Jamie Nicholson-Ruther will tell us about Harrogate Neighbours, which is is an elderly care service in Harrogate, working incredibly hard to make sure as many elderly people as possible that need help are given it. Don't knock it - we may all need their help at some point!
There will be an informal dinner for members and (optionally) their partners on the evening of 11th February at Pranzo Italian, on Cold Bath Road. The event will begin at 6:30pm and go on until it finishes. Please let the organiser, Frank Smith, know if you wish to attend, together with your order for starter […]
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
With the terrible weather of late I have been looking for a walk where at least some of it will be on good surfaces. Certainly not a time to be heading too far afield. Please meet at 10.00 at the Conyngham Hall car park in Knaresborough, where parking is £1.50 for 4 hours. The walk […]
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?
This visit will allow us to see how the vast stock of the British Library is managed and how the operation at Thorp Arch provides a massive archive facility and supports the main reading room in London. It is a large site and the tour requires about a mile of walking, with 60 steps up […]
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
Meet at 9.30am at the Staveley Nature Reserve car park of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. From Staveley village take the Minskip/Boro'bridge road and at the new housing estate turn left into the car park. Space for about 15 cars so we should be okay. The walk is about 4.25 miles mostly flat with a couple […]
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
Frank Smith's last fling as Social Secretary is lunch at The Mucky Duck, 17 Devonshire Place, HG1 4AA, for Wednesday, 8th April. The booking is currently for 10 at 12.30 and, for simplicity, he has made it under his, although he is not able to be there. He will revise the size of the booking […]