Time and tide wait...

Because of the lockdown that is now happening and staying at home, I thought it would be nice to share some photos.

You may already know that the Bristol Channel has the second largest difference in the world between high tide and low tide. Here a some photographs taken from Wain's Hill in Clevedon looking towards Weston-super-Mare. They were taken at different times of one Summer's day that show a little bit of that tidal effect.

 1. Taken at 16:01

2. Taken 16:31

 

 3. Taken at 17:01

 4. Taken at 17:29

Amazing really that in just one and a half hours such a colossal volume of water gets shifted. Or is it staying where it is and the solid earth is rotating beneath it?

Finally, here is a different view looking towards Wales later in the day at 20:20

Meeting(s) cancelled

In view of the latest information about the Covid-19 virus the meeting on Thursday 19th March 2020 is cancelled and those for the foreseeable future.

Here is a link to the British Heart Foundation website that may be of interest -
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/coronavirus-and-your-health

I have heard that some people are attempting to scam using coronavirus as an excuse and sending bogus emails out. How despicable can some people get? So please take care of yourselves regarding the virus but also please be aware of electronic viruses from truly nasty individuals.

When we all feel it will be sensible to meet again, I am sure that we will all have plenty to say and it will be a great get together.

A new room

We met today in a much larger room than usual but hopefully we still had a cosy meeting, with a new person joining our group.
There was a wide ranging discussion including events in the current news, our medications and even the precise location of a shop in Portishead!
No cake this week but will there be a gluten and dairy free cake next time that is also suitable for diabetics? A real challenge but I think it is very likely.
It was also suggested that we could bring along some books to swap next time.

Two storms since the last meeting

It was great to see everyone today.
A fantastic cider fruit cake was brought along to share, thank you.
There were many interesting topics discussed and nice to catch up again.

A cold day but a warm meeting

A beautful sunny day with a crisp cold snap to it.
Just a few of us today, we hope that those who didn't come along today were enjoying some winter sunshine.
Christmas already seems a long time ago and we will have had Valentine's day before the next meeting and then Shrove Tuesday after.
What a busy month, a good job it has an extra day this year.
See you all in a fortnight.

Don't mention ......!

Damp and gloomy, but enough about me.
Despite being a cool overcast January day there was plenty of light and cheery banter at todays meeting.
It was great to have a new person attending today and we hope that he felt very welcome and enjoyed coming along.
There was some excellent cider and apple fruit cake which was thoroughly enjoyed.
It was agreed that we try and invite some guest speakers to come along.
Any suggestions or contacts are most welcome.
I hope that those that didn't get to the meeting today are well and had other things to do.
See you all in two weeks.

First meeting of 2020

Our first meeting of the new year and everyone seemed to have had a good holiday and not over eaten.

There seemed to be plenty to say on the current issues in the news as well as personal tales.

There was some talk about what direction the group should take.