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.
Our Speaker this week, David Templeman, has given us several most interesting talks on the local history of our city and this was to be no exception. His presentation was to cover a broader picture than its title. As we were to discover, Sheffield’s street names encapsulate and bring us into touch with so much … Read more
The true story of Burke and Hare was narrated to us in a most riveting way by Christopher Dorries and this precis does not do it justice. The title contains the word,”True” because there have been many stories about them which are largely inaccurate. Firstly they all say that Burke and Hare were grave robbers, … Read more
“City of Culture” is an event held every four years highlighting one location in the UK and promoting arts and culture as a means of celebration and regeneration. In 2013 Kingston upon Hull was one of several cities to submit a bid for the event Their submission was successful based on the proposed use of … Read more
Peter attempted to summarise 900 years of legal history in just over an hour , covering the quirks and wisdom of English law. –no mean challenge . Today, we have trial by jury , no death sentence and our jails are full including over 300 inmates on life sentences alone. No longer are the guilty … Read more
Mike Gildersleeve, a regular visitor to our Probus, was brought up in Wembley in the 1950s, in a house with no Mod. Cons., but, they had a ‘wireless’, then a Radiogram (initially wind-up gramophone) and also they were within easy access of 24 cinemas, all now closed. In 1950 there were only 300,000 TVs in … Read more
One of the reasons for researching the make-up of atoms is that looking closely at the smallest things can tell us much about the largest things, such as suns, stars and galaxies. Only 5 or 6 types of ‘bricks’ can make lots of different things. A clearer understanding of the atom was made by Thomson … Read more