A talk by Matt Middleditch MBE, QGM, bomb disposal expert! Read more

A talk by Dawn Denton on growing up in apartheid South Africa Read more

Come and join in carols, Christmas songs and readings Read more

A talk by John Pemberton Read more

Luck played its part when Alex Leger joined Blue Peter in 1975.  He describes some memorable encounters while working on the programme.   Read more

Spring tonic to Syphilis: Sassafras a native American cure all.   Dr Kim Jacobson spent 30  years working on infectious diseases and she talks about  their spread from Europe to the New World in the wake of the conquistadores, and the remedies  used to treat them.  Read more

Dr Francis Burroughes will speak on 'The Golden Age of Glass' This replaces the talk on the Town Hall previously advertised. Read more

The Dogs Trust takes care of 14,000 dogs a year and Justine Selkeld is spreading the word about the its work and introducing us to some of the animals it has helped. Read more

For just over 18 months, our historic Town Hall has been concealed behind hoardings as it undergoes a major refurbishment programme. Now, as the grand opening day approaches, Town Hall Trust Director Alan Wright talks about the challenges faced by the team, and the plans for the future.  Unfortunately our speaker has had to postpone Read more

Jill Neighbour, co-ordinator of the Storehouse Food Bank talks to us about how this important local scheme works, who uses it and what we can do to help. Read more