Events

Sunday 9th July 6.30 pm Social Event   Red Leicester Choir and other musicians   Bring bring food and drink to share   Red Leicester Choir on a Sudan Busk  

Sunday 2nd July 6.30pm The Tarará documentary tells the story of two Ukrainian children who were treated in Cuba after the Chernobyl accident. They were among 26,000 children who received medical attention through a free comprehensive healthcare program provided by Cuban doctors.   All welcome - admission free . Donations welcome. Image by Gitti Lohr from Pixabay

Sunday 25th  June 6.30pm   Culture Shock - arriving in Britain Kirti Joshi   Kirti Joshi came to England as a refugee child from Uganda. She describes her experiences, the culture shock of settling in Leicester and her education here.   Author of Culture Shock which is published by Penguin Books in an anthology called 'From There To Here'. Kirti has a Masters degree in Psychological Wellbeing from DMU together with a Diploma in Teaching and Training. She  specialises in helping individuals reach their personal and organisational potential through challenging circumstances such as stress, substance misuse, anxiety or depression . In addition she is an experienced Film Maker- writing, producing and directing her own films    All welcome - admission free . ...

Sunday 18th June 6.30 pm Creative Writing in the USSR   Dr Harry Whitehead   Dr Harry Whitehead is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Leicester School of Arts. Harry is also a novelist and director of the free Literary Leicester Festival. All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome. Image by Pexels from Pixabay

  Sunday 11th June 6.30pm   The Cricket Wars of 1885 Cynthia Brown Leicester Secular Society made the national news when it tried to play cricket on the Lord's Day and is history worth remembering. Cynthia Brown is a historical researcher, writer and oral history trainer. She has taught local history and social history for the Workers' Educational Association in Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire for over 20 years to 2022, and worked on various local historical research projects of her own.   Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay

Sunday 4th  June 6.30pm   Constellations from Mythology  to the Modern Day Mary McIntyre   Humans have studied the night sky since the dawn of time. This talk covers some of the constellation mythological stories from around the world, how they were named and some of the superstitions surrounding astronomical events. Mary then goes on to talk about how we view constellations in the modern day and some of the interesting things that reside within them.   Mary McIntyre is an Oxfordshire based amateur astronomer and astrophotographer who has had a life-long interest in Astronomy.   She is  passionate about astronomy outreach and loves sharing her knowledge and experience.   This will be a Zoom talk which will be shown in Secular Hall and a...

An examination of the  factors that probably played a role in Labour’s disappointing local elections results. In particular, the contributory role that the deselection process played.   Sharmen Rahman is a former Labour Councillor and local activist and was an executive member of the Labour Muslim Network. All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome.