Events

Hugh McClintock   River bridges cause obvious points of convergence and are often very heavily populated by motor traffic, making such routes unpleasant for walkers and cyclists. Separate bridges for these travel modes can encourage active travel by providing shorter, safe and pleasant routes. This talk will concentrate on the proposed foot-cycle bridge over the Trent to connect the former Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site and East Midlands Parkway Station on the south side with the Chilwell, Toton, Attenborough and Long Eaton areas on the north side.   Hugh McClintock is a retired Nottingham University lecturer in town planning and is very active in cycle campaigning, nationally, regionally and locally, with Pedals (Nottingham Cycling Campaign) since 1979.   All welcome - admission free. Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover  costs. ...

Ned Newitt Ned will look at the post World War II decisions relating to housing in the City and how it arrived at a programme of improving housing rather than demolishing and rebuilding.   Ned was born in Southend-on-Sea in 1946. He studied at Cardiff College of Art and came to Leicester in 1971. From 1984-2003, he was a Leicester City Councillor. He is a long standing member of the Society and is the current Chair.   Ned has written several books, most relating to the history of Leicester, including -   The Secular Hall - A History The Anthology of Leicester Chartist Song, Poetry & Verse...

Christopher Hitchens was known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism (along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett). His epistemological razor, which states that "what can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence", is still of mark in philosophy and law. Hitchens described himself as an anti-theist and saw all religions as false, harmful, and authoritarian. He endorsed free expression, scientific scepticism, and separation of church and state, arguing science and philosophy are superior to religion as an ethical code of conduct for human civilisation. All welcome - admission free. Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover  costs.

 

Alejandro Sanchez Alejandro Sanchez from the National Secular Society asks whether this practice is a harmless tradition or a violation of human rights    All welcome - admission free. Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover speaker and other costs. Image generated by Gemini AI.

Anthony Matthew Apart from religion there are many other ways in which people view their identity: by sex, race, class, sexual orientation, politics and others. The general question is: how far is it a matter of individual decision?   All welcome - admission free. Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover speaker and other costs. Image generated by Gemini AI.

Dr Sara Lemos How to get the best out of neurodivergent friends, colleagues and family and the best out of yourself.   All welcome - admission free. Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover speaker and other costs. Image generated by Gemini AI.