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2025 Monthly Meetings Programme

2024 Monthly Meetings Programme

2023 Monthly Meetings Programme

2022 Monthly meetings Programme

2021 Monthly meetings Programme

The January to July meetings were held via Zoom. The August to December meetings were in the Methodist Church.

Due to technical issues the speaker on 23rd February has had to withdraw. A replacement has been found at short notice and the talk will now be given by Mark Thompson on Astronomy. Mark has co-presented BBC Stargazing Live with Brian Cox and Dara O'Briain.

2020 Monthly Meetings schedule - Zoom

2020 Monthly Meetings Schedule - Methodist Church

(Only the January and February meetings were held)

2019 Monthly Meetings Programme

2018 Monthly Meetings Programme

2017 Monthly meetings Programme

2016 Monthly Meetings Programme

2015 Monthly Meetings Programme

Dates 2015	Speaker	Subject
Jan 27th	Robert Pettigrew	Aspects of Indian Life
Feb 24th	John Stansfield	Adventures of a name dropping Executive Jet Pilot
Mar 24th	John Whitfield	The 1970’s; were they so bad?
Apr 28nd	Nick Riley	Fracking – fracked or friction
May 26th	Colin Groves	The Other Iron Lady; The rebellion of Boudica
Jan 23rd	Ray State	Railway Safety
Jul 28thl	Dennis Apple	The Life and works of Madame Curie
Aug 25th	Margaret Harrison	Goose Fair
Sep 22nd	Emma Bamford	Casting Off
Oct 27th	John Lucas	The History of Whistling
Nov 24th	Catherine McAteer	Happy Russian Christmas
Dec 15th	No Speaker	Christmas Social

2014 Monthly Meetings Programme

Dates 2014	Speaker	Topic
28th Jan	John Whitfield	Remembering the 50s - did we really have it so good?
25th Feb	Ralph Needham	The Celebrated Professor Ringwood of London Quack Medicine Seller –Victorian ‘quack’ cures.
25th Mar	Cathy McAteer	St Petersburg - Tsars & Tsarinas, Rasputin & Revolution + Imperial gossip.
22nd Apr	Bob Wildgust	Those Radio years Part 2 – carrying on from last year’s talk.
27th May	Jane Piggott	Save the Children – the origins of the Society + long term project work in the UK and overseas.
24th Jun	Pete Castle	Nottinghamshire Folk Tales.
22nd Jul	Patsy Rayner	Images of Japan Traditional and Modern.
26th Aug	David Highley	Hot Rocks – volcanoes, why they occur and the hazards they present.
23rd Sep	Alan Hopkin	History of the Orchestra and it’s instruments. He will bring along his collection of Antique instruments.
28th Oct	David Zelder	The Trials and Tribulation of being an Author. David has won awards for his short stories.
25th Nov	Geoffrey Smith	Behind the Scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show.
16th Dec	Margaret Hudson	Life as a Tiller Girl

2013 Monthly Meetings Programme

Dates 2013	Speaker	Topic
Jan 22nd	Cathy McAteer	From Russia with Love - A whistle stop introduction to all things Russian from her own experiences.
Feb 26th	Bob Wildgust	Those Radio Years - The development and stars of radio with extracts of old recordings.
Mar 26th	David Templeman	Lady Arabella Stuart - The Queen That Never was. The Granddaughter of Bess of Hardwick born to be queen. David has talked to the Local History Society on Mary Queen of Scots - read more here.
Apr 23rd	Jane Barnes	Tales of a Dairy Farmer - Life on a dairy farm where Stilton Cheese is produced. For more information on the farm follow this link
May 28th	Gordon Asher	Surveying - Being nosey in other people’s houses
Jun 25th	Harrie Cooke	A Very British Brew - In 1922 Harrie’s father was posted to Assam to establish a tea planation. His story is Illustrated with cine footage and photographs.
Jul 23rd	Trevor Impey	Where did that come from - The origins of sayings.
Aug 27th	Richard Hamblin	Escape from Christchurch – The New Zealand Earthquake with geological explanations.
Sep 24th	Maureen Ruston	Canary Girls of Chilwell - The story of No 6 shell filling factory in WW1 and the girls who worked there.
Oct 22nd	Carol Brooks	Karen of Burma - A talk to raise awareness of the issues concerning the internally displaced & Refugees of Burma * CANCELLED *
Oct 22nd	Richard Papworth	‘My Life As A Prison Officer’. Both the serious and funny sides of prison life.
Nov 26th	Graham Godfrey	Who Defined the 1st Leap Year – the history of the formation of the calendar * CANCELLED *
Nov 26th	Robert Pettigrew	A Love Affair with India - Recollections of life in India and an insight into Indian history, accompanied by photographs.
Dec 17th	Graham Keal	“Oprah Winfrey Touched my Elbow”- ex-showbiz journalist Graham has been interviewing TV celebrities for over 30 years,Oprah included. His interviews have been published in many national newspapers including The Times and The Guardian. For more information on Graham follow this link.

