It is such a pity that we have to cancel all our meetings for the foreseeable future, but obviously so necessary and we have acted in good time.

Sue and I contacted Charles Baxter who was due to talk about Wilton Windmill last evening and he will be delighted to come once all this is over.

In February Dawn Lawrence, who speaks on behalf of the Born Free Foundation, founded by actress, author & wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna, came for a second visit. The title of her talk was, as her book, 2 Steps Behind! This comes from the notion that if the rate of environmental change continues, today’s creatures are only two steps behind the dinosaurs in extinction terms!