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explained that by studying a person's handwriting it was possible to identify a range of influences in their lives as well as recognising their characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. Members had, at a previous meeting, written out a verse of Jerusalem and Mrs. Cummings had examined these in detail. The size of handwriting, left or right slope, where you start writing, on or off the line, are some of the points she checks. These checks are particularly rigorous if her report is part of a police investigation and involve accurate measurement with ruler, set square, protractor and scrutiny with a magnifying glass.

               It soon became clear, when she began to report on the writing of the members, that she was able to identify their personal characteristics and to give a profile which, in many instances, enabled us to identify whom she was speaking about.  Whilst not everything, in some cases, fitted the writer, it was really quite unnerving. Like fingerprints, handwriting differs and no two people write in exactly the same way. It was a fascinating session and left little room for scepticism as to the skills of a qualified graphologist.

               The next meeting will be on July 9th. in Harmer Hill Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. when the speaker will be a helicopter pilot from R.A.F. Shawbury, Alistair Reed, whose subject will be the Jewish children who were evacuated  to Trench Hall in Wem .    Anyone interested is most welcome to attend.

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