LECTURE PROGRAMME 2020

 The lectures are all on the third Monday of the month at the Coliseum. The lectures begin at 2pm from January to March, 7:15pm from April onwards, then back to 2pm for October and November.

January 20th .........  'Balancing conservation with modern life' by George Layfield 

February 17th .......   AGM followed by 'Whitby Treasures' by Peter Craggs

March 16th ............  'The history of a family business : Broadwoods of Lythe by Dr Alastair Lawrence

April 20th ..............  'The Jet Mining Industry in Cleveland & North Yorkshire' by Chris Twigg

May 18th ...............  'Streets of Whitby by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe' by Mike Shaw

June 15th .............   'Francis Haydn Williams' by Kate & Paddy Simons

July 20th...............   'Whitby to Scarborough Railway' by Neil Williamson

August ..................  Daytime events will be arranged

September 21st ..... 'Uncovering the industrial archaeology of the Esk Vally' by Tom Mutton

October 19th .......... 'Willow & Wire Sculpture Weaving' by Emma Stothard

November 16th .....  'Education in Whitby - Past & Present' by Dave Bradley

December  ........       Christmas meal