The 2009 Annual General Meeting was held on 9th and 10th May in Robin Hood's Bay where the new edition of Phantom Lobster was launched.



This reincarnation is perhaps the definitive version as all printing errors in previous editions have been corrected.

ISBN 978-0-9534449-3-9, price £7.99, it can be purchased from our online book shop.

The morning's AGM gets under way

Neville chats with a member.
	Busy sales table.
Screening of the Walmsley videos. This was the very first screening in public (well, to Society members) of the videos that have been especially produced for the Walmsley Society. Included was this rare footage, cleaned and enhanced from domestic cine film taken in 1938, showing Leo and his family at their home at Leith Rigg on Fylingdales Moor.
	With Nona Stead, editor of Shells and Bright Stones.
Nona Stead with John Watts
	Mixing the colours is...
Charles Evans, celebrated television artist.
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	The painting begins.
The first painting is almost completed.
	The crowd gathers for a closer look.
"Are there any questions?"
	How to paint trees and people.
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The first painting.
	The second painting.
How to paint more trees, rocks and mountains.
	"Can Charles have some clean water, please?"
Charles signs one of his paintings.
	Charles Evans at the Winsor & Newton sales table.
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The busy book-sales table.
	Film crew checking footage.
Neville reads the letter from Sean Walmsley regarding the latest videos.
	Secretary Fred Lane brought along a selection of rare publications for which Leo had written stories and articles. This one, from The Captain, is dated June 1919.
Perusing.
	Saturday evening's entertainment was provided by Robin Lidster and his Victorian Magic Lantern Show.
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The traditional Sunday walk, this year led by Janet Green.
Another point of interest.
We learned that Leo actually taught at this school in Fylingthorpe.
	The blacksmith's house in Fylingthorpe where Leo came to get some parts made for his prototype lobster pot.