A-Z of LECTURES and CATEGORIES
Area: Northamptonshire
'Unless otherwise notified, all meetings take place on the first Wednesday in the month, commencing at 7.30 pm.'
Monthly Talks in French, October to June.
'Members enjoy monthly meetings with talks or demonstrations as well as plant display, raffle and plant sales. There is also a garden visit in May.'
'We are a local branch of the National Society which holds monthly meetings in Northampton and Milton Keynes with members from west Northamptonshire, Bedford and the Milton Keynes area. We have guest speakers, presentations, quizzes, demonstrations, shows, open days at members’ collections and other social events.'
‘Our Meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month (except August and December) at 7.30 to 9.30pm ... We are always ready to welcome Members and Visitors to our Branch Meetings where they can enjoy the Demonstration, refreshments and have a chat with other enthusiastic sugarcrafting people.‘
‘The History Society meets in the village hall on the third Thursday of the month for presentations and talks given by visiting speakers. New members and visitors are welcome.’
'Over the years that the society has been in existence its membership has steadily grown and now meets most months either on a Wednesday night or afternoon.'
'Meetings at Corby Photographic Club are usually held ... between September and May. However in the summer months we take advantage of the longer days and take our club on the road, giving our members the opportunity to take those winning shots.'
‘Formed in 2003 and meets on the second Wednesday of the month ... The Society welcomes anyone who is interested in local history. The society acts as a focus for associated events, carrying out research projects, and handling heritage-related enquiries. If you have something of interest - documents, photographs or postcards, artefacts (or even an old house!) - we will be very pleased to hear from you.’
‘The Society is completely independent and non-political and aims to work in partnership with local and regional authorities.It organises series of lectures and meetings throughout the year ad its income is derived from subscriptions from current and former residents. It also houses the Heritage Centre in Station Road - on display a remarkable range of artefacts relating to the industrial and domestic history of the town.’
‘Meet every Tuesday 7.45pm for 8.00pm till 10.00pm.’
'We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month when a talk or workshop will be held.'
Meetings '3rd Thur, 7 for 7.30'.
Monthly meetings: 'Doors open at 2.00 pm and meetings commence at 2.30 pm.'
‘We’re somewhere artistry meets activism, the secular meets the spiritual, politics meets positivity. We’re somewhere to come together once a year, where we’re just as likely to dream up a better world as we are to dance and debate, to pray and to party (ideally all of those things at the same time).’ Held Late August.
'Society meetings are held every two months in the village hall with a variety of interesting talks, and outings are arranged in the summer.'
'We meet on the first Saturday of the month at 2.00 pm.'
'Meets regularly on the last Friday of each month at 9.30 am ... for lectures and slide shows covering the history of the area. There is no membership fee but a small charge is made to cover costs at each meeting.'
Monthly evening meetings.
'Meetings on the second Tuesday of the month during the winter ... at 8 pm.'
‘Kelmarsh Hall is a Grade I listed country house built in 1732. The Kelmarsh Estate is now in the care of a charitable trust, charged with maintaining it in perpetuity for the benefit of the nation ... The Kelmarsh Trust main aims and undertakings are to: * Conserve and manage the built and natural environment; * Promote education about the hall, the estate and its natural history; * Provide public access.’
'We have Club Meeting most Monday evenings (not Bank Holidays) where we have Guest Speakers, Club Competitions or other general activities. The evenings begin for 7.45 pm for an 8 pm start, but some do arrive early to chat amongst fellow members.'
'To encourage discussion and form a unity with likeminded people several social events and outings are organised throughout the year, these hopefully stimulate a diversity of civic, cultural and architectural interests.'
'In addition to Knuston Hall's own course programme, there are also frequent special events and experiences that you may find interesting. Our Dinner Talk Programme has been running for a number of years and offers the opportunity to sample the delights of Knuston Hall in an evening. A three course dinner is served at 7.00 pm and this is followed by a talk or performance on one of the subjects listed in the programme.'
