Previous List of Speakers
PROGRAMME 2022
17 Jan Farming and Wildlife, Nicholas Watts of Vine House Farm.
21 Feb Deeping on Sea! Adapting to sea level rise around the UK, Coastal Engineer, Greg Guthrie.
21 March Life at Norman Cross: the world's first POW camp, Stuart Orme.
25 April Deene Park - Home of the Brudenell family since 1514, The House’s administrator, Beth Turner.
16 May The Transformation of St Pancras Station, Nigel Lowey.
20 June Leonardo da Vinci – Artist & Inventor, Dr Javad Hashemi.
18 July If At First You Don't Succeed, Try Something Different, John Hope.
19 Sept You Must Remember This, Bernard Bale
17 Oct Larry Adler, Harmonica Genius, Gary Italiaander.
21 Nov There's No Such Word As Can't, Emma Sheardown.
9 Dec Lords of Misrule and Boy Bishops: Medieval Christmas Customs, Chris Carr.
PROGRAMME 2021
November 15th 2021 Steve Brown, Its Hell on Wheels – the Learning to Drive industry
December 20th 2021 Coronation Hall, Christmas Event
As a result of Covid a number of Zoom arranged meetings.
PROGRAM 2020
20 Jan Liz Waterland, The History of The Deepings Library
17 Feb, Judith Jacobs, Proud to be a Farmer in Peterborough
16 March Stuart Orme, The Private Life of Oliver Cromwell
15 June Dr Javad Hashemi, Leonardo da Vinci – Artist & Inventor
20 July Mark Temple, The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
19 Oct Stephen Brown, Its Hell on Wheels-the Learning to Drive industry
16 Nov, Elizabeth Inman, The Burghley Horse Trials
21 Dec Kate Witney, A history of Carols
PROGRAMME 2019
21 Jan Sue Jakeman, Bees and Beekeeping
18 Feb David Mainwaring, Deepings Lakes
18 March Malcolm Kenwood, Fakes and Forgeries
15 April Alastair Goodrum, Women in Aviation
20 May Sophie Chapman, Valuing Fine Art and Antiques
17 June Dr Maureen James, Fenland Folklore
15 July Karen Hepworth-Lavery, From Classroom to Alpaca Farm
16 Sept Mike Harrison, A History of Tolethorpe Hall & Stamford Shakespeare Company
21 Oct Jasmine Allen, The Radiant Art of Stained Glass
18 Nov Graham Short, Graham Short - The Hands of Genius
16 Dec Jill Collinge, The Christmas Tradition
PROGRAMME 2018
15 Jan Chris(tine) Carr, Invisible Imps – Medicine and Folklore in the Middle Ages
19 Feb Stuart Orme, Peterborough Cathedral – Past Present & Future
19 March David Pennell, Burghley House Estate
16 April Air Vice Marshall Paul Robinson, Bomber Command & the International Bomber Command Centre
21 May Jane Barnes, Dairy Farm Revisited
18 June Jim Latham, The True Story of the Birth of The Archers
16 July Stephen Lovell, East Anglia
20 Aug Fools Gold, Deepings School, Stories with Strings Musical Entertainment.
17 Sept Philip Caine, Barrow to Baghdad and back
15 Oct Ashley Behan, Safer Driving and Staying Safer on the Roads
19 Nov Rob Hill, Hambleton Bakery
17 Dec Janette Merilion, Christmas Crackers
PROGRAMME 2017
16 Jan Martin Lander, Once Upon Time…
20 Feb George Waugh, Being a Butler
20 March Nigel Perry, Saving Lives in Lincolnshire
24 April Philippa Massey, What’s in a Name (Stamford street names)
15 May Scot Creasy, Don’t Forget to Remember
19 June Denise Taylor, Medical Detection Dogs
17 July Ian Maber, Laughing My Way Around The World
18 Sept Barbara Meyer, Wildlife Conservation - different approaches to helping endangered species
16 Oct Bernard Lockett, The Social and Political Satire of Gilbert and Sullivan
20 Nov Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers -200 years of flying for fun -Pioneers of the air from 1783
