Novenber 2026
Peter Barratt “The history and art of Punch and Judy”
October 2026
Phil Drabble (President of Nottingham Anglo French Society) “Travels with a Tiger – Riding the Western Front”
September 2026
Steve Evans (volunteer & secretary of GCR “Friends of the the Great Central Railway Main Line”) “The Great Central Railway reunification project.
August 2026
Graham Keal “Terry Wogan’s Hair weave …and other stories”
July 2026
Emma Sheardown (motivational & disability inclusion speaker) “There’s no such sword as can’t – my personal journey from diagnosis to world champion and beyond”
June 2026
Mike Burton “Albert the Great” (Prince Albert).
May 2026
Alan Rogers MBE “A Policeman’s lot”
April 2026
Bharat Patel “You couldn’t make it up – the odd life of a TV reporter” .Author of “Indian Takeaway – One boy’s take on three continents”
March 2026
Brian Johnson "Arthur Wakerley - Architect, politician and visionary."
February 2026
Karen Gimson "365 Days of colour in the garden."
January 2026
Dr Mike Pienkowski "When the red kite builds .. why and how we restored red kites across Britain.
November 2025
Andrew Brown "The history of the High Sherriff of Rutland".
October 2025
Alex Leger "Life on the licence fee - challenges and changes at the BBC". Focusing on the Blue Peter programme.
September 2025
"Derek Blunt "To the Manor Born" a look at Northamptonshire's big houses and their owners.
August 2025
Jayne Edwards, Litter Womble, "Litter Picking, the difference we can all make"
July 2025
Roberta Darbyshire .... Novelist
June 2025
Roger Browne "The great American songbook."
May 2025
April 2025
Sue Drage "Recycling ..."
March 2025
Mike Storr “Masters of Mirth – The Sequel”
February 2025
Sue Ablett “Antarctica”
Mick Burton "The River Trent"
January 2025
Bozena Kuncewicz "Polish Communities in Britain since WW2"
Stephen Warren "The Introduction of Paramedics to the NHS"
December 2024
Mick Burton "Our Christmas Story"
November 2024
David Skillen "Forewarned is Forearmed. The Royal Observer Corps in Peace and War"
John Constantine "A Magic Presentation about Death Defying Tricks and Stunts,
plus some Live Magic"
October 2024
Geoff Harris “Great British Eccentrics”
Carol Marsden “Carol’s Capers – Adventuring for Charity”
September 2024
Eddie Smallwood “Barber surgeons – their role in the War of the Roses”
Roxanne Dinsdale “Belly Dancing – The Myths of Middle Eastern Dance”