The next meeting will be on 15th January 2026

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Presented by:

     David Marsh    

 Forget about the elephant in the room and think about the elephant in the garden instead … 

 Believe it or not there have been elephants in gardens in Britain since at least 1255.  Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I and James I also had pachyderms but kept them in a menagerie in the Tower of London.

The Tower menagerie remained open until 1831 when the few remaining animals were moved to Regent Park. There was no elephant so the new zoo quickly bought two as an attraction

 And if you thought it was a bit eccentric to keep an elephant in the garden how would feel about having a mechanical one instead? 

 This talk is about the real and the mechanical and is designed to both inform and amuse… you’ll never think of Jumbo in the same way again. 

The talk should start around 8pm or just a little after.

Please do not arrive before 7:40pm as the doors may still be locked

The meeting may be available via Zoom for those members not able to come to the hall.