Our future meetings and social events are listed in the table below. In the case of outings, members are asked to note the guidance in the attached document, which will open in a new window. Organisers will aim to comply with the guidance, but members should, in any case, be aware of it.
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 Paul Whitely will entertain us with a variety of tales on various topics Michael Goodliffe will be talking to us about his experiences in tracing family histories, and the sorts of steps to follow Our very own Peter Rix will be speaking to us again, this time on the history of Imperial Airways, an organisation whose role matched its name 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