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Programme ..  all talks start at 10.30am

9th Sept 2024
​Peter Cordall
​Recollections of Antarctica.
23rd Sept
​​Gill Russell
Stranger in a Strange Land - Japan..
14th Oct
Autumn Lunch
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28th Oct​
​Phil Atty
​Everest Base Camp
11th Nov
Lunch
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​25th Nov
​Susan Douglass
​A House through Time - 5 Winkley Square - a family home
​9th Dec
​Christmas Lunch
 
​13th Jan 2025
​Roger Browne
The Great American Songbook
​27th Jan
​Graham Nuttall
Life Behind Bars. 
NOTE: This talk is at 10.15 with coffee from 9.45
10th Feb
Lunch
 
24th Feb
Julian Bond
Escape from Burma (and short AGM)
10th March
Frank Vigon
Shaun Greenhalgh - Forger from a shed in Bolton
24th March
Lunch
 
28th April
Steve Barrett
Exploring the Solar System
12th May
Colin Penny
Historic Graffiti: The writing's on the Wall
9th June
​Stephen Doyle
The Rise and Spread of Homo Sapiens
23rd June
Ann-Marie Michel
Art and the Working Class
14th July
Lunch
 
28th July
Josephine Gosling
Walks, People and History
11th Aug
Keith Stevens
Ordnance Survey
8th Sept
Ray Hoerty
Famous Sayings.
22nd Sept
Simon Michael
My Life in Crime (by a retired Barrister)
13th Oct
Lunch
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27th Oct
Joe Darlington
Spinoza's Spectacles - Philosophy, Science and the Dutch Masters
10th Nov
David Arkell
The History of Brooklands - Birthplace of British Motorsport & Aviation, Home of Concorde -
24th Nov
TBA
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8th Dec
Christmas Lunch
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​​12th May 2025
Colin Penny
‘Historic Graffiti: The Writing's on the Wall"

We are surrounded by graffiti, and you will probably pass at least one example even on the shortest of journeys - though you might not notice it. Over the last ten years or so graffiti, or street art, has consistently hit the headlines as the work of some artists, such as Banksy, has fetched record amounts at auction. But graffiti is nothing new, as anyone who has visited Pompeii will tell you. This illustrated talk looks at some of the motivations behind graffiti through the ages, such as love, hate, fear, and persecution, and how it used to be seen not as vandalism but (in some cases) as an act of religious devotion or house decoration. It can also provide us with something which almost no other historic document can - that is, an insight into exactly how a person was feeling at a precise moment in time. We will look at many stunning examples found throughout the UK, ranging from the ancient to the modern. Prepare to be surprised by the power, poignancy and beauty of these forgotten masterpiece





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