Forest of Galtres Society

NEWS

March 3, 2024

We have arranged six winter Lecture meetings for the Society in the winter season, 2023 – 2024. Our lectures will continue to be held on Thursday evenings.

The venue for meetings is the Church Hall, Long Street, Easingwold. This is on the west side of the street, just south of the Pelican Crossing. The postcode, should you need it, is YO61 3JB. Lectures will commence at 7.30pm. We will hold a raffle and gifts of prizes for the raffle are always welcome. Raffle tickets are £1 a strip. We are also offering refreshments after the lecture, which we know allows members to converse with the lecturer in an informal setting.

Subscriptions of £10 per person were due last October. Cash, or cheques payable to Forest of Galtres Society are welcome.

Our next lecture will be held on Thursday 14th March. That evening, our lecturer will be Paul Speight. Paul Speight is a Technical Specialist, Hydrogeology, for Yorkshire Water.

The title of his presentation is Yorkshire’s Water Resources (and why groundwater is most important!)

Members will  be welcomed at the Church Hall, each paying £2 for entry. Guests pay £2 in addition, ie £4 each.

This will be the concluding winter lecture for the season.  We already have quite a few summer excursions organised, the first one being in late March.  Details of visits are provided to members and are not presented on the Society’s website. This is because we wish to protect the privacy of the places to which we go. Sometimes, there is space for guests to attend our visits.

Locals will know where to park at the Church Hall. For those coming from outside Easingwold, there is a small car park in front of the Church Hall, available for several cars including those with mobility needs, and our speaker for the day. There is also a North Yorkshire Council carpark nearby, off Showfield Drive.

We shall be using the digital equipment which we were able to purchase in 2009, from our Awards for All Lottery funding. We are using our new amplifier. It is much lighter to carry about and it is working very nicely.

It is with much pleasure that we invite Members and Guests to come to our lectures. We very much hope that you can support our events. We look forward to seeing you and sharing with you the winter lectures for which we have made preparation. 

Thank you               Frank Kirk, Chairman

Funded by the National Lottery through Awards for All