The club will be holding its AGM on Monday 11 August combined with a free lunch. Please let Ray Bradshaw know whether you will be attending so we know how many to cater for. See below for details.
The next tech club meeting will be at 11 am on Friday 15th August. Paul Gover will host a discussion on the features, operation and use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) for such things as connecting to ones own devices over the Internet, and using the Internet abroad. Paul might be able to explain some of the above, if he can understand it in time! See below for more information about joining the meeting.
Michael Fabianski, Newsletter Editor. E-mail: ibmmidretnews@gmail.com
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Events
The following events are currently planned for 2025:
- E2508AGM
- Monday 11 August AGM with lunch at Gaydon Village Hall. See below
Photographs from Past Events.
Click on one of the links below to view a selection of photographs from past events.
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Event Reports
E2507ABB: Stoneleigh Abbey tour and tea - Tuesday 15th July
13 members attended our visit to Stoneleigh Abbey on a rainy, dull Tuesday.
Despite the rain, the lawns had been baked to a crisp by the dry weather,
but several of us took the opportunity for a walk in the grounds.
While clearly a work in progress, there were some interesting shrubs, flowers and garden buildings.
Where Humphrey Repton, the 19th century garden designer, had put a weir in the Avon,
the somewhat low level in the lake was still sufficient to attact numerous water birds.
Our tour of the house (largely a huge 18th century wing added to the side of the 16th century house built from the remains of the 12th century Cistercian abbey) was enlivened by their superb guide Paul, a professional actor with a wealth of history and anecdotes that he related with enthusiasm and panache – several attendees rated him the best guide they’d ever encountered.
Following the tour, everyone enjoyed refreshments in the vaulted hall cafe in the basement.
Click on the images below to see higher resolution versions. These photos can also be viewed on Dropbox.
Paul Gover
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The club will be holding its AGM on Monday 11 August combined with a free lunch. Please let Ray Bradshaw know whether you will be attending so we know how many to cater for.
If you would like to stand for the committee we would be pleased to hear from you. Also, if you have ideas for future events please let us know.
The meeting venue is the Gaydon village hall in Church Road, opposite the Malt Shovel pub. Coffee and tea will be available from 10.30a.m. and the meeting will start at 11a.m.
After lunch John & Julie invite you to their garden next door to play some games: boules, croquet, and fun golf.
Welcome by Chairman – John Rickman
Apologies for absence
Approval of minutes of 2024 AGM
Matters arising from minutes
Treasurer’s Report - Paul Gover
Election of Officers
Summary of 2025 Events – Ray Bradshaw
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Sub-Groups of Retirees Club and Employee Club
It is hoped to organise occasional rambles with options so that participants can choose a length of walk to suit them.
Please contact Terry King, terryaking@hotmail.com for more information.
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The IBM Tech Club is a place where you can talk to IBM folk about matters technical. For example, help or advice on buying or using computers, smart phones,touch pads; engineering, electronics, wifi, bluetooth, cryptography, bitcoin, using computers to making movies, songs or musical works, best software, streaming, the internet, photography, diy, and anything else about the modern world you would like to understand better.
Apart from the technical discussion we try to have a talk by a club member at each meeting. This depends very much on members volunteering to prepare and show something they are interested in.
Meetings will take place on an ad hoc basis as and when we have members who have a topic to discuss, so please get your suggestions in to John Rickman! On the day of the meeting click on the link below. It should take you straight into the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88338135221?pwd=eFYyUTdKZjRUSlR4V0RqZmFYMmlCQT09
Meeting ID: 883 3813 5221
Passcode: 395710
If you need help with Zoom contact John Rickman (rickman@argonet.co.uk) in good time before the meeting.
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Members’ Notices
We all know Midlands Retirees who are undertaking a range of activities to raise money for good causes. The Committee have therefore decided to offer this space to advertise such initiatives and other events which may be of interest.
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