Shrewsbury Lifelong Learning
Talks, lectures and other events of local clubs, societies etc.
2006
The following list is just a start - details of the meetings of other groups will be added when they are received. If you think that your group has a programme of talks or other activities that provides 'informal learning', please send details to Peter Boyd Lead Officer for Lifelong Learning, Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council
Please note that there may be an entry fee to the following events if you are not a member of the club or society concerned
January
Thursday, 12 January 2006: 'Museums and New Technology - images of Old Shrewsbury' by Adrian Plant, Exhibitions Manager, Shrewsbury Museums Service. 2.30pm Darwin Suite, The Music Hall, The Square, Shrewsbury. NOTE - AFTERNOON MEETING AND CHANGE OF PUBLISHED VENUE [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
Thursday, 12 January 2006: 'In Search of Scots Roses' by Peter D. A. Boyd. 7.30pm Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury [NCCPG Shropshire Group]. Website articles by Peter Boyd on Scots Roses at www.peterboyd.com/scotsroses.htm .
Sunday, 15 January 2006: Hamamellis Open Day. By invitation of Mrs Pat Edwards, Swallow Hayes, Albrighton (National Collection of Hamamellis - Witch-hazels). Contact 01902 372624 [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Thursday, 19 January 2006: 'Evolution illustrated by garden plants' by David Pannett. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury [Shropshire Parks and Gardens Trust].
Thursday, 19 January 2006: 'India revisited' by Brayton Holt. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Sunday, 29 January 2006: Outdoor Meeting at Haughmond Hill, Monkmoor Pool and River Severn. 9.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
February
Throughout February: The Charles Darwin Festival in Shrewsbury has a full programme of talks and other events in February detailed on its website at www.darwinshrewsbury.org and in leaflets obtainable fro Shrewsbury Tourist Information Centre. However, see corrected information about talk on 14th February below.
Thursday, 9 February 2006: Seminar 3. 'Shrewsbury Museums Service: Coalport Porcelain and the Pilkington Collection' by Peter Boyd, Collections Manager, Shrewsbury Museums Service. 5.30pm at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (Rowley's House), Barker Street, Shrewsbury. NOTE - EARLY EVENING MEETING. Tea at 5pm. [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
Thursday, 9 February 2006: 'New Garden Worthy Plants' by Bob Brown. 7.30pm Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Tuesday, 14 February 2006: 'Potty about Plants' by Peter D. A. Boyd (Collections Manager, Shrewbury Museums Service). 19th century plant fashions and the use of flower, fern and other plant motifs in ceramics, glass, cast-iron, textiles and other decorative arts. 7.30pm The Bear Steps, St Alkmund's Square, Shrewsbury. [PLEASE NOTE: this illustrated talk is part of the Darwin Festival - it is not an exhibition as indicated in some other publicity for the Festival]
Thursday, 16 February 2006: 'Survival tactics of caterpillars' by David Brown. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Sunday, 26 February 2006: Outdoor Meeting in Ellesmere area. 9.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
March
Thursday, 9th March 2006: 'Alliums' by Dr D. Davies. 7.30pm Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Thursday, 16 March 2006: 'The British Museum and its Oriental Antiquities' by Dr Michael Willis, Deputy Keeper, Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, London. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
Thursday, 16 March 2006: 'Australian Waders' by Digger Jackson. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Sunday, 26 March 2006: Outdoor Meeting at Seaforth and Formby. 10.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
April
Thursday, 13th April 2006: 'Hemerocallis' by Mr G. Sinclair. 7.30pm Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Thursday, 20 April 2006: Annual General Meeting followed by 'The Beauty of Islands' by Charles Owen. 7.15pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Sunday, 30 April 2006: Outdoor Meeting in Craven Arms area. 9.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
May
Thursday, 11th May 2006: Garden visit to Brown Hill House, Ruton IX Towns by invitation of Mrs Y Brown. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Sunday, 14 May 2006: Outdoor Meeting at Woolston Eyes, Cheshire. 9.30am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Thursday, 18 May 2006: Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums Annual General Meeting. 6.15pm at St Alkmund's Church followed by Annual Dinner at the Prince Rupert Hotel. [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
June
Thursday, 8th June 2006: Garden visit to David Austin Rose Nursery and gardens. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Sunday, 11 June 2006: Outdoor Meeting in Severn Valley Country Park. 9.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
