PROGRAMME OF TALKS AND MEETINGS
FELIXSTOWE.
All Felixstowe meetings are held at
the Salvation Army Hall, at the junction of Ranelagh Road and Cobbold Road IP11 7EL
All talks start at 10.30 am the first Thursday of the month. Refreshments served from 10.00am before the meeting
Watch this space for changes in Speaker Meetings
Meetings from October 2023 - June 2024
Meetings From October 2024-June 2025
Meetings are Returning to Salvation Army Hall
Thursday, 6th March 2025 – Writing With A Needle – Sara Impey
Sara Impey is an award –winning quilt artist from Essex, who specilaises in making quilted wall hangings featuring free motion machine- stitched text, which enables her to write with a needle on the textile surface. Sara writes her own content and subjects which include contemporary issues, sometimes with a dash of humour. Samples of her recent work will be shown, as Sara describes her sources of inspiration and explains the techniques she likes to use. She has exhibited her work in the United States, Canada, Japan, Russia and many European countries. Sara’s work has also been included in several museum collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum and she will talk about how this commisssion and others came about
Thursday, 3rd April 2025 Not an Octopus - Laura Locke
Life after academia -WAMfest, Radio presenting, imposter and octopus syndromes Taking early release from a busy career at the University of Suffolk and I would sit on a rock? Why I run women’s events in Felixstowe my home town and a weekly women’s radio show.
Thursday, 1st May 2025 – Felixstowe Coast Patrol and Rescue – Speaker Name TBC
This is an independent lifeboat charity that was formed in 1987, based in Felixstowe and are a founding member of the National Independent Lifeboat Association (NILA). They have been saving lives and perfoming rescues amongst one of the busiest seaways in the UK, working closely with HM Coastguard, Suffolk Constabulary, East of England Ambulance Service, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service and the RNLI
Thursday, 5th June 2025 – The Trinity House Story – Karl Lumbers
Captain Karl Lumbers with his very extensive and varied Marine career, shares the fascinating history of Trinity House, of which the safety of shipping and the well-being of seafarers have been the prime concerns, since being incorporated by Royal Charter in 1514. Trinity House is a charity dedicated to safeguarding shipping and seafarers, providing education, support and welfare to the seafaring community with a statutory duty as a General Lighthouse Authority to deliver reliable, efficient and cost-effective aids to navigation service, for the benefit and safety of all mariners
AGM at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre
Monday 9th June 2025 2pm All welcome
Volunteers needed for Committee
Advanced Notice of Open day 2025 at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre
Friday 5th September 2025 10.30am - 12.30pm