Monthly meetings, Wednesday evenings.
'Our lectures are open to members of the public for a small fee, and we hope you'll join us afterwards for a cuppa and a chat.'
'The society holds a number of meetings and events during the course of each month ... At the meetings you will here a range of guest speakers who are expert in their chosen fields interspered with presentations by our members ... All our meetings and events begin at 8.00 pm.'
'We are a very go-ahead club, with a varied Programme and I invite anyone interested in photography to join us on any Monday evening.'
Lecture programme organized by the Friends of Northampton Museums and Art Gallery.
Meet ‘7:30 – 9.00 p.m. third Tuesday of alternate months’.
'Meetings are usually held at 3pm on the second Saturday of each month.'
'The club holds monthly meetings which usually consist of an illustrated talk about some aspect of wild birds and birding ... We meet on the first Wednesday of most months.'
Access to Programmes for the Branches of the Society.
'Meetings at Kettering are held at 7:30pm on the second Monday of every month except August. Like all the other branches we usually have a speaker on various subjects related to family history and an opportunity to socialise with other members and friends. One of the joys of family history is being able to share our experiences and knowledge with other members, especially beginners and you will always find someone willing to offer help and advice if needed.'
'Meetings ... are held on the third Monday of every month except August.'
Occasional talks, usually in conjunction with garden visits.
'The group of over 100 members has monthly meetings October to March with visiting speakers': Friday evenings.
'The Society - now in its 133rd year - continues to promote interest and research into natural history and allied sciences, especially relating to Northamptonshire, and consists of a number of Sections dealing with archaeology and history, astronomy, geology, natural sciences and photography.'
'Our meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of the month, starting at 7:30pm. All are welcome.'
'Our meetings take place on the second and last Monday of the month, starting at 7.30 pm. All are welcome.'
Spring and Autumn Lectures.
'Activities of the group centre around our fortnightly meetings held on the first and third Tuesday of the month at ... starting at 7.45 pm ... At our meetings you will have the chance to attend a variety of lecture meetings and participate in informal discussion in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Our first Tuesday meeting usually consists of a guest speaker from either a UK university or other institution. While our third Tuesday meeting is usually more informal where short presentations are given by members and a full guide to where and what to look out for in the night sky over the coming few weeks is presented ... All lectures are aimed at a popular non-technical level, and can thus be enjoyed by all, no matter what experience they may have or not in astronomy.'
'The Festival of Literature holds many one-off events throughout the year. They continue to be planned and hosted to a very high standard, but are no longer confined to one week in March.'
'Founded as the Oundle and District Sweet Pea Society, in the early twentieth century. A group of local sweet pea growers got together with the idea of putting on a show and introducing a little friendly competition into their hobby. Since then, shows have been put on in the town every year, except for a break during the war years ... In the 1980s, the Society began arranging evening meetings at which speakers were invited to give talks on a wide range of mainly horticultural subjects. With just a short break in the 1990s, these talks have continued to give our patrons and visitors a pleasant evening out, through the darker months, from September to May.'
Indoor Meetings in Duston, Roade, Wellingborough, and Weston Favell: check details.
Group formed in 2018: 'Our meetings will be held ... on the third Saturday of the month starting in July ... Anyone interested in history and particularly relevant to King Richard 111 are welcome. Discussions, talks, visits etc take place throughout the year and it is a friendly enjoyable place to meet like minded people'.
'Events take place every month (except August) and start at 7.30 pm.'
Occasional talks.
'Meets at 7.30 pm usually on the third Friday of each month.'
'We meet most Tuesdays at 8.00 pm ... and currently have over 50 members.'
Monthly meetings, Wednesday evenings.
Monthly meetings, Wednesday evenings.
'The Society's activities include monthly meetings on local and family history, visits to local heritage sites and the development of a digital archive which includes oral history.'
'Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month (except August) at 7.30 pm.'
‘We meet at 19.30 hrs for 20:00hrs on the 2nd Thursday of each month.’
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