Here is a list of all our all our previous talks – Over 400 in total!! You can use the Search function for key words (magnifying glass in our menu).
Thank you to all the Speakers we have had over the years.
I wasn’t cut out to be a marqueteur. I even failed my GCE ‘O’ level in woodwork. So I could only marvel at the intricate skill with wood veneers, knives, scalpels and fretsaws displayed not only by master furniture maker Thomas Chippendale but also by our speaker Jack Metcalfe. It was not until the last … Read more
Steve Brennan is a retired chest physician who worked for many years at the Northern General Hospital and came this morning to talk to us about the life of Gerolamo Cardano who lived in 16th century Italy and who has been described at various times as a physician, chemist, astrologer, astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, biologist and … Read more
Flowers are an essential part of our lives, and are used in drinking, for eating, attracting partners, admiring, treating maladies etc………… Rod, a Rheumatologist, talked to us today about the myths, magic and medicinal qualities of English wildflowers. As a warning, in case we fancied trying out a few myths and experimenting, we were shown … Read more
Martin Thomas is a retired vascular and thyroid surgeon, keen sailor and a very old friend. He came all the way to Sheffield from where he lives in Bosham, Sussex, especially to deliver this talk. He was a commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club. He has sailed to the Antarctic twice and then seven years … Read more
Tim is a project co-ordinator with the “Peak into the Past“ local history organisation and gave an interesting talk on a rather unusual topic. Normally, you would expect a talk on the history of the Peak District to be concerned with mining, canals, mills and archaeology, but this was about the life and crimes of … Read more
Further to the talk from Alex Burns (see report below) she has sent us a list of her top ten chamber works and we share them with all for their enjoyment. Top 10 Chamber Works: Classical Style Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op.76, No.1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet in C minor, K.406, No.2 Luigi Boccherini: … Read more