Tuesday, May 5

The Manchester United-Arsenal game may have kept a few Grouchos at home, but in fact a large television set had been installed in the main bar of the Bull. Landlady Lucy found it overwhelming, and it is unlikely to be in evidence in the future.
Kent Barker had a beef about organisations not responding to journalistic enquiries, Zoe Meyer, with a wounded dog in the car, talked of her new project and introduced Youbyyou run by Anna Foster in Biddenden, who specialises in memoires. David Merewether extolled the virtues of Adobe Lightbox for creating websites, and to show how good they are pointed us in the direction of photographs from his recent Kenya trip, one of which is shown here.
Penny Tweedie, in absentia, said she would like to do a ‘practice run’ for her NUJ presentation on May 18, to get feedback. “This presentation has to be much shorter than I normally do so am very nervous... I have time to make alterations as result of people’s criticism/suggestions.” Anyone who would like to go along one evening, please let her know. She is also looking for a projector.

This Thursday, May 7, is live music night in the Bull. The following Thursday (14th) is preview night of Kate Crook’s exhibition in Shoreditch Town Hall.

Looking ahead: we may have a midsummer picnic on Benenden green, on Monday, June 22, when there will be a new moon. It is also the anniversary of St Alban, the first British Christian martyr.