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Clacton & North East Essex Arts & Literary Society

Just released Programme for 2009/10 Season

Sorry folks John Suchet is unable to attend on Monday 2nd March

He will be replaced with a good music programme for you to enjoy

Doug C

The 11th presentation of the Arts and Literary Society was ‘Our Life in Birds’ by David Lindo and Mike Dilger,   This double act gave us the life histories of both presenters showing how they came to be interested in and to make  life long careers in bird watching.    Both had started their interest in birds when very young, David in London and Mike in Stafford.    We were shown videos, one of David in his favourite haunt, the parkland around Wormwood Scrubs, with the large numbers of birds to be found there, some common and some not so common.   We saw Mike filming the night jar in flight and in close up.    Perhaps the most fascinating film was of the peregrine falcon family nesting on a high ledge in Manchester.   The RSPB had screens at ground level to show visitors what was happening far above them.   These birds fly at 200 mph and their prey, the pigeon, has no chance of escape.   As an amusing finale David and Mike showed the 100 metres dash which they ran for the One Programme on BBC.   David was the winner!

The sponsors for this evening were Marks Mobility Centre of Holland on Sea.

                                                            Audrey Owens
                                                                Press Officer

The 10th presentation of the Arts and Literary Society was a remarkable insight into weather.  Bill Giles OBE, one of the best known weather men at the BBC, gave an extremely interesting and informative talk on our weather, which is, of course, a major topic of conversation in this country.   He started by showing us slides of the various cloud formations which appear regularly in our skies and explaining what they mean to our weather.   It would appear that we have more funnel clouds which are the basis of tornados than America but they are not so violent.   Then he talked about global warming and showed a video of what could happen by 2050 in the West Country.   This was quite a worrying scenario and his further descriptions of the steady increase in temperature made a very thought provoking evening.

Interspersed with the serious side of his talk, we were given various insights into how the weather is presented by BBC television and radio and the odd things which happen.   This was illustrated by a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the weather centre, videod some 10 years ago when several well known presenters were learning the job, they do not look a day older !

The sponsors for this evening were Regent Furnishers of Holland on Sea

                                                            Audrey Owens
                                                                Press Officer

13^th January 2009

After the interval, the delights continued as they rendered some of the most famous arias, duets and ensembles from the best known operas. These included Brindisi, La donna et mobile, Barcarole, the wonderful duet from Pearl Fishers, the Habanara and Toreadors song from Carmen, finishing the evening with Nessum Dorma, performed by the entire cast.

The audience and the sponsors, Health Plan Consultancy Services of Colchester, cheered and clapped and insisted on an encore – this was O Sole Mio – fantastic.
Audrey Owens
Press Officer