Glyn Davies Dave began with the ‘magic’ cup-and-ball trick, which he said was known to the Romans and Ancient Greeks. Even though I knew (or suspected) how it was done I could not see how he moved the balls- he was too proficient. He followed this with a 5-card trick too fast for us to really … Read more
One of the reasons for researching the make-up of atoms is that looking closely at the smallest things can tell us much about the largest things, such as suns, stars and galaxies. Only 5 or 6 types of ‘bricks’ can make lots of different things. A clearer understanding of the atom was made by Thomson … Read more
Jonathan began by warning us not to trust anyone who rang up claiming to be from Microsoft who said that they have detected a fault on our computer. They offer to cure the fault if we allow them access to the computer. It is a scam. Microsoft, our banks, HMRC etc. will not contact us by ‘phone if they need … Read more
John’s aim was to show that being British means that we are descendants of immigrants even if we do not like the present form of immigration. What do we think are symbols of Britishness? He showed a series of ‘British’ symbols: Winston Churchill, The Union Flag, The Coat of Arms, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, The Tower of … Read more
The Lieutenancy is headed by the Lord-Lieutenant. One of his or her roles is to vet anyone who has been nominated for the Honours List. South Yorkshire is very under-represented on the Honours List compared with the London area. The Honours System originated in Tudor times and the Lord-Lieutenant is the Sovereign’s representative in the … Read more
Colin is an architect who was employed by Sheffield Council. He ran the property function of the Council with the aim of making the Council’s property work more efficiently. Colin was involved in the Heart of the City Project as architectural adviser from 1994. He explained that it is important to get the design of … Read more