Captain William Wells-Clacton Arts & Literary Society

Clacton & North East Essex Arts & Literary Society

November 14h
Tonight CAPTAIN WILLIAM WELLS, a Master Mariner, former Ship’s Captain, licensed Harbour Pilot and published author will relive for us the “LIFE AND TIMES OF A SHIP’S PILOT”.
Sponsored by READER OFFERS LTD, Colchester. Tel: 01206 719100.

Captain William Wells

Captain William Wells, Master Mariner, is a former ship's captain and commercial marine pilot, whose career at sea lasted just short of 49 years.

Recognised as an International informative and entertaining "Topic-Expert" speaker, he was an active Member of the Professional Speakers Association, Member of the International Federation of Public Speakers and a former Vice President of Toastmasters International.

With a wide ranging programme he speaks regularly at conferences, seminars and to a wide variety of different organisations including BBC radio and aboard cruise ships with passion, enthusiasm and great authority.

Life and Times of a Ship's Pilot:

A popular, entertaining and informative talk traces maritime pilotage from the Phoenician times to today's modern world of computers and satellite navigation. Going behind the "green baize door" leading to the ship's bridge and nerve centre, we take a look behind the scenes on how a ship, be it a small tramp freighter or a colossal cruise liner, is handled and docked. This talk is interspersed with many humorous personal anecdotes.

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History

Performances 2011/12

◦	Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra
◦	Jill Morrell
◦	Fiona Pitcher
◦	It’s a Grand Night for Singing
◦	Captain William Wells
◦	Stringfever Nov 21 2011
◦	London Festival Opera
◦	Hatstand Opera 2012
◦	Stephen Venables
◦	Michael Portillo
◦	Ian Skelly
◦	Annette Bryn Parri, Dylan Cern
◦	Alex Langlands and Ruth Goodman

Performance Reviews 2011 2012

Performances 20010/11

◦	Performance Reviews 2010 2011
◦	18th October English Serenata
◦	25th October Geoff Somers
◦	1st November Rohan McCullough
◦	8th November Nettle & Markham
◦	15th November John McCarthy
◦	22nd November Tony Jacobs & Jim Barry
◦	29th November Ann Widdecombe
◦	6th December Cantabile
◦	17th January Julian Lloyd Webber
◦	24th January Gerald Dickens
◦	31st January Valerie Leon
◦	7th February Anthony Stuart Lloyd
◦	14th February John Pilkington
◦	21st February David Watkins
◦	28th February Nick Bake
◦	7th March The Glen Miller Story

Performances 2009/10

◦	Performance Reviews 2009-10
◦	2009 2010 Season
◦	19th October 2009 London Festival Opera
◦	26th October 2009 Hallam, Carole and Quin Murray
◦	2nd November 2009 Simon Weston
◦	9th November 2009 The Oxford Players
◦	16th November 2009 Eric Knowles
◦	Chaconne Brass
◦	30th November 2009 Winter in Majorca
◦	7th December 2009 Caledon
◦	11th January Christopher Langdown
◦	1st February Tim Kliphuis Quartet
◦	18th January Tom Hart Dyke
◦	25th January Mark O'Shea
◦	8th February Matthew Ford
◦	15th February Sir Jonathan Miller CBE
◦	22nd February Chris Packham
◦	1st March Feast of Song

2008 2009 Season

2010 2011 Season

◦	Notes 2010 2011 Season

2007 2008 Season

2006 2007 Season

Performances

◦	Performance Reviews
◦	Alastair Sawday
◦	Benedict Allen
◦	Bill Giles OBE
◦	Caledon
◦	Cantabile
◦	Chris Packham
◦	David Frost
◦	Eleanor Keenan
◦	English Serenata
◦	Gilbert and Sullivan
◦	George Baker
◦	Hatstand Opera
◦	Henry Sandon
◦	Hugo Vickers
◦	Humphrey Burton
◦	John Suchet
◦	Kate Humble
◦	Maggie Cotten
◦	Mark O'Shea
◦	Opera Interludes
◦	Pam Ayres
◦	Peter Snow CBE
◦	Phillip Serrell
◦	Rebecca Stephens
◦	Rebecca Caine
◦	Some Enchanted Evening
◦	Strictly Birding
◦	Stringfever
◦	Tim Dickinson
◦	Tony Jacobs

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