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.
The Woodland Trust was formed in 1972 as a charitable trust. They now own 1,200 woods covering approximately 75 sqare miles throughout the British Isles, and also work with landowners who own their own woods. With around 300 employees, 300,000 members and many volunteers, they are financed equally by legacies, membership, grants, full-time fundraisers and … Read more
Angie Beasley is a Child and Family Co-ordinator at the Blue Bell Wood childrens hospice, near Sheffield, where she has worked for the past eight years since its opening. Prior to that she has worked in other adult hospices in the UK. Angie explained that the word “hospice” first began to be used in the … Read more
Jonathan began by warning us not to trust anyone who rang up claiming to be from Microsoft who said that they have detected a fault on our computer. They offer to cure the fault if we allow them access to the computer. It is a scam. Microsoft, our banks, HMRC etc. will not contact us by ‘phone if they need … Read more
Helen Till, a retired clinical nurse, now has a new role as a resuscitation officer in the hospital environment. She mentioned that in the UK every year, 30,000 cases of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occur. Survival rate is less than one in ten Death is inevitable unless SCA recognised promptly, CPR commended and defibrillation performed … Read more
‘Why an early birthday goes wrong.’ Dr Neil Chapman, is Group Leader and non-Clinical Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine at Jessops Hospital , Dept. of Oncology & Metabolism. If anyone was in doubt as to the value of Sheffield’s Hospitals, Dr Chapman soon dispelled any uncertainty. Fortunately no-one in my family has had to call on the … Read more
Many will have heard Gerry Kersey as a d.j. and interviewer on various radio programmes. He was born in Shiregreen in Sheffield before WW2. At 18 he was called up for National Service and was drafted into the RAF as a telephonist. This was good training for a future in radio. Gerry can be … Read more