Category: Special Interests

On Tuesday 19 September 2023, in the afternoon session at the Harrow District Masonic Centre, our Knitting Group met to chat and talk over ideas for the coming Winter Festivals. In no time, the pattern books and leaflets were out, and ideas being swapped between the knitters. It looks as though there will be some…

On Wednesday 06 September 2023, a small selection of our Gardening Group visited the Free Dahlia Festival at the Aylett Nurseries near St Albans. Our arrival mid-afternoon was an excellent excuse to enjoy teas and coffees in the Festival Tent before we investigated the Dahlia Fields. There is an enormous variety of dahlias on show,…

Members of our Gardening Group took time off from the hard work of maintaining their own gardens on Wednesday 23 August 2023, to enjoy a discussion about all things horticultural in the garden of one of the members. We are grateful to Robert and Gill for opening their garden and hosting this session. Above is…

At the meeting of our Gardening Group on Wednesday 12 July 2023, we were treated to a virtual visit to a large number of gardens open to the public in Shropshire, Cheshire and North Wales. Robert and Gill had a large number of slides having visited a large number of gardens. Some were private gardens…

In this context, MOTO stands for Members On Their Own! MOTO went to Blue Ginger for supper on Saturday 10 June 2023 at the Blue Ginger Bar & Restaurant as shown in the main picture. They have a coffee morning planned for Sunday 18 June 2023 and the following week they will be off to…

Our group, working under the title of “Morality Matters” investigated the topic of Artificial Intelligence, something that has been very much in the news over the past few weeks. Discussions ranged over the problems of defining Artificial Intelligence, and how it differs from research. What the role of Artificial Intelligence could be for society, and…

Our new knitting group held their first meeting on Tuesday 16 May 2023 at the Harrow District Masonic Centre in Kenton. The group is open to all levels of skill, from the true beginner to the established expert. The meeting was accompanied by lively and friendly conversation, and a number of projects were started on…

Members of the Gardening Club met on Wednesday 26 April for a visit to The Gardening Club in Crews Hill just north of Edmonton. After appropriate lunchtime refreshments at The Plough, in Cattlegate Road, we made our way the short distance down the road to the Crews Hill Gardening Club to see what was available…

Our session started with a discussion on fungus problems with Bettina Red Robin and with a number of different fruit trees – especially apples and pears. Various remedies are being tested, and a report back to the group will prove very useful once the results are in. With the prospect of long hot summers, where…