The second MIRTH Xtra event took place at Warwick Adventure Sports on Thursday the 14th March. Eight intrepid Mirthers were given a real treat. David Harkness who is not only a regular member but also a fully qualified instructor and safety officer opened up the world of Clay Pidgeon Shooting for us. Expert tuition wasContinue reading “Clay Shooting”
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Walk Around Long Itchington
For the second month running it was raining for our walk. This time we were walking around Long Itchington. Five hardy souls set off, first we were walking on tarmacked paths so I thought my boots might stay clean but Richard soon led us off onto muddier and wetter paths across fields. After a whileContinue reading “Walk Around Long Itchington”
The Danny Razzoo Show
Danny Razzoo came to St Paul’s on February 20th to entertain and amaze us with his magic tricks, using mainly numbers and playing cards. Danny particularly enjoys ‘mathemagic’ in which he uses his excellent knowledge of mathematics (as a former teacher of) to bemuse his audience. Some of his tricks employ straightforward maths and algebraContinue reading “The Danny Razzoo Show”
MIRTH wet walk
Well, here’s a turn up for the books! Two firsts in one day! Our first first was that it rained … and rained … and rained ☔️. For the whole of our walk 😳!It had started before we met up at the Plough & Harrow. And it accompanied us all the way as we walkedContinue reading “MIRTH wet walk”
RSC ‘Behind the Scenes tour
On a beautiful sunny day, 14 of us enjoyed a hearty lunch at the Dirty Duck in Stratford-upon-Avon. Inspired by the pub’s link with the world of theatre we then made our way to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for a ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour of the main theatre and the Swan Theatre. We were joinedContinue reading “RSC ‘Behind the Scenes tour”
A walk through Leamington
Ten MIRTH stalwarts braved the cold to set off on the monthly MIRTH walk on 9th January. They were not put off by the sub-zero temperature. Nor were they afraid of a ‘feels like’ temperature of minus six (yes! -6 C). Rather they revelled in the beautiful sunshine and the warm company. They strolled fromContinue reading “A walk through Leamington”
A Walk through Cubbington and Lillington
Despite the weather forecast, a group of 9 men turned up for a walk around Cubbington and Lillington villages. Richard had arranged this walk on paths as the recent wet weather had made the ground very wet. We set off from St Mary’s Church, Cubbington passing through the cricket ground to Windmill Hill. (Richard toldContinue reading “A Walk through Cubbington and Lillington”
MIRTH Christmas Dinner
The Windmill Inn was the select venue for our annual Christmas Dinner, on 5th December this year. Thirteen MIRTHers and seven spouses had made their choices from a very appetising menu, (and 19 of the 20 managed to arrive at the Inn on time!). The spirit of the season was evident in the Christmas jumpersContinue reading “MIRTH Christmas Dinner”
The “Cross of Nails”
Eighteen of us gathered for lunch in St Paul’s, then settled in the lounge to listen to Canon Graeme Pringle talk about the “Cross of Nails”. He began by detailing the waves of the “Moonlight Sonata” air raid on Coventry during the awful night of 14-15 November 1940, and showed us what the city lookedContinue reading “The “Cross of Nails””
The Lawfords and The Old Smithy
Imagine our disgust! We were walking peacefully along Ling Lane, near Lawford Heath, when we saw beside the road … ugly evidence of fly tipping! Our members were of course outraged – as you can see from the photo. But we continued on our way and came to a field with a fine crop ofContinue reading “The Lawfords and The Old Smithy”
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