Good afternoon,

Despite the interesting subject on our last talk, I think you will agree it was a little disappointing. The speaker was recommended to me so apologies if this was not up to normal standards. The evening of course was not helped by the catering confusions. However onward and upward. A reminder about forthcoming events.

As mentioned in my earlier note, for our next meet we have secured a talk by Peter Biggs. Peter came from a long line of coal miners on the Derbyshire / Nottingham border. At 15 he could have joined school friends and family at the local mine. He however opted to remain at school and instead, joined the Royal Navy. He spent 2 years on HMS Eagle, an aircraft carrier and was then drafted into submarines where he spent the next 26 years either underwater or in nuclear bunkers!

We will again provide sausage and chips. However on the evening of our meet, the Hind have a special food event. This means that our food will be served around 2000/2015. So the meeting will commence at 1930 and we will pause for the catering when it arrives.

Towards the end of the month, Ian Saunders, has volunteered to give us an interesting talk which will combine three separate subjects, all of which are actually linked together.In discussions with Ian as to how we would present this, we felt the easiest way was to put the whole package together.

In mid November, we have arranged a talk on a very topical subject, that of Cyber Crime. There is hardly a day passes without some news of this type of crime. We are very lucky to have secured the time of an expert in the form of Gemma Theobald. Gemma is the Cyber Security Advisor at the Joint Cybercrime Unit of the Specialist Crime and intelligence Directorate of the Norfolk and Suffolk Constabulary.

Unfortunately due to the Hind being booked on other nights, this talk will take place on a Tuesday, which I appreciate is inconvenient for some, so apologies to those members affected.

Thinking ahead to next year (2025) and taking into account the kind offer of Ian Saunders to give us a presentation, I wonder if any other members might be prepared to give us a talk on maybe a hobby, an interesting topic or a local company. Our President has made a few presentations over the years but perhaps one of you might consider it. Just a thought.

Anyway look forward to seeing you next Thursday.

Best wishes
David