Welcome to a new year of Grange Lecture Society’s TEN TALKS, which started in October 2024 and will end in March 2025. It is our 116th year, meeting as always at the Victoria Hall in Grange Town Centre. We gather at 7pm for a 7.15pm prompt start. We are holding our membership fee at £46 again for the season (with entry on the night for one-off Talks at £10).
We are now into the second half of our talks for 2024-2025 season. We are kicking off this spring with a talk from Paul Cook, Gardening in a changing climate. This will focus on the renowned Harlow Carr gardens managed by the RHS near Harrogate. Could anything be more topical?
Before Christmas we had a fantastic talk where we were taken along on the ride with Laura Massey-Pugh and Steven Massey as they achieved a Record-Breaking Tandem Tour Around the World. This was extremely popular and if you have ideas of anything similar for our programme then do get in touch.
Programme Secretary Richard Hinchcliffe has been joined by Phillip Helliwell to arrange speakers for the winter 2025 to 2026 with dates provisionally confirmed with Victoria Hall. A taster event is planned for 19th August 2025 and an extra free presentation perhaps on 23 September 2025. Save the dates. Our first talk for the main season will be 14 October 2025.
Still in this season’s programme you can look forward to a talk from an Astronomer, a Retired National Park Officer, and then you have a chance to learn about how WW1 impacted artists of the era and take a look at the ladies who have given their lives working as female munitions workers. We love the eclectic nature of our talks.
Membership of the Lecture Society for 2024 to 2025 looks to be very similar to last year but more are always welcome. Why not come along and help us on the committee it is a way of supporting your community: new ideas always welcome. Just three or four meetings a year – all over in 90 minutes. We now meet at Grange Institute in Main Street. If you have admin skills or promotional skills, they would be most welcome! Just making new friends is fun too. We are currently looking to recruit a new membership secretary ready for next season. An important role, with a workload in September and October, after which a limited need for input. Do step up if you would enjoy this task.
At each talk, our treasurer will be on hand with his card reader and cash box to sign up new members. So, a great chance for you to sign up for the season, or buy a ticket as a gift for a friend.
We welcome your input into the programme – please email us or phone should you have a connection with a speaker who could enrich our future programmes.
Kind regards,
Peter Ratcliffe
