Hazel Fort and Rosemary Hart made an interesting presentation on the subject of Dementia at our last meeting. Their emphasis was on popular perceptions of dementia and reactions to it. We learnt that dementia affects a significant number of elderly people, but it is not confined to them. It is a disease of the brain,…
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At the meeting on Thursday, 20th July, 2017, we were treated to a most excellent lecture by Kathleen O’Leary, from the University of Liverpool School of Continuing Education, entitled “An Introduction to Shakespeare’s World”. Kathleen’s enthusiastic and expert delivery kept us enthralled as she explained how Shakespeare would have kept his audiences entertained and satisfied…
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This lecture was eagerly awaited and did not disappoint – your chairperson was ecstatic, being almost a lifelong Shakespeare fan and a regular visitor to Stratford-upon-Avon. Kate’s view of the world that Shakespeare inhabited was fascinating. The transition from a world dominated by religion to a more secular one was the pivot on which her…
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For the attendees of Dr Kate O’Leary’s lecture on Shakespeare’s World, here are some further resources for studying with the University of Liverpool: Main website: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-education/ Course list: http://payments.liv.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/continuing-education The courses offered by Kate and her husband David are mostly in the ‘English Literature and Language’ section http://payments.liv.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/continuing-education/english-literature-and-language The ‘Shakespeare on the Couch’ series is…
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We had a fascinating meeting on 6th May led by Dr Valerie Pedlar who told us about the poet, John Clare. It came as a surprise to many of us to know that there is a thriving John Clare Society which produces a regular journal. The life and works of this poet are both entrancing…
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On Saturday 4th March, 2017, an excellent lecture on ‘Medieval Technology in Church History’ was given by the extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic Mr. Peter Firth. Peter treated SUES members to a most informative and fascinating explanation of how science and technology developed in the Middle Ages, and of how this impacted on the design…
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Many thanks to the Southport University Extension Society for arranging and hosting the excellent lecture on Saturday 11th February, 2017: “Money Matters” by Stuart Sime. Stuart’s lecture was informative, stimulating and also of great practical use! Stuart demonstrated a vast store of knowledge and experience, and without any doubt, I would certainly attend lectures he…
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Money Matters So it does! And those of us who attended Stuart Sime’s lecture on 11th February have a better understanding of why. His was a wide-ranging talk about current financial and economic issues, illustrating the choices that face governments, institutions and individuals. Stuart was able to bring his own considerable experience in banking to…
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Timothy Robey, Chairman of SUES from 2011-2016, has written a piece sharing his thoughts about the history of the society. You can read it on our history section. Thanks to John Sharp for typing it up.
WHEN WAS JESUS BORN? You would think that this is a fairly straightforward question. However, those of us who attended Paul Lawrence’s absorbing talk on ‘Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh’ will be aware that the matter is far from simple. For one thing, there is no year zero, so 1 BC is followed by 1 AD.…
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