Having chatted to a few members of the bowls club, there is a wealth of history that may be lost for ever. Dad didn’t talk about his part in the D-Day Landings until a couple of years before he died and although we learned quite a bit, the rest is lost.

With the demographic age of the bowls club members, they have a lot of history to share. One was a top class speed skater. Hard to believe when you see him now at 91 but it was a passion. It led him to meet his wife at Richmond Ice Rink where she was an accomplished dancer. Ice dancing wasn’t for him but his wife was until she died. The lady he met at the bowls club was a ballroom dancer but she sadly passed away in 2019. He is quite lonely, especially as the bowls club is shut during yet another lockdown.

Another couple of ladies met working in Boots over 40 years ago. The friendship is so strong and, you know what, they laugh a lot. If I want to know more about these ladies and others, I am sure I am not the only one and the best way to share is to create short podcasts.

Next task, do a bit of research. Ask my husband to write a piece of music to play on his trumpet which I can use for an opener.

Off to work now, so will have to investigate later. Microphone arriving today, so will have to find some audio software and practise talking into a microphone and listening back. If my voice sounds grating, podcasting would not be good!