Calendar

Jan
30
Tue
Love and War – Kevin Reynolds @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Jan 30 @ 2:00 pm

Kevin Reynolds  –  Love and War  –  how we created our garden birds.  A look back at how and why our relationship with the birds in our garden has changed over the last 150 years.  When did we start to feed the birds, put up bird boxes and decide that some species were “garden birds”?

Mar
26
Tue
My Derbyshire Journey @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Mar 26 @ 2:00 pm

Ashley Franklin  –  My Derbyshire Journey  –  Sir John Betjeman once said that ‘Derbyshire has every kind of scenery except the sea.’  In this revealing presentation, Ashley will take you on a visual journey across our rich, diverse and beautiful county, showing the many photos he has taken of towns and villages over 15 years of writing for Derbyshire Life magazine, with a special focus on his documenting of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Apr
30
Tue
Historical view of the Outer Hebrides
Apr 30 @ 2:00 pm

Dot Morson  –  Historical view of the Outer Hebrides with references to herring fishing, Iron Age Brochs and of course Callanish Standing Stones, the wreck of SS Politician and Flora MacDonald.

May
28
Tue
Burying the Dead @ Village Hall, Ticknall
May 28 @ 2:00 pm

Peter Liddle  –  Burying the Dead.  A look at methods of burying the dead from the Egyptians to the present day and what this has taught archaeologists.