Stephen Gillam is a semi-retired GP and public health specialist who has written extensively in both fields. He comes from a line of Norfolk apothecaries and general practitioners dating back eight generations to 1770.The author of a book bearing the title of this talk, he has won awards from both the RCGP and the Society…
The story of Tom Bourdillon, Gresham School’s “nearly man”. Phil will describe to us how, just days before Hillary and Tensing reached the summit of Mt. Everest in 1953, Bourdillon and his companion Charles Evans reached the South Summit of the peak, just 100 M from their goal. They have gone down in mountaineering history…
Some 42 Sheringham History Group members attended the December social event, and enjoyed an interesting, if rather high decibel, afternoon. Hot drinks and cakes were provided by our hosts, the Sheringham Corps of the Salvation Army. Following the pattern of recent years we had short talks on the history of the SA in the town…