In March we had a highly (pun intended) entertaining talk from Lucy Allen, stunt woman extraordinaire. In a varied career Lucy has performed in films from Artemis Fowl to The World is Not Enough via Eastenders and The Professionals. An early starter, Lucy apparently performed her first stunt as a baby, escaping from her pram and making a bid for freedom down the garden path. Inspired by Olga Korbut, the Russian gymnast, she went on to develop her own gymnastic skills, beginning as an exotic dancer and going on to become an aerialist in the circus. This naturally led her to a career as a stuntwoman in film and TV spanning 35 years and a multiplicity of roles. A fascinating insight into the mindset needed to perform the sort of hair-raising activities which happen in the blink of an eye but take hours of skill and preparation.