Introduction to ProBono Consulting 7 Jan:  Plaisterers' Hall
Wine Tasting: Styles and the Effect of Terroir 8 Jan:  Carmen's Hall
WCoMC Annual Charities Supper 28 Jan:  Cutlers' Hall
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Members' Articles

Over recent years, our members have contributed a host of articles to our regular monthly newsletters. These articles have covered a wide range of topics, both personal and professional, around their work and travel. They are gathered here under this heading, in reverse chronological order.

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A view from Normandy.....

....not only is it definitely foreign, our village contains aboulangerie (of course), 2 epiceries, a boucherie and 7 or 8 restaurants.  And all in a place of 600 souls....

In a moment of madness at the end of 2012, Reena Pastakia quit her job and signed up for an Intensive Cordon Bleu Diploma course.....

Could you knock up puff pastry whilst simultaneously de-boning a poussin and making a cake ....?

 

And now……Be Creative!

Moving corporate thinking from "...it's not possible..." to "...maybe it just could be possible!"

 

The Joys of International Consulting....

11th hour visa;  windowless rooms;  locked in - and then locked out;  Past Master Bob Garratt relies heavily on a small Swiss Army knife during a routine 5-day assignment in Saudi Arabia....

 

12 Mentors mentoring....

Liveryman Steve Cant discusses the Pro Bono Committee's increasing client demand for Mentors....

 

The launch and first voyages of the TS Royalist....

The new Flagship for the Sea Cadets - supported by WCoMC

 

Lights, camera, action… and contemplation

John Mclean Fox and Denise Fellows(Easteal) talk about their new role as Film producers.

 

Digging for Victory....

Following his PRINCE2 product flow diagram, Past Master Geoff Llewellyn excavates a carp pond, battling with hillocks of his own making....

 

Fitness - the world at your feet....

In mitigation of predicted Xmas excesses... an excellent regimen to follow...

Thoughts from Down Under....

PM William Barnard, enjoying getting to know the wide variety and excellence of today's Australian (and Kiwi) wines 

 

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