York

S- Science and Society

We are a group of people interested in Science, Engineering, Environmental issues, Climate change and Technology in the broadest sense. Our speakers come from within and outside the group.
This year our talks have ranged from Space Junk to the Origins of Life. A lively discussion and questions follow each talk.

Group Leader NameRod Moreton
Contact phone01439 788436
Contact emailsee pigeon link on the right
VenueBedingfield Room at the Bar Convent
Time and Frequency2 -4 pm 2nd and 4th Monday
Start date23rd September 2019
End date6th April 2020
Cost£2
Accessibility
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A- Outdoor Sketching/Painting C- Ageing C- Conversation Group C- Discuss: What do you think?
C- Films Plus C- Mindfulness Based Living C- Mindfulness Practice Group C- Press Cuttings
D- Croquet - Tuesday and Saturday D- Exercises in Water D- Fit & Flexible - 3 Groups D- Indoor Bowls 1 & 2
D- Jive D- Petanque 1 & 2 D- Racketball Tues & Thur D- Snooker Group
D- Table Tennis - Mon, Wed, Thurs G- Bridge - Duplicate Bridge G- Bridge - Improvers G- Bridge - Practice Play
G- Bridge - Thursday Bridge G- Bridge Course-New Beginners G- Mah Jong One G- Mah Jong Two
G- Play Cards G- Play Chess G- Playing Chess: All Stages G- Scrabble (Club Play)
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L- French Conversation - Café Rouge L- French Conversation - Woolman Room L- German Conversation 1&2 L- Improving Oral German
L- Language and Linguistics L- Learning Italian, 2nd Year L- Parliamo Italiano 1 L- Parliamo Italiano 2
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M- G&S Appreciation Group M- Jazz Jam Session M- Listening to Jazz M- Music Circle
M- Music Group M- Musical Miscellany M- Musicians Group M- Opera Group 1 & 2
M- Singing for Fun M- Singing Madrigals M- U3A Choir M- Ukulele
M- Ukulele Plus O- Bird Watching 1 O- Bird Watching Group 2 O- Boots by Bus
O- Cycling Group O- Explore York Walks O- Geology of Yorkshire O- Over the Hill Walking Group
O- Rambling O- Short Country Walks O- Strollers Walking O- Thursday Monthly Rambles
O- Walking on the Wolds O- Walking–Enjoy Countryside O- Wild Flower Walks 2020 O- Wildlife Walks (no cars)
P- Cookery for Men 1 & 2 P- Digital Photography P- Embroidery UFOs P- Embroidery with friends
P- Fiddlesticks P- Flower Arranging P- Gardening P- Gardening Group 2
P- Jam and Jigsaws P- Knit and Natter P- Knit for Peace P- Stained Glass - Beginners, Imp 1&2
P- Wine Appreciation Group R- Beyond Religion & Politics R- Exploring Other Cultures R- Exploring the Bible
R- Philosophical Investigation R- Roots of Christian Faith R- Russia/E Europe-Culture/His S- Apple Mac Group
S- Audio-visual Equipment S- Facebook group S- iPad Users – Beginners S- iPad Users – Improvers
S- IPhone/IPad Camera/Photos S- Raspberry Pi Group S- Science and Society S- Using your Android device
S- Windows Intmd Computer W- 21st C Fiction Reading W- Armchair Traveller W- Children’s Literature
W- Contemporary Literature W- Creative Writing W- Crime Fiction - 3 Groups W- English Romantic Poetry
W- Enjoying the Odes of Horace W- Expand Horizons Non-Fiction W- Folk and Fairy Tales W- Novels/Poem/Play 1700-1914
W- Play Reading - 2 Groups W- Poetry Group 1 W- Poetry Group 2 W- Reading Biographies
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More Group Pages
A- History of Architecture A- Art for Leisure
A- Life Drawing 1 A- Life Drawing 2
A- Outdoor Sketching/Painting C- Ageing
C- Conversation Group C- Discuss: What do you think?
C- Films Plus C- Mindfulness Based Living
C- Mindfulness Practice Group C- Press Cuttings
D- Croquet - Tuesday and Saturday D- Exercises in Water
D- Fit & Flexible - 3 Groups D- Indoor Bowls 1 & 2
D- Jive D- Petanque 1 & 2
D- Racketball Tues & Thur D- Snooker Group
D- Table Tennis - Mon, Wed, Thurs G- Bridge - Duplicate Bridge
G- Bridge - Improvers G- Bridge - Practice Play
G- Bridge - Thursday Bridge G- Bridge Course-New Beginners
G- Mah Jong One G- Mah Jong Two
G- Play Cards G- Play Chess
G- Playing Chess: All Stages G- Scrabble (Club Play)
G- Scrabble (Social Play) H- Dipping into History
H- Historical Walks H- History discussion group
H- Military History H- Social History Walks
H- The Early Days of Cinema H- Walks Through Time
L -French Conversation L- Continuing Spanish
L- Discover France L- French / Absolute Beginners
L- French Conversation - Café Rouge L- French Conversation - Woolman Room
L- German Conversation 1&2 L- Improving Oral German
L- Language and Linguistics L- Learning Italian, 2nd Year
L- Parliamo Italiano 1 L- Parliamo Italiano 2
L- Sign Language - Intro L- Sign Language Stage 2 Cont
M- Classical Guitar - 2 Groups M- Folk Music
M- G&S Appreciation Group M- Jazz Jam Session
M- Listening to Jazz M- Music Circle
M- Music Group M- Musical Miscellany
M- Musicians Group M- Opera Group 1 & 2
M- Singing for Fun M- Singing Madrigals
M- U3A Choir M- Ukulele
M- Ukulele Plus O- Bird Watching 1
O- Bird Watching Group 2 O- Boots by Bus
O- Cycling Group O- Explore York Walks
O- Geology of Yorkshire O- Over the Hill Walking Group
O- Rambling O- Short Country Walks
O- Strollers Walking O- Thursday Monthly Rambles
O- Walking on the Wolds O- Walking–Enjoy Countryside
O- Wild Flower Walks 2020 O- Wildlife Walks (no cars)
P- Cookery for Men 1 & 2 P- Digital Photography
P- Embroidery UFOs P- Embroidery with friends
P- Fiddlesticks P- Flower Arranging
P- Gardening P- Gardening Group 2
P- Jam and Jigsaws P- Knit and Natter
P- Knit for Peace P- Stained Glass - Beginners, Imp 1&2
P- Wine Appreciation Group R- Beyond Religion & Politics
R- Exploring Other Cultures R- Exploring the Bible
R- Philosophical Investigation R- Roots of Christian Faith
R- Russia/E Europe-Culture/His S- Apple Mac Group
S- Audio-visual Equipment S- Facebook group
S- iPad Users – Beginners S- iPad Users – Improvers
S- IPhone/IPad Camera/Photos S- Raspberry Pi Group
S- Science and Society S- Using your Android device
S- Windows Intmd Computer W- 21st C Fiction Reading
W- Armchair Traveller W- Children’s Literature
W- Contemporary Literature W- Creative Writing
W- Crime Fiction - 3 Groups W- English Romantic Poetry
W- Enjoying the Odes of Horace W- Expand Horizons Non-Fiction
W- Folk and Fairy Tales W- Novels/Poem/Play 1700-1914
W- Play Reading - 2 Groups W- Poetry Group 1
W- Poetry Group 2 W- Reading Biographies
W- Revisiting the Classics W- Shakespeare
W- Shakespeare's Late Plays W- Write on
W- Writing for us, Together