Alastair Sawday

Alastair Sawday was certainly a very different speaker when he entertained the Arts and Lits Society. He started by playing a calypso on his guitar, which he had composed in the dressing room, about his visit to Clacton. For the next fifty minutes we were given a lecture on his various books about the best places to stay throughout the world and the reasons for them. After the interval, he gave us a very fascinating look at his life as he travelled the world as a member of the VSO and as a teacher etc. He is a passionate environmentalist and works very hard to improve the lot of people, especially in the Pacific region. He has received the Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development.

Throughout his talk he showed some interesting slides about places in his Bed and Breakfast books where chickens were predominant. During the talk about his adventures in remote places he played the guitar and sang and also showed slides of some of these areas. Altogether, he was a very interesting and unusual speaker

The evening was sponsored by Norman and Neil, Optometrists of Clacton on Sea..

Audrey Owens
Press Officer