Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club finished for the summer break on a high. At our last meeting all three speakers spoke with passion on their chosen topics. David made his maiden speech on the subject of motorbikes and the praise he received from his evaluator was well deserved. Andrea talked about stress and how it should Read more about An Evening of Passionate Speaking![…]
The suggested theme of our June meeting was ‘Inventions and Discoveries’. Richard Larkin told us about the history of beer and ended with some useful tips on beating a hangover. Gary Allmark talked about ‘The Allure of Gadgets’, especially all those amazing things advertised in the catalogues that drop out of the weekend newspapers. Sally Jenkins Read more about Beer, Gadgets and Novels[…]
Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club 2015 AGM was held on May 28th at the usual venue, Aston Wood Golf Course. A majority of members were present to hear reports from last year’s officers, elect a committee for the 2015/16 season and discuss the strategy for the club over the coming year. Officers stepping down from their Read more about 2015 AGM and New Committee[…]
Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club held their annual dinner on Friday 17th April at Aston Wood Golf Club. Members and guests enjoyed a three course meal before the after dinner speeches. Guest of honour was motivational speaker and trainer, Lorna Sheldon. Lorna persuaded us that, like her, we should not merely ‘think outside the box’; we Read more about Sutton Speakers Club Annual Dinner Report[…]
The next meeting of Sutton Coldfield Speakers Club will be on Thursday 23rd April at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. The theme for the evening will be “The country and the town”. There will be prepared and impromptu speeches, all visitors are welcome. We meet in the upstairs room at the Aston Wood Golf Club, Read more about The April meeting of Sutton Speakers[…]
The next meeting of Sutton Coldfield Speakers Club will be on Thursday 26th March at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. The theme for the evening will be “The 20th Century”. There will be prepared and impromptu speeches, all visitors are welcome. We meet in the upstairs room at the Aston Wood Golf Club, Blake Street, Read more about The next meeting[…]
2015 has got off to a great start for Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club. In January we held an internal competition to select our representatives for the West Midlands Area Speech and Topics competitions. Gary Allmark was victorious in both sections of competition and will represent us on February 26th against teams from Wolverhampton and Stourbridge. Read more about Sutton Coldfield Speakers Report[…]
The next meeting of Sutton Coldfield Speakers Club will be on Thursday 12th February at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. The theme for the evening will be “A Winters Tale”. There will be prepared and impromptu speeches, all visitors are welcome. The following meeting will be on Thursday 26th February. That night we will be Read more about February 2015 Meetings of Sutton Coldfield Speakers Club[…]
On November 10th a team from Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club competed for The Blarney Stone Trophy in Stourbridge. Our opponents were the Stourbridge and Wolverhampton Speakers’ Clubs and the theme for the evening was, ‘Trains, Boats and Planes’. The competition audience was whisked off on a journey through time and space as the orators spoke Read more about Sutton Coldfield Speakers unlucky to lose out in Blarney Stone Trophy[…]