Events

Resourceful, independent 12-year-old Georgie is living alone in a London council house, craftily fooling both social services and her school, when her long absent father suddenly reenters her life. This vibrant and charming coming-of-age comedy/drama explores the developing father-daughter bond, proving that parenting doesn’t always have to fit the traditional model.

TALK Henry Seebohm was a prominent late-Victorian ornithologist and Sheffield steel magnate whose scientific influence has largely been forgotten since his death in 1895. Drawing on unpublished journals, letters and photographs, this talk explores his remarkable life — from pioneering expeditions to Siberia and clashes within Victorian science to personal tragedy and his lasting impact […]

TALK The 1948 plan for York’s inner ring road was inspired by John Bowes Morrell, that seminal figure of York civic life. He envisaged demolishing most of the buildings immediately outside the city walls, to create an uninterrupted view of the mediaeval walls. For our area the 1948 plan would see a major roundabout at […]

TALK An overview of the Lower Derwent Valley, exploring its landscape, wildlife and changing role over time, with a look at conservation and seasonal movement of birds.

When middle-aged Jon’s domineering mother dies, he feels compelled to honour her last wish- to be buried in her home village. Thus begins his journey of self-discovery through the wild landscape of 1980s Iceland, with his mother strapped in the backseat of his Ford Cortina and his scene-stealing dog Breshnev for company. A darkly comedic […]