Speaker: David Simpson: The daughter of Lord Byron, Lovelace was a pioneering mathematician whose insight led her to write what is now considered the first computer program. Blending logic with imagination, she envisioned computing’s vast potential and became a foundational figure in the history of technology.
Speaker: Jonathan Jones: In this informative and amusing talk, Jonathan will let us into the tricks and techniques used by participants in the World Memory Championships to accomplish seemingly impossible feats. Their memories are not superior to ours, but they do spend many hours honing these skills.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
Speaker: Colin Butcher: Colin who is bringing his tuba will talk about orchestras and bands from an insider's point of view, explaining some of what's happening during rehearsals and performances. The intention of this talk is to help people get a little more out of going to live performances.
Organiser: Andy Wood: An afternoon of music, humour and drama presented by Andy and friends.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
All members are welcome, whether you come as a team or as an individual willing to join a team on the night.
Speaker: Thoreya Swage: For too long the contribution of women to the body of scientific knowledge has been ignored and only a few are recognised. This talk aims to highlight the achievements of two women scientists whose key discoveries had an impact on astronomy.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
Speaker: Lorraine Spindler: Once the desperate work of London’s poorest, riverside scavenging has evolved into a remarkable way of uncovering the city’s past as each find tells a story. Lorraine explores the history, rules, surprising treasures and some recently discovered objects which you can see up close.
All members are welcome, whether you come as a team or as an individual willing to join a team on the night.
Speaker: Andy Wood: The first recorded person to sail around the globe single-handedly. One of the greatest untold adventures in maritime history. He sailed 46,000 miles in three years, two months and two days.
Speaker: Susan Purcell: Crosswords are not just about leisure and enjoyment; the intelligence services have always taken a close interest in them. Susan will look at their history and regale us with anecdotes. The talk is light-hearted and aimed at everyone - those who do and those who don’t.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
We are eager to welcome new members and hold receptions for them in the autumn and in the spring. New members will receive an invitation to these events.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
Speaker: John Atkinson: Atoms are too small for our eyes to see – so why be interested in splitting them? Quite simply the part they play in the origin of humanity, its continued growth and current concern over its possible extinction.
Group Leaders and Group Contacts will receive an invitation and are asked to reply letting us know whether they will be able to attend.
Speaker: Andy Thomas: With stunning visuals, Andy explores this extraordinary phenomenon appearing in fields yearly around the world and still defying total explanation. He reveals their fascinating history up to the present and explores both the amazing designs and the many varied and imaginative theories to explain them.
All members are welcome, whether you come as a team or as an individual willing to join a team on the night.
Speaker: Laurence Carter: 1860: In one brief summer, thanks to one man, Italy was upended and for the first time since the Roman empire re-established as a united country.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
Speaker: Andy Richardson: An illustrated biography of a selection of Aviation’s greatest Pioneers, Influencers and Heroes as chosen by Andy and concluding with an audience vote as to who should head their Hall of Fame.
Speaker: Andrew Morgan: A recollection of working in the Middle East in a time of change – the 1970s. A peaceful and unsophisticated region with a charm unique to its inhabitants shattered by the emergence of the desire for change in what became the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Speakers: James and Christine Rowley: During the 1840’s journalist Henry Mayhew interviewed hundreds of street vendors and characters. Discover many strange professions and how they survived. The story is brought to life with readings, music and illustrations and covers his colourful life and his influence on Dickens and others.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
Speaker: Stephen Goss: Their comic operas made them household names in Victorian England with a combination of musical genius and witty satire. Although they did not always see eye to eye their work transformed British musical theatre creating a popular legacy.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
All members are welcome, whether you come as a team or as an individual willing to join a team on the night.
Speaker: Kathryn Harkup: ….and also for Agatha Christie who revelled in using poison, carefully chosen to kill off unfortunate victims. We will look at howdunnit but whodunnit is for you to discover. Kathryn is a former chemist. Her interests are anything gothic, gory and geeky - preferably all three!
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
This is an opportunity to talk to Group Leaders about the many groups available. Bring some books you no longer want and swap them for others you would like to try.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
This is an informal pop-in session held in the Maltings café from 10 am to mid-day. No need to book, just drop in and enjoy meeting other members for a chat.
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