On Tuesday 21st January 30 MIRTHers came to listen to Shyamantha Asokan talk about her experience in journalism and share reflections about issues including ethics and bias. She is currently a BBC journalist covering Birmingham and the West Midlands. She started by telling us about her work as a reporter and photographer in the UK,Continue reading “Lagos to Leamington – a Career in Jornalism”
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Walking the Lawfords
Eight men were out braving the cold on this January morning. This week’s walk revisited Long Lawford. We walked on the lanes to avoid the mud in the fields from the recent wet weather. We walked around enjoying nature, cows were being fed in the barns and some daffodils were making an early appearance. TheContinue reading “Walking the Lawfords”
Blue Plaques of Leamington
Eight of us set off on a walk around Leamington. Richard had prepared a walk around town visiting some of the many properties with blue plaques. It is amazing how many influential people have lived in the town, including architects, hymn writers, artists, engineers, and many other professionals. Among the famous names are Frank WhittleContinue reading “Blue Plaques of Leamington”
Mirth Christmas Lunch
This week we held our annual MIRTH Christmas lunch. Twenty-nine of us gathered at the Rugby Tavern for our celebrations. When we gather we like to chat; this time there was perhaps a little too much time for chat as we waited patiently for our food to arrive, some even thought we were copying ReginaldContinue reading “Mirth Christmas Lunch”
Warwickshire Lowland Rescue
This month 24 men from MIRTH went to learn about the work of the Warwickshire Lowland Rescue team. The lowland rescue team is a group of trained volunteers who work alongside the emergency services providing support searching for missing people. Typically they will be looking for vulnerable missing people. They have been called out toContinue reading “Warwickshire Lowland Rescue”
Walking around Kenilworth
This month we walked around Kenilworth Common. It was good to welcome two MIRTHers to their first walk with us. Richard had planned a route that passed through the common crossing the railway and over to abbey fields. We walked across Kenilworth Common enjoying the autumn colours and passing a few interesting industrial remains fromContinue reading “Walking around Kenilworth”
Commonwealth War Graves
This month after our lunch and an opportunity to catch-up with each other we had a fascinating talk by David Harkness. He talked to us about the history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The organisation was established in 1917 to ensure servicemen who died in the great war (first world war) were buried andContinue reading “Commonwealth War Graves”
Walking around Leamington’s Street Art
Due to the recent rain this month’s walk was an urban trail. We were blessed with a dry morning for our walk. (The afternoon was rainy again and some of us got a little wet walking back to our cars after lunch.) The walk was devised to take us on a tour of Leamington’s vibrantContinue reading “Walking around Leamington’s Street Art”
Who thought Dustcarts could be so interesting
16 of us donned our high-vis jackets and protective goggles and set off with our guides in two groups to explore the Dennis Eagle industrial site in the Heathcote Industrial Estate. We were there to learn about in particular the electric refuse collection vehicles (eRCVs) for which they have become justly famous. These behemoths ofContinue reading “Who thought Dustcarts could be so interesting”
Lost in Church Lawford
Eight of us completed a 4 mile walk through the Warwickshire countryside. The walk started well, confidently crossing the River Avon past some interesting remains of an old watermill. However we soon found ourselves lost in a wood. The direction of the path was not clear. After much discussion and consulting the map Richard discoveredContinue reading “Lost in Church Lawford”
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