Past Events

  • Walking the Lawfords

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    Walking the Lawfords

    It’s always heart warming to rock up at The Old Smithy in Church Lawford to meet up with fellow peripatetic old codgers (9 of us this time). But this month’s…

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  • Exploring Lichfield

    At 9.01am on Tuesday, 17th June, our luxury coach pulled away from St Paul’s for the start of a great day out. The coach was filled with 36 guests, many…

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  • Visit To The Midlands Air Museum

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    Visit To The Midlands Air Museum

    The Mirth Main Event for May was a trip to the above museum, located near Baginton, just outside Coventry. After a very convivial lunch at the Baginton Oak nearby, some…

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  • A walk in the Warwickshire Countryside

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    A walk in the Warwickshire Countryside

    Ten men gathered on the outskirts of Wappenbury for the start of a beautiful walk. The sky was blue and cloudless and the temperature was soon well over 20 degrees.…

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  • Visit to the Guide Dogs Centre

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    Visit to the Guide Dogs Centre

    Twenty of us drove the three miles south from a good lunch at The Heathcote to the Guide Dogs for the Blind National Centre, south of Leamington near Oakley Wood.…

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  • Welcome Hills Walk

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    Welcome Hills Walk

    A couple of innovations were tried in this week’s MIRTH walk. The first was the staggered start. Not entirely successful, but at least we were all together by the time…

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  • Finding (& keeping faith ) in a bad world.

    Chris McKeogh visited MIRTH for a third time in 8 years to share insights into his life, faith and career. Again we enjoyed hearing how his career progressed thorough the…

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  • A Spring walk in the park

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    A Spring walk in the park

    There were 8 of us on the MIRTH walk this month. We walked through the Parks of Leamington. The spring flowers are emerging and made a cheerful display along the…

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  • The Shetland Bus

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    The Shetland Bus

    Long standing MIRTH member Paul Davison delivered a fascinating talk on “The Shetland Bus”. In April of 1940 Germany invaded Norway to help secure the supply route of iron ore…

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  • Walk around Whitnash

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    Walk around Whitnash

    This month’s walk was around Whitnash and Leamington. Starting at the Plough & Harrow pub. We passed the centuries-old St Margaret’s Church. We continued through a large recreation ground before…

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