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.
With beads of sweat glistening on the speaker finder’s brow like a morning dew, our speaker Jonathan “Jonny” Jones eventually arrived like a whirlwind to deliver the most superb lecture, drawing on his time as a teacher leading a group of Rotherham school kids to the WWI battlefields and war graves, and the inspiration behind … Read more
In the sphere of first aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), a hands-on approach is vital. And we were instructed on that hands-on approach, literally, as our speaker Rebecca Walton, from the Sheffield-based company JWP Training, guided us through the procedure that would be necessary if we were to save somebody’s life in the event of … Read more
Our speaker Martin Rowley made a welcome return following his earlier talk to us on The Sheffield Gang Wars in August 2023. This week Martin gave us a talk on not only motorsport in the 1960s but extended this to include commentary on The Goodwood Festival of Speed held annually at the stately home of … Read more
Our speaker Bob Moore, Professor Emeritus of 20th Century European history at Sheffield University, who spoke to us via Zoom from his home in Oxfordshire. Bob started by explaining how, before 1918, Redmires/Lodge Moor had been used as an exercise and summer camp location for local militia from the 1860s, including the Sheffield City Battalion … Read more
Steeped in history and full of charm, Bishops’ House is both a museum and Sheffield’s best preserved timber framed building. Ken Dash, upon retirement as an archaeologist, developed an interest in the building and is now a Trustee of The Friends of Bishops’ House. Bishops’ House is one of only four oak-framed half-timbered houses left … Read more
Paul Adey, a retired company director in the motor industry, continued with his hugely informative talk from last year. Vauxhall Motors was a gem of a name, unlike some of its cars. The story goes that King John granted lands in the 13th century to Fulk le Breant. His seat along the Thames was Fulk’s … Read more