PLEASE NOTE THAT WITH THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS AT LEIGH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HOWEVER, WE ARE SETTING UP MONTHLY MEETINGS VIA ZOOM WHEN POSSIBLE SO PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR LATEST POSITION ON SPECIFIC MEETINGS
PLEASE CHECK WITH GROUP LEADERS THE POSITION REGARDING INDIVIDUAL GROUP MEETINGS
MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 2.30. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 2.00.
Our monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at
Leigh Wesley Methodist Church
Elm Road
Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1SJ.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DOORS ARE NOT OPEN UNTIL 2.00PM. AS SPACE FOR QUEUING IS LIMITED, PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE TOO EARLY (especially when cold or wet!)
Meetings will usually start with notices and items of group news, followed by a guest speaker. Refreshments are available afterwards so members can chat to friends or maybe the speaker.
There is no charge for attendance and not only that but you can get a cuppa at the end all free of charge; so pretty good value.
Please note that we are not permitted to use the car park attached to the church; however, there are small pay-and-display car parks in Elm Road (at rear of Leigh Community Centre/Police Station) and off North Street (east of the Wesley Methodist Church) but these do fill quickly. Parking on nearby streets is limited so please check local parking restrictions.
If you have any suggestions for speakers, please contact our Speaker Secretary by clicking the link.
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October 2020
Zoom Meeting: Story telling – Peter Monk aka Peter Optical
We all love a good story. Peter Optical is a past master of the art. Southend born and bred, Peter has been a soldier, circus performer, stage electrician, actor, stilt walker, fire eater and too many other things to mention. Today it is his story telling we are concentrating on. His stories are told not read and differ from performance to performance. They are often interwoven with music and magic. They are always thought provoking and never dull. Joining details…
Find out more »CANCELLED – Coffee & Chat
Don’t forget COFFEE & CHAT: You are welcome to drop into the Snug at Truleigh Scrumptious (Broadway West opp. Leigh Library) on the 4th Tuesday in the month between 10.30 and 11:30am.
Find out more »November 2020
ZOOM Meeting – Southend Museums: A Talk by Chris Langdon
Southend Museums A royal burial site found between a pub and Aldi supermarket has been hailed as the UK's answer to Tutankhamun's tomb. Workers unearthed the grave, which contained dozens of rare artefacts, during roadworks in Prittlewell, near Southend, Essex, in 2003. Tooth enamel fragments were the only human remains, but experts say their "best guess" is that they belonged to a 6th Century Anglo-Saxon prince. It is said to be the oldest example of a Christian Anglo-Saxon royal burial.…
Find out more »CANCELLED – Coffee & Chat
Don’t forget COFFEE & CHAT: You are welcome to drop into the Snug at Truleigh Scrumptious (Broadway West opp. Leigh Library) on the 4th Tuesday in the month between 10.30 and 11:30am.
Find out more »December 2020
ZOOM Meeting – Daryl Easlea … a DJ, compere, music consultant, author, compiler and annotator
Daryl Easlea is an author whose musical knowledge has been learnt over a lifetime: from working in record shops across Essex as a young teen, to being a staffer at Record Collector magazine and then moving on to become the head of Motown catalogue in the UK at Universal. He is a DJ, compere, and consultant to record companies, his books explore his favourite loves; great pop eccentrics, populist African-American music and prog rock (he has written biographies of Chic,…
Find out more »January 2021
Patient and Public Involvement in Health – Chris Gasper and Jean Broadbent
Chris is a member of Essex Health watch and a lay member of Southend Clinical Commissioning Group. He, with help from Jean, will tell us about the important contribution ordinary people can make to the NHS. This will be a Zoom meeting and joining details will be issued to all members nearer the time of the meeting and usually around one week ahead of the meeting. If you are missing the joining details please check your emails (including your junk…
Find out more »February 2021
Continuity Capers – my life as a continuity announcer by Sally Lawrence (Zoom)
Ever wanted to know who’s behind the voice that announces your favourite TV shows. Sally did this job for BBC and Channel 4. A simple job…? Listen to Sally and find out! This will be a Zoom Meeting and details for accessing the meeting will be sent to members nearer the time and usually around one week ahead of the meeting. If you are missing the joining details please check your emails (including your junk folder); joining details will be…
Find out more »March 2021
Thames Estuary Partnership by Amy Pryor (Zoom Meeting)
One of last year’s covid-19 casualties. Thames Estuary Partnership is about all aspects of the Tidal Thames from Teddington to the North Sea. This will be a Zoom meeting and joining details will be issued to all members nearer the time of the meeting and usually around one week ahead of the meeting. If you are missing the joining details please check your emails (including your junk folder); link details will be sent from our leu3ale gmail address. If all…
Find out more »April 2021
The secret life of a wood by Roger Hance (Zoom Meeting)
Roger is a Colchester based professional photographer. This talk is about the various forms of wildlife hiding right under your nose in a broadleaf woodland. This will be a Zoom meeting and joining details will be issued to all members nearer the time of the meeting and usually around one week ahead of the meeting. If you are missing the joining details please check your emails (including your junk folder); link details will be sent from our leu3ale gmail address. …
Find out more »May 2021
Fraud and Investigation – Shaun Dutton, Southend Council
Shaun will tell us about his work at the Council detecting fraud and how he goes about making his investigations plus he answer how can we protect ourselves from scams. Shaun Dutton started his career in law enforcement in 2004 with Her Majesty’s Customs & Excise investigating drug trafficking through Essex ports and airports. He transferred to the Serious Organised Crime Agency on its formation in 2006 which marked the start of 10 years of proactive investigation into national and…
Find out more »June 2021
A Peek Behind the Scenes by Marion Pettet
Marion is a devoted fan of dance. Ballet was the passion of her life but along with the dreams of so many other aspiring ballerinas, ordinariness got in the way. A late return to classes rekindled her love for dance and led her into a world that she thought had passed her by. She became involved with an amateur ballet company in 2002, joined the committee later that year and performed with them from 2002 until 2018. Her retirement from full…
Find out more »July 2021
Graphology – the secrets of handwriting Susan Ord
Yet another postponement from last year. Susan will tell us what secrets handwriting tells about us – with practical demonstrations. Susan started studying graphology about 15 years ago, as something to take on later in life and she has found the revelation of a writer’s personality from their handwriting absolutely fascinating. Graphology can be used in many situations such as recruitment and compatibility. She has become so involved with handwriting analysis that following the three years of study to gain…
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