Trust the proven choice of hundreds of other Clubs & Societies and go for a guest speaker everyone is talking about. Go for David Bell, the Plague Doctor. An entertainment rather than a lecture. David is not a medic, nor is he an historian; however he does spin a terrific yarn.

He is the perfect speaker for any occasion and will not only surprise you and make you think; but he will also make you laugh out loud and feel so much better about yourself.

For a fascinating hour you will be seduced in a uniquely amusing fashion into a world where both medical diagnosis and treatment were equally outrageous . A world you would want to avoid . . . . like the plague !

Despite being clouded by the passage of time through the literary efforts of a string of enthusiastic poets and preachers the Eyam plague story is an enduring episode from our history. And 354 years on, this small Peak District village, where David now lives, continues to enjoy marketing its tragic past.

Any story of a community attempting to prevent the spread of a killer disease is on the face of it hardly going to be light entertainment. However David 'breaks the mould'; his personable, tongue-in-cheek style resonates seamlessly with the audience.

So before you separate fact from fiction in the Plague Doctor's light hearted take on life; just remember that laughter really is the best medicine. Laugh out loud as David confronts a party of German tourists; wince as he extracts a bladder stone and goes on to demonstrate other eye-watering early medical treatments. But whisper it again; the plague is about !