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Talks

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).

Forthcoming events

14th December 2024
10:30 am
Saturday Talk

Christmas concert

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.

DateSpeakerTopic
14 September 2024Anthony DayTowards a sustainable future
19 October
Note: This is the 3rd Saturday in October
Fiona AndrewsDementia forward
9 November 2024Chris TwelvesOncology research
14 December 2024U3a choir and other music groupsChristmas concert
11 January 2025Alan Smith Teaching in prisons
8 February 2025Roger BackhouseRailway history in posters
8 March 2025Brian CummingsLiterature (details tbd)
12 April 2025Brian HagueYork 's historical pageant
10th May 2025Andrew JonesArchaeological investigations at Friargate Meeting House
14th June 2025Helena CoxThe University of York Art Collection
12th July 2025Dulcie LewisDown the Pan: a humorous look at the history of the outside privy and the tin bath