Branch Meetings
Branch Meetings - our premier event
First Friday of the month at Mannings Heath Village Hall .
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Friday 5th September 2025 - 11:30
TBC - enjoy drumming
Branch meeting Archive
Friday 4th July 2025 - 11:30
An entertaining talk by Carol Dilley, who is chair of the local charity Roundabout Talking News. If you missed it, then here are the slides from the talk.
Lynne Wallerstein, a Parkinson's Local Adviser from Parkinson's UK, was at the meeting to introduce herself to branch members.
Friday 6th June 2025 - 11:30
Recycling in West Sussex, by Colin McFarlin - Volunteer Senior Waste Prevention Advisor, West Sussex County Council.
Bring along anything that you need advice on how to recycle!
Friday 4th April 2025 - 11:30
A talk on Cyber Security by Frank Bruce.
The presentation was followed by a Q&A session, where members had lots of questions, ranging from the value of using a VPN, to what is a cookie.
Friday 7th March 2025 - 11:30
Aviation test pilot talk by Simon Wood. A Career in Flying
If you missed the presentation, you can see a video of it here
Friday 7th February 2025 - 17:30
Our informal Annual General Meeting was well attended. To see minutes click here
Mike Onley gave his Chair report.
Dennis Saunders gave an update on the branch finances.
Jeremy Collyer updated the members on version 2 of the website.
Josie Taylor, from Parkinson's UK, spoke about the charity's re-branding.
This was followed by a chance for the members to have a chat, or play some games.
After the meeting, several members met up at Pizza Monteforte, organised by Emma Brinton.
Monday 6th January 2025
The January meeting featured a talk on South America Birds and Birding by Alan Wilkinson. See the presentation here
Friday, November 1, 2024
The November meeting was well attended, and we were lucky enough to have two excellent speakers. Follow the links for a synopsis of the presentation and a link to the video of the presentation: