Dr Nick Wilson

Roman Historian

In 2007, a Roman period lead-lined coffin was discovered at Hundayfield Farm, Grafton. 

This discovery led to a large-scale landscape and geophysical survey of the surrounding area, prior to a 12 month programme of excavation. 

In this talk, Dr Nick Wilson will discuss the results of his research which looked at how the nearby Roman period settlement of Isurium Brigantum (Aldborough) influenced both the organisation of the landscape and the social changes which occurred there.

Liz Cole

Georgian York

After the depression and destruction of the Reformation the wealthy landed gentry of 18th Century Yorkshire remodelled York turning the city away from its Medieval past and into a modern metropolis rich with Neo-Classical buildings and high society.

David Keats

Raptures of the Deep – A life working underwater

David will speak about his career as a welder-diver/welding engineer. How he became a diver working offshore and some lifetime achievements. 

Chris Cade

Actor & Storyteller

Chris Cade visits us again, presenting his one man adaptation of 'What the Dickens?' a story of 1st and 3rd class Victorian Railway Journeys with insights into some of Charles Dickens own experiences and the odd Christmas reference

To be followed by supper in the Parish Hall.  

Numbers this year for supper are being limited so please purchase your tickets early if you wish to attend - £20 adult, £10 children 16 and under;

 attendance for Chris Cade's performance only is free to members.