Peter Jackson

My thanks to Tim Marsh for his talk on his Bridge over the Nile – some great pictures of his early days as an engineer. Geoff Barwick clearly missed his vocation as a natural story teller not to mention professional cornet playing. His wonderully recounted story of just one element of his RAF days must … Read more

A really fascinating insight into the dark and sometimes devious world of the tabloid – and not so tabloid papers and media from a career journalist. Paul confirmed that you should not always believe what you read in the papers! Much involvement from the floor could well have been continued in true journalistic fashion down … Read more

Few of us realised the science that lies behind the strips of meadow flowers that have been planted around not only the Manor in Sheffield but other parts of our city along with other towns and cities. The Company was originally founded by Professor Nigel Dunnett and is part owned by the University of Sheffield … Read more

The Turner Glass Museum is one of Sheffield’s well kept secrets. It is housed half way up a Sheffield University tower block and provides a very attractive area to enjoy coffee and view some excellent pieces of glassware. Professor John Parker is a recently retired Emeritus Professor of Glass Material and Glass Engineering and his … Read more

A delightful morning with a lot of interaction form the floor guessing the meaning of some of the words that David showed us. Some guesses hit the mark and others not! A lot of research went in to his little book which could rightly be called a dictionary of local words and phrases – invaluable … Read more

It was good to welcome Stephen back once again and he fulfilled my anticipation for a grand morning. His knowledge of the railway system in this area never fails to amaze and his pictures are much the same. He waits for hours with his Alsatian dog called Wrawby, after the railway junction of the same … Read more