Graham Snowdon

Tim Hollis, resident of this parish, is a man of many parts and could have spoken to us on many subjects. He could have told us about his teenage experiences with Voluntary Service Overseas in Ghana before attending Bristol University, or about his early career in the army as an officer in the Parachute Regiment. … Read more

OPINION is divided on whether Walt Disney or Phineas Taylor Barnum coined the expression “Always leave them wanting more.” It could just as easily have been Dave Moylan. It wasn’t easy writing notes for this blog while laughing out loud, tears rolling down my cheeks, but that was the situation I found myself in as a … Read more

An alternative title for this fascinating presentation by regular visitor Howard Smith could well be “Where the f*** is Hallamshire?” I and quite a few other members have the words Hallam or Hallamshire in the names of the roads where we live. We vote in the parliamentary constituency of Sheffield Hallam. I catch a 51 … Read more

If Harry Brearley made the production of stainless steel possible, it was Robert Mosley who was the visionary, innovator and entrepreneur who brought Sheffield stainless steel cutlery to the mass market. Anna de Lange’s presentation of Robert Fead Mosley’s life and career provided us with an interesting sequel to Andrew Messer’s talk eight weeks earlier … Read more

Today, it seems inconceivable that Sheffield’s beloved Lyceum Theatre could ever have been considered for demolition. But such a drastic move was very much on the cards when the theatre fell into disrepair in the early 1980s as it struggled against the rising tide of television and other forms of entertainment. It could have become … Read more