Peter Jackson

With some really first class slides, John took us through the calendar year illustrating how nature changes as we move through the seasons. Trees shed their leaves and birds fly south for the winter. Spring arrives and new life comes bursting through with snowdrops as a marker for the summer to come. The birds return … Read more

As always Warren’s talks are so well researched and his depth of knowledge shines through. Our journey took us from the earliest times when writing was in its infancy, right up to the present day and the modern versions and translations. The word was spread by mouth in the early days and the desire to … Read more

“Spellbound” would be the word to choose for the state of the audience this morning! A remarkable lady who has a vast experience of her trade – or is it an art form? A truly interesting subject matter and her concern for the facts that she unfolds in her work, led us all to be … Read more

Dressed in the “skirt” worn by the islanders David took us on his personal trip to the South Seas. The rain seemed to follow him and his wife wheresoever they went – may be he should pop over to the States where fires and drought are causing problems!

Ted’s many years of hard work researching the building of the longest non-electrified railway tunnel in the UK shone through in this fact filled talk. At 6,230-yards long it was completed in 1893 – a major construction project built by Thomas Oliver who was main contractor for the Midland Railway line between Totley and Grindleford. … Read more

Local film maker Barrie started the programme with a CGI film dedicated to USA airman of World War Two which he made for the Kalamazoo Air Musuem. A telling and thought provoking reflection of their approach to life in the clouds during the war. On a lighter note we moved to the main feature about … Read more