John Abel Christine Gregory has lived in Youlgrave for the past 25 years observing the life of Bradford Dale and its surroundings. Since her career as a lecturer she now is a writer, photographer and artist. In 2010 her book Brown Hares in the Derbyshire Dales was published and she gave a talk on the subject to … Read more
Paul Leonard was a Major Crime Investigator with the South Yorkshire Serious Crime Unit having worked his way up the Force from joining at the age of 18 to his retirement. His gripping talk centred on the events in 2009 relating to the Sheffield based doctor Colin Shawcross and Andrew Peter Hill of Woodall. Colin … Read more
Most will be familiar with the battle of Agincourt as an example of the few defeating the many. In times of war, leaders have often sought inspiration from Henry 5th’s victory. Arthur Machen’s The Bowmen of England, Winston Churchill after the Battle of Britain and the D Day Landings Band of brothers are all examples. … Read more
John Holt is the High Sheriff of South Yorkshire. This is a high and very ancient office in the service of the Crown. His talk gave some of the history of the office and his personal experiences during his year so far as High Sheriff. John displayed an illustration of the High Sheriff of Bristol … Read more
We enjoyed a most successful outing to Bletchley Park where the Nazi and Japanese ciphers were broken during World War II. Visiting coaches must park off site. Setting down and pick up times have to be booked weeks in advance. Our drop off time was 11am requiring a 7.30 am departure from Sheffield but as the … Read more
Dr Roderick Gross is a senior lecturer in robotics at the University of Sheffield. His Department is researching the use of small, moving robots. It has the second largest “swarm” of robots in the world. There is great interest in the behaviour of swarms of creatures that individually have limited intelligence. When you consider the … Read more