July
Sunday, 9 July 2006: Outdoor Meeting at Whixall Moss. 9.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Thursday, 13th July 2006: to be confirmed. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
August
August 2006: Shrewsbury Flower Show. Dates to be confirmed. [Shropshire Horticultural Society]
Sunday, 13 August 2006: Outdoor Meeting at Upton Warren. 10.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
September
Sunday, 10 September 2006: Outdoor Meeting at point of Ayr, North Wales. 10.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Thursday,14th September 2006: 'Pelargoniums or Geraniums' by Mrs Julia Ritchie. NOTE CHANGE OF SPEAKER. 7.30pm at The Gateway, Chester Street, Shrewsbury. Parking disabled space only, other parking nearby on-road or at Frankwell Car Park. meet 7pm onwards in Gateway Cafe for 7.30pm start in lecture room. NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE due to the normal venue (the Council Chamber at the Shire Hall) undergoing building work. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Thursday, 21 September 2006: 'Back down a country lane' by Mike Lane. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
October
Sunday, 1 October 2006: Outdoor Meeting at Leasowes and Inner Marsh Farm. 10.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Thursday, 5 October 2006: 'The Art Fund - its work' by Mrs Leigh Spiers, Director of Development at The Art Fund. 7.30pm at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (Rowley's House), Shrewsbury. [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
Thursday, 12th October 2006: 'Tender Plants in the Garden' by Mr Geoff Stebbings. 7.30pm Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. Please telephone 07906 721033 beforehand IN CASE OF A CHANGE OF VENUE necessary again if the works on the Council Chamber have not been finished. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Thursday, 19 October 2006: 'Coalbrookdale Garden and Parkland Furniture' by John Powell, Librarian, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Shropshire Parks & Gardens Trust]
Thursday, 19 October 2006: 'Wildlife on my doorstep' by Philip Mugridge (Forest of Dean). 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
November
Thursday, 2 November 2006: 'Photography: True or False' by Mark Hawarth-Booth, former Keeper of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum. 7.30pm at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (Rowley's House), Barker Street, Shrewsbury. [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
Thursday, 9 November 2006: 'Unusual wall shrubs and climbers' by Mr J. Arbuthnot. 7.30pm Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Thursday, 16 November 2006: 'The Garden City and New Town Landscape Movement' by Neil Higson, Landscape Architect. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Shropshire Parks & Gardens Trust]
Thursday, 16 November 2006: 'Gambia' by Mike Wilkes. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Sunday, 19 November 2006: Outdoor Meeting at Pennington Flash. 10.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
December
Thursday, 7 December 2006: 'Off the beaten track - some undervalued Shropshire Churches' by Dr John Leonard. 7.30pm at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (Rowley's House), Barker Street, Shrewsbury. [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
Sunday, 10 December 2006: Outdoor Meeting at RSPB Conway and area. 10.00am start. Details from Ian Baggley (Tel. 01939 210520) [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Thursday, 14th December 2006: AGM and Annual Dinner. 7.30pm Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [NCCPG Shropshire Group].
Thursday, 21 December 2006: 'Kazakhstan & Southern Siberia' by Colin Kirtland. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
January 2007
Thursday, 11 January 2007: 'The Museums Service in 2007: an overview' by Mary White (Museums Manager) and Adrian Plant (Exhibitions Manager), Shrewsbury Museums Service. 2.30pm at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (Rowley's House), Barker Street, Shrewsbury. NOTE - AFTERNOON MEETING. [Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums]
Thursday, 18 January 2007: 'Three generations of gardeners' by Margaret Thrower, Daughter of Percy Thrower. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Shropshire Parks & Gardens Trust]
Thursday, 18 January 2007: 'Oman, the Continental Connection' by John Wyatt. 7.30pm Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Shropshire Group]
Links
Charles Darwin in Shrewsbury Festival February 2006
Friends of Shrewsbury's Borough Museums
National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG) Shropshire Group
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Shropshire Parks and Gardens Trust
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