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.
It is almost a year since Trevor entertained us with his memories of the people he has interviewed at the Empire Palace theatre in Sheffield and today was , in a way, a continuation of his talk. He told us about two larger than life characters who were poles apart and yet were good friends. … Read more
Next time you are watching a play on the television, close your eyes and pretend you are partially sighted or completely blind. You will find that your understanding of the events you hear may well not be sufficient to follow the story. This is when the skill of the audio describer fills in all the … Read more
A superbly well-constructed and delivered presentation revealed that Hardstoft – near Tibshelf services – in East Derbyshire was the site of the first deep oil well in the UK – maybe the world – and we all thought it was in the Middle East! Sadly it has mostly run out now except for a little … Read more
We’ve only just got rid of the snow in Sheffield and we are off to the Antarctic where the temperature rarely gets above minus 6 Centigrade! However we were in for treat with some splendid pictures which revealed the major difficulties of building a research base on top of ice. Ultimately it gets covered and becomes … Read more
After all the recent snows and cancelled meetings it was good to get back together and we could not have wished for a more entertaining way to start the week. Roger told the story of George Formby with musical accompaniment and the grand finale was having us all on our feet to sing “Leaning on … Read more
Harry’s illustrated talk began with the emigration of his grandfather in 1925 to Rhodesia to start a new life. He found employment out there and as a result of a chance meeting on a train he met a mineral prospecter and property speculator whom he went into business with and started farming on the totally … Read more