Brims and Bows

Brims and Bows

On 21 October was an interesting evening, with Deena Pickard giving a short history of hat making, from outrageous headgear in the 1800’s, a fashion for bird feathers (thankfully outlawed in the early 1900’s), and a renewed enthusiasm for hat wearing after Princess...
Brims and Bows

Life With The Lifeguards

It was an excellent talk on Friday 19 June by Keith Goodchild, a former Lifeguard, who at 6’7” gave in imposing impression in his uniform (made of barrathea cloth, braided with real gold).  He talked about his time with the Lifeguards, working in a position which...