Learn to speak clearly and confidently at a toastmasters International club in London

Harrovian Speakers (Harrovians for short) meets the first, third and fifth Wednesdays eery month (barring bank holidays) at a church near Harrow on the Hill station on the Met line.


To attend a toastmasters meeting anywhere in the world, go to Find a club. Singapore has about 200+ clubs.

The clubs where I am a member and which I recommend are:

Harrovians
HOD

About Toastmasters
16,600 clubs in 143 countries.
Number of Toastmaster Clubs
Worldwide: 16,600+
U.S. clubs: 8,800+
International clubs (not including U.S.):
7,800

Useful Websites
https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club

About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a member of four Toastmasters International Speakers clubs, two in London, England and two in Singapore. Need a speaker in a hurry - call Angela.
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The Weald Stone by Wealdstone Inn near Harrow and Wealdstone Station, NW London

This is supposedly the original weald stone out side the Wealdstone Inn.

This Harrow heritage plaque on the front wall of the inn explains the history.

Unfortunately the pub is now boarded up awaiting new tenants. The Harrovian Toastmasters club used to meet here. Harrovian means related to Harrow.

A few steps from the Wealdstone Inn are Waitrose supermarket, Homebase, a drive in fast food place, as well as ethnic restaurants.

Look closely at the inn walls and you'll see that it has fine brickwork on the front and would look quite attractive if it were restored.

Harrow and Wealdstone station takes its name from the Weald stone. The Harrow and Wealdstone station links south to Croydon and north via Watford to Milton Keynes, Birmingham.

Another line, the Bakerloo, takes you south via Queens Park and Paddington to Baker Street, Piccadilly, Charing Cross, Waterloo, Elephant & Castle.

The front car park at the station currently costs £5 for the day. This photo shows the back car park where you can have Asda groceries delivered (see my previous post).

Harrow Council Chamber, The Lights, The Mayor and The Mace

Harrow Council chamber is a wonderful tiny modern theatre with perfect acoustics. Our speakers from Harrovian Speakers (a branch of Toastmasters International) were fascinated by the lights and control of meetings. At Harrovian Speakers we limit speaking times with green orange and red lights, like traffic lights. But at Harrow Council they make do with only green lights. When the green lights are on you may speak. When the green lights flash you have one minute to go. When the light go off you must be off. If you refuse to go the mayor can stand up and walk out and the meeting is over.

Should a speaker be so irate that he attacks the mayor, the mayor is defended by the mace. The mace was originally a club, though now it is disguised by beautiful ornate decoration so you might not know its real purpose.

In 26 years of Harrow Council meetings the present holder of the mace has never needed to use it. Once in St Albans an irate person went to attack the mayor and was hit with the mace. This being modern times, the irate party tried to sue. However, the law was on the side of the man with the mace. So now, please sit down, children, and do what you are told!

(Many, well-behaved, school groups are invited to entertaining talks and walks around Harrow Civic Centre.)

Angela Lansbury, author, speaker.