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.
The regular “2nd Wednesday” lunch, now confirmed as being at the Blue Bell in Arkendale – the original option, the Tiger in Coneythorpe, is closed on Wednesdays
Bookings, please, to Frank Smith
Stuart Lines will talk about the rise and fall of the Bradford canal – how the canal system reached the city of Bradford and why it died.
The author Rosemary Cook will tell us about Dr Gramshaw, who was a successful family doctor in Yorkshire for thirty-five years, until his final desperate actions brought his professional and personal life crashing down around him
Our first “members and partners” outing of the year is to the Ryedale Winery, NE of York, where we will have an afternoon cream tea, a tour of the vineyard, and a wine-tasting. Transport will be on a self-drive basis and, weather permitting, the visit should be extremely enjoyable (except, maybe, for designated drivers!).
More details will be published in due course.
Steve Ward has has a PhD in the social and cultural history of the circus and has several books on the subject. He is bound to open our eyes to many little facts about circus life
Maybe not quite you expect. Malcolm Walker will visit us to take a satirical swipe at the second most senior prelate in the Church of England
Eric Jackson will return, this time to talk about the history of the English canals and their place at the centre of the Industrial Revolution
Detailed arrangements for the lunch will be published in due course. The location is likely to be either the West Park Hotel or Pannal Golf Club, but this is yet to be confirmed