David Banks is a member of the National Trust volunteer speakers group and specialises in talks about different aspects of Fountains Abbey, Studley Royal and the immediately surrounding area. His talks are always professionally-presented and interesting
Rod Dimbleby, who is President of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, will talk to us about the many Yorkshire dialects and accents. Can you tell a Bingley accent from a Baildon one?
Gillian Knox will be talking to us about the British experiment with republicanism, and how it ended up. Please note the change in date from the originally-planned 1st April
The 2026 AGM, with the traditional pre-meeting buffet. Further details will be published as they are known Please note that circumstances have forced a change in the AGM's date from 18th March
Richard Cooper will return to give us an update on the Harrogate Homeless Project and also to tell us about his experiences an Leader of the now defunct Harrogate Borough Council
David Glover is President of the Halifax Antiquarian Society and will be talking to us about the last Tsar Of Russia. In 1917, tumultuous events gripped Russia. The House of Romanov which had ruled the country for 300 years, was overthrown, and Tsar Nicholas II imprisoned, to be executed in 1918. He will look at […]
Andy Beck is a Lake District based artist who specialises in painting Lakeland scenes. He particularly known for his sumptuous book "The Wainwrights in Colour" which displays his paintings of the many scenes drawn by Alfred Wainwright in his classic fell walking books.
The one and only Lothar Trinogga will be speaking to us about his experiences when he worked in the UAE
Christine Ryder is a farmer's wife from the Blubberhouses area and will be talking about their farming enterprise along with some of her other activities
Thorsten Bruce recently cycled from Harrogate to Nepal to raise money for Nepalese school that he supports. It should be a fascinating talk.