Tim Marsh David Skillen is a battlefield guide for the Towton Battlefield Society where one of Britain’s bloodiest days occurred at the Battle of Towton in 1461 during the War of the Roses. Today’s talk from David was about the second biggest State in the U.S.A., Texas, which is over twice the area of the UK, and … Read more
Lavinia is a local artist, and lecturer on art appreciation, who has talked to NADFAS and runs her own classes. She began her talk with an overview of art, defined as ‘An expression of Emotion’, which, through form and context, communicates something, excites, and moves, by using skill, creativity, and imagination. Looking at art, one … Read more
This was Stephens’ 16th visit to us since his first in 1998. With pictures of his travels over the years with his faithful German Shepherd dog ‘Wrawby’ on the British Rail network, he shared tales, experiences and memories of times past and present, punctuated with his own evocative poetry. With beautifully composed, unenhanced pictures on … Read more
(Martyns’ 1st visit – Metal Detecting – dated 3/10/2011 ) Martyn, a last minute replacement for the scheduled speaker, is a unique, genuine and colourful character with tremendous people skills, a warm heart, and an ability to tell a story. He reminisced with us about his early life, and 17 years as a ‘Bobby’ in … Read more
Cliff’s first talk to us in April 2013 was on the oil fields in Derbyshire, which was brilliantly delivered and we looked forward to this one. We were not dissappointed. Cliff was a Chemical Engineer working in the Oil Industry which brought him into contact with scientists in different spheres of influence, which inspired his … Read more
Steve, a member of the Austrian Alpine Club, and a keen trekker for many years, shared with us his experience of his most recent trip to Nepal in April (2015), to reach the summit of Mera Peak, at 6476 metres high. From the summit it is possible to see 5 of the 6 highest mountains … Read more