A very big thank you to all of you in the community who joined as members of the Lecture Society and those who came as visitors to support each of our talks. You can read our Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 HERE

We have just launched our 2024-25 season of talks with a free promotional evening at the Victoria Hall where 70 plus potential members enjoyed a talk by Malcolm Kimber about the Peak District National Park Boundary Walk with some beautiful images of that special landscape, and even some video footage of steam trains which used to run on the lines which are now used as footpaths for some of this route. A very enjoyable evening, with drinks and nibbles thrown in to entice new members (it worked; we have signed up several first time members).

If you missed this, don’t despair, there is a further great chance to sign up for the season too at our a bonus Free Talk for members on the 24 September when Jack Ellerby will be enlightening our evening with a talk about the Dark Skies of Cumbria and how we can help to protect them. This talk is provided in conjunction with Peninsula Environmental Action Together and we thank them for their generosity in hiring the Victoria Hall for us to share.

Our aim with TEN TALKS is to be an organisation offering a varied range of subjects for as wide an audience as possible to enjoy. We want you to be entertained, intellectually stimulated and well informed. Inevitably some speakers will capture your imagination more than others, but you never know what surprises await you.

Our main season will begin with the Cumbrian Film Archive, back by popular demand, introducing their century of vintage films to us, with as much local material as possible. The full programme is now available on this website so head over to our 2024-2025 Programme and secure your membership now. In the meantime SAVE THE DATES:

2024: August 20…. September 24 …. October 15 ….. October 29 ….. November 12 ….. November 26 ….. December 10

2025: January 21 ….. February 04 ….. February 18 ….. March 04 ….. March 18

Please urge your friends to come and join us this season. The price of membership remains the same at £46.

We are always planning ahead, so please email us if you know of a good speaker who you think would fit with our aims: members@grangelecturesociety.org. We are keen to explore your ideas.

Looking forward to seeing you very soon for the new season. A big thank you to our committee of trustees who have put so much of their own time into making Grange Lecture Society a great success.

Richard Hincliffe, Programme Secretary.