Past Talks

We were treated to a very informative talk about the dangerous but highly entertaining sport of Speedway and its evolution in this country, and especially in Hull, by Alan Beadle with help from his wife Michelle. The title “Give us a “V”’ refers not to V for Victory, which all riders strived to attain in […]

“The Timeball on the Guildhall”—A summary of a talk given by Rob Kingdom, retired Project Director. “Much in little.” – what a wide-ranging and informative talk! Rob Kingdom’s summary of the background to maritime navigation was succinct and clearly-illustrated with diagrams. We learned that the Royal Observatory at Greenwich was created as early as 1675,