Philip Selby organises the monthly Current Affairs Group. He strongly believes in examining issues directly and arriving at opinions from that.

The latest meeting on Wednesday 12 November was about the position of young people today and the guest speaker was Lisa Hillan, a manager from the Kings Arms. They spoke to Mike Waddington at Winton House.

Lisa had come straight from the Kings Arms very successful AGM (at Petersfield Golf Club).

Lisa spoke about what's different for this generation of young people and for parenting too. 

She also appealed for people of all ages to befriend young people and be positive  role models for them.

She also talks about the struggle for financial support for charities like the

The next Current Affairs group is on 10 December, at 230pm at Winton House and has a speaker from Compassion in World Farming.

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Lisa says, “n 2007, we moved from sunny San Diego to leafy Hampshire. With a background in teaching then law, I’ve found my calling in trustee roles with local charities, church volunteer activities, and school governance. Volunteering with KA took an interesting turn in 2018, when I joined the staff team to set up a second centre in Alton.  Now I manage the Youthlink programme, networking with agencies, schools, charities and other organisations that support young people.”