Our next meeting will be held on Friday 6th March 2020 at 2pm at All Saints Church Hall, Park Road, Southport. The subject of the talk will be Pharoahs and Warlords, presented by Dr. Glenn Godenho from the University of Liverpool. All are welcome to attend these lectures (no reservation required). SUES members enter for…
Friday 10th January 2020: Violent Volcanoes, by Hazel Clark
Our next meeting will be held on Friday 10th January 2020 at 2pm at All Saints Church Hall, Park Road, Southport. The subject of the talk will be VIOLENT VOLCANOES and the presenter is Hazel Clark, a recognised lecturer at the University of Liverpool. Volcanic eruptions are some of planet Earth’s most spectacular displays. However,…
Friday 26th July 2019: Luther, Christianity and the Law of Unintended Consequences, by Peter Firth
Our next meeting will be held on Friday, 26th July at 2pm. Please note that there is a new venue: All Saints Church Hall, Park Road, Southport, just off Rawlinson Road, near Hesketh Park. Peter Firth, who many of you will remember from his recent enjoyable talk on the Middle Ages, will speak on LUTHER,…
Friday 12th April 2019: Kate O’Leary on Jane Austen
The next meeting will be on Friday 12th April, at Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton Street at 2pm. Kate O’Leary will give a talk on JANE AUSTEN. The popularity of her novels continues to the present day and many have appeared in televised form. What are the reasons for her abiding appeal? All are welcome to…
Friday 26th October 2018: Life and Death in the Middle Ages
SUES’ next meeting will be on Friday 26th October at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Hoghton Street, at 2pm. Peter Firth will give a talk on Life and Death in the Middle Ages. All are welcome to attend; SUES members enter for free, but there will be a small admission fee of £2.00 for non-members. Reservation…
David Lewis – Retailer and Philanthropist: Friday 1st June 2018
The next meeting will be on Friday 1st June at Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton Street, at 2pm. John Sharp will give a lecture on David Lewis: Retailer and Philanthropist. David Lewis is best known as the founder of Lewis’s department store in Ranelagh Street, for many years a notable feature of Liverpool’s city centre. The…
Saturday 14th April 2018: Archaeology of the Bible at the University of Liverpool
We thought our members might be interested in this event offered by the University of Liverpool. It features Dr Paul Lawrence, who has lectured for our society previously. Full details and a link to book your place can be found here: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-education/free-events/archaeology-bible/ Date: Saturday 14th April 2018, 10am – 4.30pm Venue: Central Teaching Hub, University…
Paul Lawrence on Pompeii: Friday 23rd February 2018
SUES’ next meeting will be on Friday 23rd February at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Hoghton Street, at 2pm. Paul Lawrence will be giving a lecture on Pompeii. The talk will be followed by the Annual General Meeting. All are welcome to attend; SUES members enter for free, but there will be a small admission fee…
An Introduction to Shakespeare’s World: Thursday 20th July 2017
An Introduction to Shakespeare’s World by Kathleen O’Leary (followed by cream tea!). From 2:00pm – 5:00pm. The lecture will take place at the Quaker Meeting House in Southport. All are welcome to attend; SUES members enter for free, but there will be a small admission fee of £2.00 for non-members. Reservation is not necessary but…
John Clare – His Life, His Loves, His Poetry: Saturday 6th May 2017
A talk about the poet John Clare by Dr Valerie Pedlar. 7:30pm – 9:00pm. The lecture will take place at the Quaker Meeting House in Southport. All are welcome to attend; SUES members enter for free, but there will be a small admission fee of £2.00 for non-members. Reservation is not necessary but you are…