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.
Please note that, because David Clayden has been injured, John Dixon will now be leading an approx 4mile walk from Dacre Banks car park (opposite the Royal Oak). 9:30 for a 9:45 start.
Lunch will be at the Wellington Inn, Darley, at 1:00pm
Please contact John if you plan to join the walk or lunch
The regular “2nd Wednesday” lunch makes a return to the Guy Fawkes in Scotton, where we had a very good meal on the last occasion
Bookings, please, to Frank Smith
David Banks will talk about the Yorkshire coastal secrets of the National Trust. It’s incredible, but true, that the coastline of Yorkshire was the birthplace of England’s first chemical industry using natural materials and human urine, changing the fashion trade in England for ever!
No, not that Secret Service: Jim Brettell will be talking about the Probation Service, an important organisation whose function and activities are not understood as well as they might be
The 2025 AGM – details will be publicised early in the New Year
Joanne Aston will will talk about Ernest Shackleton’s aborted Antarctic crossing expedition of 1914, which is an inspiring story of leadership, courage and endurance in the face of adversity