To give you a flavour of the sorts of events we run, here is a blog containing details on our recent events.
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Commonwealth War Graves
Category: MIRTH Main Event
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…
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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…
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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…
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Lost in Church Lawford
Category: MIRTH Walk
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…
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It’s June so MIRTH goes on its annual outing. This year the destination was Oxford. After a smooth journey on the coach, we were delivered to the Ashmolean Museum. After…
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Bascote Heath and HS2
Category: MIRTH Walk
Todays mainly dry walk took us from the Fox and Hen and back in time for lunch. Soon after setting off we passed a sign for Bascote Heath Underground station,…
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Lawn Bowls Experience
Category: MIRTH Main Event
Following lunch at the Rugby Tavern around 20 MIRTHers enjoyed an afternoon trying Lawn Bowls courtesy of the Lillington Bowls Club ( https://www.lillingtonbc.co.uk/ ). The weather remained dry and our…
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Only four walkers today but we had a dry walk. The walk started in the centre of Shottery. Soon passing the primary school dates back to 1848 but we felt…
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Sent to Coventry
Category: MIRTH Main Event
After lunch at the Flying Standard, 11 of us settled in for a one-hour guided tour of the Coventry Transport Museum. Our loquacious tour guide kept us on our toes…
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Some 50 of us sat attentively at the feet of Prof Alan Millard to hear him talk about “King Solomon’s Gold: Fantasy or Fact?” We came in hope – that…
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