Meetings and Speakers

Meeting dates 2010

The Friends of Stanley Park meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7.00pm in the Visitor Centre, Stanley Park.

The meetings enable the group to share information, provide updates and discuss issues. We also book guest speakers from time to time. Our meetings are open to non-members.

When we have a speaker, their talk is scheduled for 7.30.p.m., after a brief business meeting.

16th February: Business Meeting

16th March: Mr Ken Dagger, (Marton Operatic Society) on 'My Entertaining Life'.

A nostalgic wander through the many ways in which Ken has been an entertainer. From magic to pantomime, from RAF concerts to Clubland artist and from Gilbert & Sullivan to appearances on TV. With music and many a chuckle along the way.

20th April: Business Meeting

18th May: Mr Alan Hulme, 'Organic Gardening in Urban Lancashire'.

Alan Hulme MSc Dip Hort Kew (Hons).

Alan cares deeply for the land we live on – and live off – which is why he’s passionate about organic gardening. A former tree surgeon at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and who studied and worked at the world-famous Kew Gardens in London, Alan is regularly called on by broadcasters to educate and entertain listeners with his knowledge on organic matters.

 

15th June: Business Meeting

20th July: Mr N. Olive,'The County Palatine'.

17th August: Business Meeting

21st September: Mrs Shirley Matthews: 'Little Marton Windmill'.

No ordinary windmill. This is Little Marton Windmill.

19th October: Business Meeting

16th November

tba December: Business Meeting