Grange Lecture Society Programme 2009-2010

Event held: 08 Dec 2009, 12 Jan 2010, 26 Jan 2010, 09 Feb 2010, 16 Feb 2010, 09 Mar 2010 Time: 7:15pm Promoter/Organiser: Grange Lecture Society Tel: 015395 32125 Venue: Victoria Hall Address: Main Street Town: Grange-over-Sands County: Cumbria Postcode: LA11 6DP Share: Google map Click here

Description Grange Lecture Society Programme 2009-2010 Your Guide 2 Events in Grange-over-Sands Grange Lecture Society present a series of lectures at the Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands at the edge of the Lake District which cover a wide range of topics ranging from Roman site Vindolanda to poisonous plants and feature speakers who are all experts in their fields. Grange Lecture Society Programme 2009-2010:   • October 13th, 2009 - Incredible India by David Hunt - covering the vast panorama of India with all its contradictions, its poverty and its wealth, its shocks and glories • October 27th, 2009 - Toots, Hoots and Whistles by Robin Jakeways - an explanation of how each woodwind instrument creates its own individual and distinctive sound • November 10th, 2009 - Vindolanda by Andrew Birley - a description of the Roman site in the heart of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site and the recent excavations   • November 24th, 2009 - Heart of the Sahara by John Pilkington - a Timbuktu journey with stunning desert landscapes and life lived much as it was a millennium ago (Nevile Burwell Memorial Lecture)   • December 8th, 2009 - Wildlife in the Pennines by Gordon Yates - a celebration of Pennine Wildlife as shown through the seasons by a highly experienced filmmaker and concentrating on birds   • January 12th, 2010 - Working with the Foreign Office in the Far East by Martin Cooper - a reflection of the experiences of the first Defence Attache to Vietnam   • January 26th, 2010 - Lethal Lovelies by John Robertson - a talk on the most notorious poisonous plants by the former Warden of the Poison Garden at Alnwick   • February 9th, 2010 - Sula - Seabird Hunters of Lewis by John Beatty - insights into the harvesting of 2000 gannets on a remote rock in the Atlantic by ten men from the Isle of Lewis   • February 16th, 2010 - A Glimpse of Libya by Mo Holland - a visual tour of a fascinating and richly diverse country that looks at some of Libya's remarkable Roman and Greek sites   • March 9th, 2010 - Words by Derek Slater - a none-too-serious attempt at answering many of the questions about the use and history of the English language - (This lecture starts at 7:30pm following the Grange Lecture Society AGM at 7:15pm) Individual lectures: £4.00 - (Juniors / Students £2); Season tickets £17.50 - (Juniors / Students £4)   Grange Lecture Society Secretary tel: 015395 32125   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grange Lecture Society Programme 2009-2010 at Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands   Your Events and What's On Guide for Grange-over-Sands, the Lake District & Cumbria Submit Your Own Event To Your Guide 2 the Lake District