by Richard Bell | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
After an unavoidable absence of several months we are delighted to announce that we are resuming activities from September 15th, and will be re-instating many of the debates from our previous programme. As our venue is still closed and is unlikely to reopen for hire...
by Richard Bell | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Following government advice about social gatherings during the Coronavirus crisis, we have decided to suspend our meetings until further notice. We will let everyone know as soon as ‘normal service’ is resumed, but in the meantime please take care, and stay safe....
by Richard Bell | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our latest venture, a hands on workshop, attracted 6 MeetUp visitors plus members of the society on March 10th all keen to gain confidence as future speakers. Jean Yates supervised the sessions having divulged some of the ‘tricks of the trade.’ Anthony Harris and...
by Richard Bell | Mar 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The desperate plight of the homeless was described by Patrick Wallace of St Annes Trust in a heartfelt and moving address that affected the audience deeply. In sharing his experience of working with the roofless for over 30 years, Patrick made special mention of young...
by Richard Bell | Jan 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our January debate on the topic “Privacy is a thing of the past” was passed by the narrowest of margins – just one vote separated those for and against. The Proposer focussed on the vast amounts of data collected about us all today from CCTV to...
by Richard Bell | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
The evening began in festive mood with wine and nibbles provided. This was the context for the Proposer’s good-humoured address on the joys of retreating into one’s private space to escape from an increasingly noisy and intrusive world. This did little to...
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