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.
Guy Penrose Gibson was born in Simla, British India on 12th August, 1918. He died at Steenberg, Holland on 19th September, 1944 aged 26. He is famous for taking part in Operation Chastise, better known as the ‘Dambusters Raid’. Tom Briggs first heard about Gibson, when he was 10, from Wilfred Pickles on his wireless … Read more
James Whitworth is a newspaper cartoonist and a writer. He is a local lad and is the daily cartoonist for the Sheffield Star; the news cartoonist for the Jewish Chronicle; a contributor to Private Eye and occasional contributor to various publications around the world. He is also an associate lecturer in journalism at Sheffield Hallam … Read more
Think of Barnes Wallis and thoughts go to Dam busting bouncing bombs accompanied by Eric Coates’ splendid 1955 film signature tune. Our speaker this week, Peter Rix, opened his presentation by reminding us that his subject’s achievements were much wider that those associated with the exploits of 617 Squadron at Mohne and Eder. Wallis’s portfolio … Read more
David Skillen is a battlefield guide for the Towton Battlefield Society where one of Britain’s bloodiest days occurred at the Battle of Towton in 1461 during the War of the Roses. Today’s talk from David was about the second biggest State in the U.S.A., Texas, which is over twice the area of the UK, and … Read more
Sally gave us a diverse talk encompassing both the history of Tinsley and the Community Heritage Project in Tinsley. She is involved with Heeley City Farm, which was founded in 1981. This is a community based enterprise involving youth training. The old terraced cottages in Heeley were knocked down to make way for a trunk road … Read more
Today, it seems inconceivable that Sheffield’s beloved Lyceum Theatre could ever have been considered for demolition. But such a drastic move was very much on the cards when the theatre fell into disrepair in the early 1980s as it struggled against the rising tide of television and other forms of entertainment. It could have become … Read more