Roger Ward We were very fortunate today to have John Mothersole, Chief Executive of the Sheffield Council, to speak to us on this topic.This phrase has been bandied about for months now and we have asked ourselves whether it is just one of those political phrases used by politicians to pacify the electorate in the North of … Read more
Approximately 30 members enjoyed a morning visit to the AMRC wing of the Sheffield University on Wednesday the 11th February. The visit commenced at 10:15 am with coffee followed by an introductory talk at 10:30 am, and finally a visit to one of the advanced machining laboratories on the complex. The morning was then rounded … Read more
Although the title of the talk was ,” A Dental trip through Africa.” the talk was really about the career of Nigel Mallon and his acceptance that although the tasks ahead are often bigger than the available resources, one can always win through by careful planning. As an example of this he sited an occasion … Read more
Just eleven months ago we had a riveting talk by Christine called “Brown Hares In The Peak District” and if anything this talk was even better. The story was about a Peak District River called the River Bradford in the White Peak. We were taken on a journey from its source in Gratton Dale through … Read more
Peter certainly knew his facts and presented them in a very colourful and entertaining way. Peter has been for the past thirty years, and still is a medieval rein actor. He came dressed in the clothes of an archer of the 15th century which set the scene. The long bow of the period was about … Read more
You could be forgiven for thinking that the talk would be about facial expressions and their effect on individuals, but you would be wrong. The talk was about a much more sinister matter: the use of poisons for colourings, flavours, and cosmetics in the Victorian era. Dangers in the Victorian home: Arsenic, a very powerful … Read more