Southport University Extension Society

Introduction Doesn’t time fly when you are enjoying yourself! There have been a number of different responses to lock-down, but this is probably not one of them. However, some people have managed to keep themselves busy, and we are able to produce the fifth edition of our Forum. The first item, a book review, has…

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Introduction We continue the SUES Forum with an attempt to broaden the scope of our material and start with a scientific item from Alan Potter on the chemical elements. This triggered off a memory of Tom Lehrer’s patter song on the same theme, so we have included some reference to the song and its author.…

Introduction Our first Forum seems to have been well received and so we intend to continue with this venture, at least for the duration of the current restrictions.  For our first item Roger has decided to pursue further the theme of hermitages; for the second John has submitted a book review, whose relevance to the…

Introduction: Remaining in Touch In these difficult times when, as with other organisations, we have had to suspend our operations for an unknown period, we decided to try to keep SUES alive and in business without actually meeting in person. This Forum is the first of what we hope will be a series of information…

Dear SUES Member As you will have realised already, the present emergency makes it impossible for the Society to run its planned programme over the next few months. Reluctantly but inevitably, we are therefore cancelling the following events: The two ‘Follow Up’ Activities for the Victorian Country House Course. The visits to Scarisbrick Hall on…

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