Wednesday October 8th
Our meeting on this night included a talk by Ruth Smith on “A Life with Nanny – 1940s”. Initially, we had assumed that this would be about being brought up in a rich household by an employed nanny. How wrong we were! It was a talk about Ruth’s early life being raised by her grandmother and two great aunts. It gave a wonderful insight into her life. Ruth was taken to her Nanny as a very young child, and was abandoned there by her parents. Despite this, she recalls a happy and secure childhood with these three old ladies who obviously doted on her. There were some hilarious anecdotes of what life was like with these three strong characters – from “She’s gouun dear” (gone), which is how her Nanny referred to someone who had died, to the wonderful story of going to the pantomime where she realised how lucky she was to live with people who loved and adored her. Ruth has an amazing narrative style and was able to talk in such a way as to make the listeners guffaw out loud! It was a fantastic evening, with a lovely exhibition of toys and books from your childhood.
Our meeting on this night included a talk by Ruth Smith on “A Life with Nanny – 1940s”. Initially, we had assumed that this would be about being brought up in a rich household by an employed nanny. How wrong we were! It was a talk about Ruth’s early life being raised by her grandmother and two great aunts. It gave a wonderful insight into her life. Ruth was taken to her Nanny as a very young child, and was abandoned there by her parents. Despite this, she recalls a happy and secure childhood with these three old ladies who obviously doted on her. There were some hilarious anecdotes of what life was like with these three strong characters – from “She’s gouun dear” (gone), which is how her Nanny referred to someone who had died, to the wonderful story of going to the pantomime where she realised how lucky she was to live with people who loved and adored her. Ruth has an amazing narrative style and was able to talk in such a way as to make the listeners guffaw out loud! It was a fantastic evening, with a lovely exhibition of toys and books from your childhood.
JUST A REMINDER
Our December meeting will certainly be a night to remember!On Wednesday 10th December we will have the amazing Rachel Duffield coming to entertain us with her talk on Marie Lloyd – Queen of the Music Halls. I have personally never seen Rachel perform one of her talks but am reliably informed that it is a sight to behold! As this is our Christmas meeting,our competition will be a Christmas table decoration. Please bring a plate of food for the buffet.
Visitors are always welcome at our meetings. If there are any queries, please contact Pam Cooper, President on 01508 491674 or Lesley Sanders, Secretary on 01508 492155.
Sam Mosedale
