'Lectures commence at 11.00 am and are normally held on the third Wednesday of each month (excluding July, August and December) ... Bring a friend to our lively meetings or make new friends when you arrive. There is only one thing more stimulating than enjoyment of the Arts: enjoying the Arts with like-minded people. Our dynamic programme of lectures, tours and visits is made even more interesting by the presence of others who share the same interests as you.' Note that you will need to apply by e-mail to join the Branch and attend meetings (and there is mention of a waiting list on the Website).

'Talks take place at 2.15 pm on the fourth Wednesday in every month, except for August and December, in the Normanby Room. Whilst originally intended for members of the Lit. and Phil., non-members are now most welcome on payment of £1.00. Talks usually last just over 1 hour and are often accompanied by slides or other illustrative matter ...Whitby Museum is owned and operated by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, a charitable body established in January 1823, a period when such societies operated in many British towns ... The chief object of the Society was to setup and maintain a museum, specialising in fossils, since “Whitby is a chief town of a district abounding with petrifications and containing not a few Antiquities".'