Burpham Residents’ Winter Lectures 2022
Cheer up your chilly nights among friends. These one-hour Winter Lectures are given by local residents for local residents.
Considering the council’s advice about gatherings and the number of Omicron cases, it has been decided to postpone the Burpham Winter Lectures until the danger is past. It is expected that the lectures will be delayed until early spring but there is caution about setting an actual date at this point. Online broadcast of the lectures has been considered however, as the intention was to offer the chance for people to get out and meet neighbours face-to-face and to help create community spirit, postponement has been chosen as the best option.
If anyone would like to be notified of a new date, probably in early spring, they can write to secretary@burphamca.org.uk and will be sent an alert when new dates are available.
There’s no fee, but a collection at the exit to help room costs. All lectures take place at the Burpham Village Hall on Burpham Lane.
They all start at 8.00pm and last just over an hour, including questions.
Friday
7th
January
2022
Creatures
of
the
Rain:
Gargoyles,
Grotesques
and
Hunkypunks
Andrew Plumridge will reveal some of the bizarre creatures that enrich the upper reaches of our churches and public buildings.
Friday
14th
January
2022
Freewheeling
to
Vienna
Paul Gillingham will share his adventure of cycling to Austria’s capital.
Friday
21st
January
2022
Yes,
Minister
–
an
insider’s view
Former minister Bob Hughes will take us behind the scenes of government to consider the realities of life at the top.
Friday
28th
January
2022
Medieval
sex
and
marriage
Historically, marriage has been an awkward matter. Why were panels of women assembled to assess the virility of a husband? And just how celibate were the priests who married them? Brian Creese will answer these questions and more.
Friday
4th
February
2022
You
have
the
right
to
remain
silent…
Andrew Plumridge will lead us through a selection of bizarre and obscure laws that you probably break on a daily basis.