18 Dec Mike Storr, Coronation Hall, Masters of Mirth
PROGRAMME 2016
18 Jan Roger Negus, Great British Film Stars of the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s
15 Feb Gerry Burrows, Goodnight, Children Everywhere
21 March Chris(tine) Carr, An Abundance of Riches :The Spice Trade
18 April Derek Harris, Up the Cut - A history of the canals of England and Wales
16 May Nigel Burn, Magna Carta’s Lincolnshire Connection.
20 June Robin Dennett, The story of Dennett's Ice Cream
18 July Dr John Sutton, The Story of the Unknown Warrior
15 Aug Alan Bolt, Songs With Guitar & Humour
19 Sept Roger Hailwood, The National Memorial Arboretum
17 Oct Stephen Griffiths, My Days as a Spy
21 Nov Dr. Stephen Upex, Roman archaeology of the Peterborough area and the Welland valley and fens around the Deepings
PROGRAMME 2015
19 Jan John Haden ,Good to be different ~ small people from Jeffrey Hudson to Ellie Simmonds
16 Feb Adrian Hoyle, A Trek to Everest Base Camp
16 March Peter Sellars, The RNLI ~ The Skegness lifeboat
20 April Graham Keal, Oprah Winfrey touched my elbow ~ interviews with TV celebrities
18 May Andrew Sankey, Funny Garden Features ~ unusual and weird features in gardens from the Romans to the Victorians
15 June Martin & Mrs Beaton, The Falkland Islands
20 July Jill Collinge, Simple Words, Hidden Meanings ~ The history of nursery rhymes
17 Aug Andy Smith, Under the Influence ~ songs that have influenced my repertoire, my style and my life
21 Sept Ron Abbott, The Incas & Machu Picchu
19 Oct Don Chiswell, Edith Cavell
PROGRAMME 2014
20 Jan Gail Stuart, (Eric Morecombe's daughter) - Morecambe Moments
17 Feb Stephen Perry, The Story of Peterborough’s Hospitals
17 March Paul Smith, The Story of Thomas Cook & John Mason Cook
28 April Mrs. Jane Barnes, Tales from A Farmers Wife
19 May Richard Adams, Rutland, Small but Beautiful. A closer look at England’s smallest county
16 June Terry McCarthy, Transport of Delight. The many forms of transport over the last 40 yrs.
21 July Mr & Mrs J Sandall, Chernobyl, the charity work carried out following the nuclear disaster.
18 Aug Andy Smith, 'Amusing journey through life by music'.
15 Sept Roger Negus, Stars & Films of The Golden Age of Hollywood 1930’s—1960’s
20 Oct Mr & Mrs G. Frisby, Miscellany. Over the period 1920-1960
17 Nov Doreen Reed, Facts, Fibs & A Pinch of Salt. An entertaining talk
15 Dec Coronation Hall, Christmas
PROGRAMME 2013
21 Jan Mr Steve Hill, The Galapagos Islands A presentation of the unique wildlife of the Islands
18 Feb Mrs Denise Taylor, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. The training & work of Hearing Dogs
18 Mar Philippa Massey, In Search of Daniel Lambert. The story of his life
15 Apr Terry Barnatt, A Country Year. Audio Visual Presentation Through the Seasons
20 May Neil Mackenzie, The Boy Bishops. The happenings when choristers become Bishops for one day
17 June Stuart Reid BSc MCGI. Squadron Leader RAF (retired), RAFBBF. The story behind the aircraft of the Battle of Britain Flight
15 July Nick Sandford, The Woodland Trust- Creating Woodland Together. Why we need more Woods & Trees
19 Aug Dianne Spence, Songs From Around The World.
21 Oct Gerry Burrows, What happened to the Faberge’s Eggs
18 Nov David Pendry, An Eye through the Lens. A photographic look at various objects.
16 Dec Coronation Hall, Christmas
PROGRAMME 2012
16 Jan Gerry Burrows ,Peter Carl Faberge Jeweller to the Tsars
20 Feb David Leggett, Peterborough Railway Streets
19 Mar Tony Bates, Seasons and sayings
16 Apr R A F Presentation Team, The R A F Story
21 May Steve Perry, The Fredrick Frank Story
21 June Mark Ellwood, Deene Park & The Brudenell Family
16 July Malcolm Nicholls, Institute of Advanced Motorists, Road Craft
20 Aug Garth Perry, The Map Which Changed the World
17 Sept Brian Jones, To Serve Them All The Day
15 Oct Brian Dawson, Percy Grainger, Folks Songs of Lincolnshire 1905-08
19 Nov ,Mrs J Store, Jennie’s Christmas Box
17 Dec Christmas
PROGRAMME 2011
17 Jan Alison Smith, What the well-dressed Georgian women wore
21 Feb Brian Jones, Some ladies named Elizabeth from history
21 Mar Gerry Burrows, Open all hours
18 Apr Elizabeth Parkinson, Deeds not words – how the women won the vote
16 May Liz Waterland, The Story of the Red Cross
20 June Jennie Storr, Travels with the Colonel
18 Jul Katie Davenport-Mackay, On this day
15 Aug Jill Collinge, I never knew that
19 Sept The development of the port of Wisbech
17 Oct Mark Bradshaw, Lyveden, New Bield, Tresham and the Gun Powder Plot
21 Nov John Bloomfield, Pubs of the Deepings – past and present
19 Dec Christmas