JULY VISIT: Sheffield old and new

July 13, 2019, 10am.
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Our visit to Sheffield will give members the opportunity to visit historic sites and new developments, including Kelham Island.

Further details, including a timetable of events may be found here.

AUGUST TOUR: Johnsons Quarry
​August 13, 2019, 10am.
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We have arranged a morning tour of Johnsons Wellfield Quarries at Crosland Hill, Britain’s leading supplier of natural hard Yorkstone.

​Established in 1854, the quarries came into Johnson’s ownership in 1928 and were acquired by the Myers Group some 50 years later.

​ Projects that use the company's stone include Sheffield’s Tudor Square and ‘Gold Route’, London’s Goldsmith Centre and Birmingham University’s Bramhall Music Building.​

SEPTEMBER TALK: Future of travel in Kirklees

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Greg Marsden
SPEAKER: Greg Marsden, Professor of Transport Governance, University of Leeds  
September 3, 2019, 7.30pm
Reception Room, Huddersfield Town Hall

In this talk, Greg will ask what sort of future transport system Kirklees wants to create. The talk will explore data on how the reasons for travel have been changing, such as the decline in the high street and the changing nature of work.

It will look at the range of transport options which are being developed and implemented in different cities around the world and what might need to change if Kirklees is to play its part in cleaning up air quality and tackling the climate emergency.

​Greg will argue that muddling through with business as usual might help avoid some difficult choices, but it won’t make Kirklees a better place to live in.

OCTOBER TALK: Building with stone

Graham Goldthorpe, stone consultant and speaker
Graham Goldthorpe
SPEAKER: Graham Goldthorpe, stone consultant
October 1, 2019, 7.30pm
Reception Room, Huddersfield Town Hall

Graham Goldthorpe, MCIOB, whose consultancy is based in Holmfirth, is a champion of natural stone, particularly indigenous materials.

His working life has been spent promoting the use of stone and trying to convince clients, architects and developers of its merits
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He will talk about best practice and key projects on which he has advised, including Buckingham Palace and the British Museum.

NOVEMBER TALK: Legendary lensman

Photographer Helen Bray
Helen Bray
SPEAKER: Helen Bray, photographer
November 5, 2019, 7.30pm
Reception Room, Huddersfield Town Hall

​ Helen J Bray is an award-winning portrait photographer who runs a photographic studio in Holmfirth.

She will discuss and show pictures taken in and around Holmfith between 1917 and 1950 by her grandfather, Harry Bray, the Examiner’s first photographer. 

DECEMBER: Christmas social

VENUE: The Head of Steam, St George's Square
December 10, 2019, 7.30pm

Last year's Christmas social proved so popular with members that we have again booked the back room of this lively town centre real-ale pub. Expect genial company, lively chat and a short quiz about Huddersfield.