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.
What a delight! Recalling his memories and those of many others whom he has interviewed, about the Empire and Palace theatres in Sheffield, Trevor painted a marvellous picture of the days of variety. Coming into contact with the theatre in his youth to earn a few bob before University he clearly got the taste for … Read more
Driven by one of her children to have a hive, Christine finds herself many years later with nearly 50 and has become thoroughly absorbed in the workings of the bee. The questions kept coming but Christine was Queen Bee for the morning and coped with them all. She said we must look after our bees … Read more
In just one hour Andrew traced the history of the National Health Service in a factual but most amusing fashion. His many years of experience as a transplant surgeon have clearly given him a marvellous insight its workings. The fact that it now has more administrators than patient beds is of concern to him and … Read more
As a librarian and now researcher, Suzanne’s knowledge of her subjects is extensive and she delivers it with huge enthusiasm. A most interesting step back in time – but not that long ago – revealed that hygienically we have come a long way in recent times!
Ironman, Marathon man, marmalade maker extraordinaire and now sailing – it there anything this man won’t take on? Some quite superb pictures of his trip on the Boston to South America leg of the Global challenge. A late taken place meant that he was not quite as prepared as he would have wished never having … Read more
Super traveller John Gilleghan returned to Stumperlowe to take us on the safest trip to the troubled Middle East. His many slides covered a trip to Petra at the time of the Syrian troubles so whilst he was concerned back then, we were all very relaxed as he took us all to Petra!