Last Tuesday saw me in the beautifully setting of Pontefract Town Hall's 'Nelson Room', actually the original Court Room and Council Chamber, 

talking to Pontefract Civic Society about almshouses in Pontefract and elsewhere, 'The Kingdom of Alms'.

It's always good to talk to local folk about their own town, and hopefully spread the word about the sterling work the Civic Society do in promoting Pontefract.

https://www.pontefractcivicsociety.org.uk/

Two groups I haven't spoken to before, both having been let down they needed a speaker, and both on the same day, Thursday 11 April!

In the morning Leeds Probus was treated to my very first presentation of 'The Gunpowder Plot', which was very well received with some interesting questions afterwards, and a chance for me to review how the presentation worked and make some minor changes before the seven bookings I have for for this talk in October/ November.

In the evening an old favourite, ' Barnbow' to the lovely Garforth Townwomens' Guild which provoked a great many memories of stories told to the ladies by their parents/grandparents of working there.

A rest now until next week when I have yet another new group to talk to, the Collingham Retired Men's Forum on one of my favourite subjects, 'The History of the English Canal System'.

My first booking to a Rotary club last Wednesday, Normanton Rotary who meet at the White Horse at Sharleston. 

I think my talk on After You're Dead was rather different to what they are used to, but it was well received all the same.

https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=750529&ClubID=224

The new projector proved it's worth as even in a large room with all the lights on the image was still bright and clear.