Glyn Davies

James Cook, RN, FRS never took part in an great battles but is famous for three voyages that solved three major problems of the age. He was able to accurately fix longitude using lunar sightings. (At that time they did not have clocks that were reliable at sea.) There was a strong belief among scientists … Read more

Tricia has been coordinator of Sheffield Street Pastors for about 5 years. All of the Street Pastors are Christians who have a genuine concern for their communities and are volunteers from local churches. After a comprehensive training course, teams go out at night to engage with people where they are, on their ground and on … Read more

Michael began to learn about Taiwan when his daughter, son-in-law and their three children moved there in 2011. Many people know that Taiwan: is an island was called Formosa produced cheap, tatty goods is wanted by China In fact, Taiwan is now a manufacturer of very high tech electrical goods and the tension with China … Read more

Kate Allatt loves to run. In February 2010 she was running for two hours around Chatsworth with her running mates, trying to get super-fit ready to attempt a climb of Kilimanjaro. She developed a severe headache and her husband took her to the walk-in centre. The triage nurse said she should go to the A … Read more

(Andrew’s career was in education and not in engineering, but he has always been very interested in cars and the history of car manufacture in Sheffield.  He managed to acquire a large archive of Sheffield motor manufacturing information.  He brought the archive with him so that members could look at it after the talk.) In … Read more

In 1957 Mike was in the RAF and was posted to Christmas Island as part of the military involved in the British H-bomb tests (code named Grapple X). Conditions were primitive.  Troops were billeted in tents in temperatures of 95 degrees and 95% humidity, with only 5 gallons of desalinated water for 6 men each … Read more