This page lists all the events that we will plan to undertake. You can select any particular type of event by using the “Categories” pull-down list immediately below.
Ron Pickering will discuss the design of postage stamps, a rather more complex topic that you might at first think
Rowena Moir is a volunteer with the National Trust and will explore Nidderdale and its history. For example, did you know that the dale was a centre for iron working from pre-Roman times up to the medieval period?
Christine Longden will speak to us about the “Lancashire Cotton Famine” of 1861-65 a major depression in the fabric industry of the North West that caused great suffering among the workforce and had far-reaching social effects
The former Harrogate & Knaresborough MP, Andrew Jones, will talk to us about his experiences of Parliamentary life. This is the talk that was originally scheduled for 8th Jan 2025 but had to be cancelled because of the very icy conditions
This is the talk originally scheduled for 18th June
Steve Ward, who has a PhD in Social History from the University of Hull, is an authority on the social and cultural history of the circus and will be sharing some of his knowledge with us.
Provisional details for the 2025 Christmas Lunch. Details will be added nearer the date of the event