5 Minute Forum 13th July

• We remembered the Battle of the Somme and the cycling battalion when Gino read aloud the Leslie Coulson “Somme Poem”.
• Tributes were paid to Frank Dickens who died last Friday. Frank was remembered as great fun and a very passionate individual.
• Doug Collins has broken his hip in a cycling accident.
• Today is the 49th anniversary of the death of Tom Simpson.
• The cost of the PoW lunch will rise to £25 from September 2016.
• The 75th Anniversary event was a great success, and Nick Gritton has offered to organise a “1941” event for 29th June 2017.