Future Meetings

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.

Jun
18
Wed
Meeting: “The Harrogate Homeless Project” @ Oatlands Club
Jun 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
This is a change from the originally-scheduled talk. Richard Cooper, the former leader of the now-defunct Harrogate Borough Council, will talk about the work of the Harrogate Homeless Project, where he serves as the Chief Executive
Jul
2
Wed
Meeting: “The Archbishops of York” @ Oatlands Club
Jul 2 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Jul
16
Wed
Meeting: “The History of the English Canals” @ Oatlands Club
Jul 16 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Aug
6
Wed
Meeting: “An A to Z of Full- and Part-Time Tales” @ Oatlands Club
Aug 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Paul Whitely will entertain us with a variety of tales on various topics

Aug
20
Wed
Meeting: “Family History” @ Oatlands Club
Aug 20 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Michael Goodliffe will be talking to us about his experiences in tracing family histories, and the sorts of steps to follow

Sep
3
Wed
Meeting: “Imperial Airways, 1924 to 1940” @ Oatlands Club
Sep 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Sep
17
Wed
Meeting: “Postage Stamp Design” @ Oatlands Club
Sep 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Ron Pickering will discuss the design of postage stamps, a rather more complex topic that you might at first think

Oct
1
Wed
Meeting: “Nidderdale – The Glistening Dale” @ Oatlands Club
Oct 1 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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?

Oct
15
Wed
Meeting: “The Lancashire Cotton Famine” @ Oatlands Club
Oct 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Nov
5
Wed
Meeting: Recollections of Parliamentary Life @ Oatlands Club
Nov 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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