2012 Monthly Meetings Programme

Dates 2012	Speaker	Topic
Jan 24	Bob Wildgust	Theatre Life in Nottingham
Feb 28	Jim Vickrage	The work of the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
Mar 27	Prof Chris Wrigley	Winston Churchill - Imperialism and Social Reform focusing on the pre 1914 period
April 24	Jo Carter	Amusing Tales of a Tour Guide
May 22	Val Henstock	Lord Byron in Venice
Jun 26	Trevor Vennett-Smith	Life under the Hammer * Cancelled *
Jun 26	Gerald Price	The work of the Woodland Trust including the Queens Diamond Jubilee Woods Project
Jul 24	Dr Kinsey Dart	Genetics and Heredity
Aug 28	Pam Wisher	Messing About on the River
Sep 25	Aly Greenway	A Journey from Nottingham to Nepal
Oct 23	Christine Doughty	A Life Sentence in the Law
Nov 27	Brian Tansley	Tales from 40 years in Local Media
Dec 18	Margaret Harrison	The History of Pantomime

2011 Monthly Meetings programme

Dates 2011	Speaker	Topic
Jan 25	Simon Bentley	Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
Feb 22	Vic Taylor	A Short Trip into Heraldry
Mar 22	Trevor Impey	So you think you don't like opera!
April 26	Mel Matthews	The British Post Box (after the AGM)
May 24	Ron Inglis	Restoration of Wollaton Hall
Jun 28	Brian Fernley	Albert Ball - WW1 Aviator
Jul 26	Dr Kinsey Dart	The Black Death - Was it Bubonic Plague?
Aug 23	Pam Wisher	Growing Old - Disgracefully
Sep 27	John Cox	Readings from Shakespeare
Oct 25	Carol Hinds	BBC East Midlands Today
Nov 22	Dr Stephanie Henson (Southampton University)	A Drop in the Ocean
Dec 20	Jo Carter	Christmas: True Victorian Style (Note that this meeting is on the 3rd Tuesday not the 4th)

2010 Monthly Meetings Programme

Dates 2010	Speaker	Topic
Jan 26	Christine Jeffreys	My year as Lord Mayor of Rushcliffe.
Feb 23	Margaret Harrison	'Bess of Hardwick'.
Mar 23	Maureen Newton	'Pictures from the Past' - a nostalgic look at advertising.
April 27		AGM followed by Anglo-Saxons at Willoughby (Keith Barton).
May 25	Ron Wilson	Roman Logistics
June 22	Franklin Bishop * Cancelled *	'Literary Vampyre of Polidori', Polidori was the personal physician to Lord Byron. * Cancelled *
June 22	Paul Harris	'Taking the King's Shilling', a novel look at Napoleonic warfare.
July 27	John Clews (RSPB)	Action for Birds.
Aug 24	Sue Hayward	Shetland Crofthouse Garden. Chelsea award winning garden.
Sept 28	Ian Worthington	A talk on the Work and Operation of the East Midlands Police Helicopter Service by John Jameson of the Derbyshire Constabulary
Oct 26	Mike Nesbit and Yvonne Walters	The History and Diversity of Morris Dance (live performance by Mike of the Lady Bay Revellers)
Nov 23	Gill Hunter	The Hunter Trust for Education in Malawi
Dec 21	John Cox Dickens Fellowship	Cratchit's Christmas Dinner.

2009 Monthly Meetings Programme

Dates 2009	Speaker	Topic
Jan 27		Launch meeting with around 200 attendees, steering committee formed.
Feb 24		Inaugural meeting for people to join the U3A and the interest groups.
Mar 24	Nigel Chapman	The work of the City Coroner.
April 27	Paul Stevens	'Musket, Fife & Drum' - History of the Civil War.
May 26	Alan Spooner	'History at the Tip of our Tongues' - an exploration of the English Language.
Jun 23	Tracy Akehurst	Passions, Potions and Poisons.
July 28	Peter Jones	'When I were a Lad' - reminiscences of his job as a reporter on the Evening Post.
Aug 25	Judy Colby	'Rags & Riches' The Ups and Downs of being a Wardrobe Mistress.
Set 22	Pam Littlewood	'Chance, Fate & Imagination', a light-hearted account of how she came to write a novel about the Southwell Workhouse.
Oct 27	Peter Davies	Tiger, Tiger.
Nov 24	Tony Redman	A talk about geological work overseas.
Dec 22	Jean Alton	A Christmas Reading - based on the play performed in June 2009.

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