Syllabus
A regular series of talks by invited speakers takes place throughout the year. We have a wide range of subject matter in the talks by interpreting "local" relevance very freely.
Mondays at 7.30pm at Ripponden Conservative Club
2011
Nov 7th First People of the Pennines: The Evidence left of Life in Prehistoric
Times - David Shepherd
Dec 5th Members evening
2012
Jan 2nd Small Town Saturday Night – The Dance Hall Trevor Simpson
Days in Halifax.
Feb 6th Yorkshire Curiosities Trevor Moody
March 5th Handloom Weavers of Sowerby & Soyland Elaine Beach
April 2nd Samuel Hill of Making Place, Soyland Anne Kirker
May 7th 200 Years of History – The Halifax Choral Society Nigel Castledine
June 4th A Halifax man at Waterloo: Private Hemmingway John Spencer
of the 33rd Foot.
July 2nd Bogden Mill Hazel Whiteley
Hanging Lee Mill David Cliff
Aug 6th Whitakers Brewery Philip Tordoff
Sept 3rd Wickets, Wides & Wit – The life and times of Andrew Smith
Tom Emmett, early local cricketing hero
Oct 1st The History of Campanology (bell-ringing) Andrew Naylor
Nov 5th Minutes of Norland Parish Council 1894-1937 Dick Spendlove
Dec 5th Members Evening.
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