Hello all,
Here in London the nights are drawing to a darker close, earlier in the evening and despite a recent escape of mine to the Corsican sunshine, its probably time to start thinking of travels in 2011 and to listen to what our many Globetrotters & friends have been up to lately. The start of the new seasons in the London & Chester branches has meant a new burst of energy & a chance for friends and travellers to catch up on each others news. Anyway without any further delay …
What has been happening lately across the club & the wider world ?
Foremost in most long standing members is the sad, sad news that club founder Norman Ford has passed away L As charted in this article on the club’s web site, http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/history/FOUNDAT.html, Norman started the club off on its way with the idea of sailing around the world, once the dust of WWII had settled … however life took him to the USA for a whole new set of adventures he never expected notably as a long distance cyclist & prolific author !
If you scroll down to the article Write in (2) … Norman D. Ford by The Ant you’ll see a tribute that shows a different side to Norman, one that tells of his family life & his later years across the States … still travelling, style writing. All in all Norman led a varied & extremely interesting life, and we in the club managed to be inspired by some of them. Thank you & adieu Norman …
Have your say at the Globetrotters Club AGM. Globetrotters Club Annual General Meeting will take place at 1.30pm (BST) at The Church Of Scotland, Crown Court, London. (behind the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden), directly before the London Meeting on Saturday November 6th 2010. All members are invited to attend and contribute to the running of their club.
Agenda
Review of plans for the year from AGM 2006
- Chair’s report
- Treasurer’s report
- Election of Committee Members & Club Officers
- Plans for the coming year
- Any Other Business
Should any member wish to add items to the agenda, they should send an email/letter to the secretary as soon as possible – info@globetrotters.co.uk
- In this edition you can also meet the new editor of the members only newsletter Chloe Marshall and hear from Victoria Leat about the charity Links for Change
- Our very own Dan Bachmann is exhibiting with London Photographic Meetup Group at Chelsea Old Town Hall, London through until 10 October … see http://www.meetup.com/lpmg-org-uk/calendar/14089231/ for more details
- And finally … Are you a budding travel writer, perhaps in the ilk of Palin, Hemingway or Chatwin ? Perhaps youÂ’re just starting out on a literary career … either way have a read of http://www.puretravel.com/Guide/Travel_writing_competition/How_to_enter/How_to_enter and consider sending through your own entries J And if you shortlisted even better, let me know about it & IÂ’ll feature your story in a future edition … good luck.
That’s all for now, enjoy the read and keep sending me more of your stories, adventures and articles J
The Ant theant@globetrotters.co.uk