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.
Two quite extraordinary people set out to create a garden in an area 58 degrees North, in what can only be described as the most remote garden in the United Kingdom. It is situated only 20 miles from Cape Wrath, N.N. Sutherland. Describing themselves as ‘fit’, which to my mind is a bit of an … Read more
David started his talk with an account of the life of Robert Jones, who was a surgeon in Victorian times. He was born in 1857 in Wales and left to study medicine at Liverpool University under the guidance of Hugh Owen Thomas. In 1881 he was assistant surgeon at the Stanley Hospital, Liverpool and established … Read more
OPINION is divided on whether Walt Disney or Phineas Taylor Barnum coined the expression “Always leave them wanting more.” It could just as easily have been Dave Moylan. It wasn’t easy writing notes for this blog while laughing out loud, tears rolling down my cheeks, but that was the situation I found myself in as a … Read more
By any standard in living memory, 2016 has been an exceptional year. The Queen’s 90th birthday, Andy Murray’s second Wimbledon, GB’s performance in the Rio Olympic Games. But it’s likely that all this will be overshadowed by what has been a year of political turbulence, which has shattered the established order. Brexit, Farage and … Read more
Colin is an architect who was employed by Sheffield Council. He ran the property function of the Council with the aim of making the Council’s property work more efficiently. Colin was involved in the Heart of the City Project as architectural adviser from 1994. He explained that it is important to get the design of … Read more
No this is not a depressing talk and it is very pertinent for everybody of sound mind. Although it is very much in one’s own self interest to act, it is incredibly easy to procrastinate over such matters. Dr Page’s book (published by Mospeate Publishing) has the same title as the talk and goes into more detail. … Read more