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Looking back over the early months of 2026, the most noteworthy meeting was when Ruckshana Masters was our guest Ruckshana is a listed Public Speaker, and has several subjects in her repertoir of talks. Being a friend of one of our members she agreed to give ud the opportunity of filming an interview with her abouy her introduction to ‘speaking in public’ abouut her family connections to India at the time of the Raj.
Of the films we viewed, the most unosual were ‘Code Red‘ and ‘Marching With Montfort’. Both involved military matters
Code Red
A spoof film, based on a friends National Service experience in the RAF in the mid 1950’s when he was based at North Weakd Airdrome near Epping, and worked at an underground bunker below farmland mear Kelvedon Hatch in Essex, [The locstion subsequently became one of several Secret Nuclear Bunkers (SNB) during the cold war period] in what was a very full days travel and filming with an ex RAF cadet, and wth permission to film in the SNB, and later in a basement room in The Langham Hotel, the film was completed. In early January, the film was premiered to an audience, and a very surprised 89 year old friend, who was the subject of the film.
Marching with Montefort
A past Club member filmed this in 2014 at the dress rehearsal, when a group of actors retraced the route taken by Simon de Montfort and his troups, it entailed a march from East Chiltington along the top of the downs north of Lewes in a re-enactmentof the advance on King Henry’s army prior to the Battle of Lewes in 1264.
Lookimg Forward we have a carcaturist demonstrating his artistic talents on two invited subjects. We also have the intention of making a film about Stone Cross Windmill, and attending the annual film fetival in Tonbridge.