In 1990 Ruby Porter, MBE visited Sreepur Village, which is the only project in Bangladesh offering safe haven and livelihood training to single mothers and their children. Ruby was shocked by the primitive accommodation and conditions of the village where there were 600 children and 100 destitute mothers. At her own expense, she returned with ... Read more

Tuesday 7th March - Library Reading Room Following last month's discussion of Gone with the Wind, Linda Iley will share with us the results of her research into the real-life model for Margaret Mitchell's anti-hero, the cynical but charming Civil War profiteer and scoundrel Rhett Butler. Attendance is free of charge.

Our friends at the Alexandrians of Merseyside have once again kindly extended the invitation to their annual dinner to or members. This year Mrs Hilary Green, local author, will be giving a talk titled ‘Women Agents who worked with the Special Operations Executive during World War II’. Hilary will also have some of her books ... Read more