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.
Ian, an excellent speaker/entertainer, furnished us with many, many facts and stories starting with the construction of the canal and then tales about the houses and structures found alongside it. The Fossdyke canal connects the River Trent at Torksey to Lincoln and is maybe the oldest canal in England that is still in use. It … Read more
Richard’s talk was anything but a load of rubbish, but that was his chosen title for a presentation which showed us the state of play in the match between the environment and the ever rising tide of household waste. Eur Ing (European Engineer) Richard Groome, BSc Hons, C Eng, FI Chem E, graduated from Nottingham … Read more
Lavinia is a local artist, and lecturer on art appreciation, who has talked to NADFAS and runs her own classes. She began her talk with an overview of art, defined as ‘An expression of Emotion’, which, through form and context, communicates something, excites, and moves, by using skill, creativity, and imagination. Looking at art, one … Read more
The policy initiative behind the Northern Powerhouse, put in motion more than ten years ago, is that the North of England is larger than some countries and should be in control of making its own decisions. Economic facts about Sheffield. Sheffield has a population of 563,000 people The employment rate is 71% of people of … Read more
Christine Gregory has lived in Youlgrave for the past 25 years observing the life of Bradford Dale and its surroundings. Since her career as a lecturer she now is a writer, photographer and artist. In 2010 her book Brown Hares in the Derbyshire Dales was published and she gave a talk on the subject to … Read more
This was Stephens’ 16th visit to us since his first in 1998. With pictures of his travels over the years with his faithful German Shepherd dog ‘Wrawby’ on the British Rail network, he shared tales, experiences and memories of times past and present, punctuated with his own evocative poetry. With beautifully composed, unenhanced pictures on … Read more