Monthly Meeting

Speaker: Bobbie Darbyshire: In an entertaining, informative talk, prize-winning author Bobbie Darbyshire explains how ideas formulate in the novelist’s mind. She has worked as barmaid, mushroom picker, film extra, maths

Speaker: Hilary Roberts: Hilary presents a new perspective on the role of image manipulation in war photography over the past 170 years, exploring the consequences for our understanding of historic

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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.