Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 2pm The Most Heroic Failure Shackleton’s Antarctic Sir Ernest Shackleton, an Anglo-Irish polar explorer, is renowned for his leadership of three British expeditions to Antarctica, most famously the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1916) aboard the Endurance, a journey that became a tale of remarkable survival and perseverance. Jeremy Holmes will reveal … Read more
Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 2pm The Spice of life! Spices make up an important part of our lives. From cookery to medicine and perfumery -modern science has a lot more to learn from these pearls of our natural environment. Speaker – Luke S Degan This is a “face to face” talk at … Read more
Wednesday 9th April 2025 at 2pm Royal Weddings at Windsor Castle Dr Brigitte Mitchell is a member of the Windsor Local History Group. She will reveal her findings from her research in to 21 weddings, from 1121 to 2019, with some right royal scandals! Most recently, St George’s Chapel saw the occasion of the marriage … Read more
Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 2pm The Hidden Rivers of London We are all familiar with “Old Father Thames”, but of course, every river has its tributaries that feed in to them. Alan Fitzgerald has investigated these sources, many of them hidden from view, with their own fascinating stories. Alan will enlighten us about the … Read more