Life On The Fiddle? Was our guest speaker less than honest? Were the DWP interested in his financial affairs? Thankfully not! Jeremy Sampson, accomplished musician and member of many noted ensembles, was here to take us on a journey through a most interesting life. By way of introduction, he performed the Prelude from JS Bach’sContinue reading “Life On The Fiddle”
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Israel between the Old and New Testaments
This was the first main mirth event of 2026. Twenty-nine of us gathered. We enjoyed our lunch and catching up with friends, old and new. To kick off the new year, David Harkness came to talk to us about the 400 years between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the NewContinue reading “Israel between the Old and New Testaments”
Surviving as The Man in The Middle
This month on Tuesday September 16th, the MIRTH Main Event welcomed James Shanahan. He was here to give a talk about his experiences as a community Rugby Union referee of 25 years standing. As James introduced himself, we all noticed a wall of numbers behind him. 20-40-60, 14+2=16, 15, 22 and so on. What didContinue reading “Surviving as The Man in The Middle”
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 ranks of the police force and stories as to how this had been impacted by his Christian faith. Chris spent the final part of hisContinue reading “Finding (& keeping faith ) in a bad world.”
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 that was vital to the war. The King of Norway refused to surrender. After leaving Oslo and heading North he was together with key membersContinue reading “The Shetland Bus”
Lagos to Leamington – a Career in Jornalism
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”
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”
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