Zoo enclosure design
2023-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
With Andy Moore of Colchester Zoo

Funny things that happened to a public speaker
2023-05-24 10:00 - 12:00
With Ted Wheatley

The history of music
2023-06-07 10:00 - 12:00
With Hattie Bennett

Biberach revisited
2023-06-14 10:00 - 12:00
With Carole Wheatley

Annual General Meeting
2023-06-21 10:00 - 12:00
Please see a committee member for further information.

Enrolment 2023/24
2023-09-06 10:00 - 12:00
Welcome back.

Walk on the Wildside - Brazil
2023-09-13 10:00 - 12:00
Mary and Graham Brace with “Walk on the Wildside – Brazil”.

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
2023-09-20 10:00 - 12:00
Mark Mitchels talks about Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was an English physician and suffragist. She was the first woman to qualify in Britain as a physician and surgeon.

Dick Turpin – The Myth and The Man
2023-09-27 10:00 - 12:00
Stephen Poulter discusses Dick Turpin – The Myth and The Man
Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.

Journey to Citizenship
2023-10-04 10:00 - 12:00
Linda Scoles talks about a Journey to Citizenship

Brother Harry and the Shakers
2023-10-11 10:00 - 12:00
David Eniffer talks about Brother Harry and the Shakers
“This is not a talk about a sixties rock band! It is a Victorian tale of betrayal, a female Messiah, riots, a controversial religious sect, manslaughter charges and much more. This is no melodramatic Victorian novel but a real life story.”

The Taylor Maids
2023-10-18 10:00 - 12:00
Peter Jones talks about The Taylor Maids.
The “Taylor Maids” referred to are Ann & Jane Taylor, authors of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”. They lived in West Stockwell Street, Colchester, in the 1800’s

Recent Excavations in and around Colchester
2023-11-01 10:00 - 12:00
Adam Wightman of the Colchester Archaeological Trust discusses Recent Excavations in and around Colchester

Wartime in Tendring District
2023-11-08 10:00 - 12:00
Hugh Frostick talks about Wartime in Tendring District

My Life as a Hi De Hi Yellow Coat
2023-11-22 10:00 - 12:00
David Webb talks about My Life as a “Hi De Hi” Yellow Coat, which was filmed in Dovercourt

Military Tailoring and its Connection with Harwich
2023-11-29 10:00 - 12:00
Lee Dawson talks about Military Tailoring and its Connection with Harwich

Erik’s Pre-Christmas Cracker
2023-12-06 10:00 - 12:00
Erik Punak’s Pre-Christmas Cracker – A Slightly Seasonal Miscellany

The Train Ferry 1918-1987
2024-01-10 10:00 - 12:00
David Whittle recalls The Train Ferry 1918-1987

A Lake Like No Other
2024-01-17 10:00 - 12:00
Cherry Mullins returns to talk about A Lake Like No Other
“Stunning slides and fascinating stories of the grandest lake in Italy – Lake Garda.”

Josephine Baker, an American in Paris
2024-01-24 10:00 - 12:00
Paula Short discusses Josephine Baker, an American in Paris
Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalised as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress.

Our Street
2024-01-31 10:00 - 12:00
Brian Carline talks about Our Street, an illustrated, bitter sweet talk about street life in an industrial city in the 50s.

Willow in the Landscape
2024-02-07 10:00 - 12:00
Deborah Hart talks about Willow in the Landscape and Weaving. Her talk includes a demonstration of weaving.

The Realm of the Polar Bear
2024-02-14 10:00 - 12:00
Chris Parfitt discusses The Realm of the Polar Bear

Dad’s Army – the Nation’s Favourite Comedy (Revised date)
2024-02-28 10:00 - 12:00
Charles Garland discusses Dad’s Army – the Nation’s Favourite Comedy

Nature Through the Seasons (Part 1)
2024-03-06 10:00 - 12:00
Roger Hanse presents Nature Through the Seasons
Part 1: Spring and Summer

Animal Behaviour
2024-03-20 10:00 - 12:00
Andy Moore of Colchester Zoo presents Animal Behaviour

Through the Green Baize Door - A Life in Service
2024-03-27 10:00 - 12:00
Bryan Thurlow presents Through the Green Baize Door – A Life In Service
Bryan Thurlow, an East Anglian historian with a background in professional theatre, presents George Barrington, a retired butler of the Victorian and Edwardian era.

The Rest of Your Natural Life
2024-04-17 10:00 - 12:00
Pip Wright presents The Rest of Your Natural Life
Pip Wright tells stories of Suffolk Convicts, sentenced to transportation to Australia during the period 1787-1867. Find out not only what happened to them, but also to the families they left behind.

Polydactyl Cats and Interesting Facts
2024-04-24 10:00 - 12:00
Peggy Griffin presents Polydactyl Cats and Interesting Facts

The Road to Novichok
2024-05-01 10:00 - 12:00
Neil Dickinson presents The Road to Novichok – Nerve Agents – the deadliest substances known
