Burlesque, me and the WI

Burlesque, me and the WI

WI President Lindsey Barrel gave her fabulously funny and heartwarming talk covering how she discovered burlesque, and then the WI, and brought the two worlds together.    ...
March Book Club meeting

March Book Club meeting

In March, we discussed The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gower. In late 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock discovers that one of his ships’ captains has sold his ship for a dead mermaid. Although ugly, this curiosity from afar arouses great interest and opens...
Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

“I guess that’s just the way the story goes” In 1971 the singer-songwriter Don Mclean wrote ‘American Pie’ and four years later British band Queen released the single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ Both of these songs went on to become worldwide best sellers...
Radio Bloopers!

Radio Bloopers!

Feeling in need of a bit of a lift we asked Steve King to tell all! Having worked in radio all his life he’s got plenty of stories – some of the people they’re about wish he hadn’t…….. We got inside info on The Beatles, Whitney...