THE speaker at the monthly meeting was Brian Draper on the River Wye. His talk was illustrated by slides demonstrating the history of buildings and bridges, villages along the route, and wildlife.

The main event was hosting the autumn group meeting for the Forest Group. The theme of the evening was Africa. Mollie Long spoke on Kenya and the East African Women's League. The main speaker was Bob Lawrence, from West Midland Safari Park.

The next meeting will be the annual meeting at Areley Kings Village Hall on Monday at 7.30 pm.