An excellent opportunity to experience over 200 years of military history and culture. That is what it said on the box and that is what it delivered. The RMA is a Camberley icon on our doorstep. We pass it each day but do we appreciate the history that lies behind … Read more

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Once again, the RPO forcibly demonstrated what a talented body of skilled musicians can achieve in full flow, when conducted by Jamie Phillips. The programe commenced with a rumbustious rendering of Dvorak’s Carnival Overture. Young violin soloist Irene Duval then impressed with a passionate interpretation of Mendelssohn’s well-loved Violin Concerto whilst achieving the manual dexterity … Read more

The Grand Quiz Night at St Paul’s Garden Room was an excellent evening. Feedback indicated that everyone enjoyed themselves. Quite close competition between four teams with a close result and frustration with memories of critical dates! Delicious fish and chips supper in the interval and a glass of wine. Well organised and smoothly run by … Read more