Our monthly Talks begin at 10.30am at the Central Methodist Church Hall in St Saviourgate, doors open at 9.30am. Parking is available nearby.
There will be an admission charge for members and guests of £3 plus £1 for tea/coffee, which will be served from 9.45am.
Talks will also be available on Zoom if all goes according to plan. We are requesting that those members who watch the talk on Zoom contribute £3 (the same amount as members attending the talk). This will go towards the cost of putting on the talk. There will be several payment options and full details will be included with the Zoom link which will be sent out in the week leading up to the talk.
THERE IS NO NEED TO BOOK FOR SATURDAY TALKS – just turn up and enjoy! (Note – booking is needed for Saturday Socials).
Details of Upcoming Talks
Forthcoming events
14th December 2024
10:30 am
Saturday Talk
Actually not a talk! As has become traditional, our Choir, Guitar, Ukulele and Singing Together groups will entertain us with a programme of seasonal items, and mince pies wil be […]
Venue: Central Methodist Church Hall
Cost: Admission is £3, payable in cash on the door, and tea/coffee is £1.
11th January 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Saturday Talk
Teaching philosophy in prisons
Alan Smith read philosophy at the University of York and for many years was a schoolteacher. When his first novel was published he got a job at the University of […]
Venue: Central Methodist Church Hall
Cost: Admission is £3, payable in cash on the door, and tea/coffee is £1.
8th February 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Saturday Talk
So bracing: a potted history of the railway poster
Roger Backhouse is a former local government librarian, policy officer and charity manager who has been interested in railways since boyhood. When not on train journeys, he is a […]
Venue: Central Methodist Church Hall
Cost: Admission is £3, payable in cash on the door, and tea/coffee is £1.
Talks Schedule - September 2024 - July 2025
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| 14 September 2024 | Anthony Day | Towards a sustainable future |
| 19 October Note: This is the 3rd Saturday in October | Fiona Andrews | Dementia forward |
| 9 November 2024 | Chris Twelves | Oncology research |
| 14 December 2024 | U3a choir and other music groups | Christmas concert |
| 11 January 2025 | Alan Smith | Teaching in prisons |
| 8 February 2025 | Roger Backhouse | Railway history in posters |
| 8 March 2025 | Brian Cummings | Literature (details tbd) |
| 12 April 2025 | Brian Hague | York 's historical pageant |
| 10th May 2025 | Andrew Jones | Archaeological investigations at Friargate Meeting House |
| 14th June 2025 | Helena Cox | The University of York Art Collection |
| 12th July 2025 | Dulcie Lewis | Down the Pan: a humorous look at the history of the outside privy and the tin bath |