Previously at the Collingham Retired Men’s Forum

We aim to recruit speakers from a range of backgrounds and experiences in order to cater to all tastes. Some of our members have given some of our most interesting talks based on their own experience or interests.

Here are some examples of speakers at recent meetings:

  • The first female Aeronautical Engineer at Rolls Royce

  • The Editor of Formula 1 Magazine

  • The Chair of the West Yorkshire Magistracy

  • The Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes

  • Big Band Leaders

  • Hull shipping disasters & the ‘Head Scarf Heroes’

  • Collingham & Linton War Heroes

  • The Barnbow Factory in the War Years

  • The Merchant Navy

  • The Battle of Jutland

  • Beekeeping

  • The Lusitania

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Education Charity in South Africa

  • The History of Prisons & Probation

  • The Police Museum of West Yorkshire

  • The Origin of the ‘Green Line’ in Cyprus

  • Inheritance Planning

  • A Podiatrist

  • A Physiotherapist on Arthritis in Older Age

Our annual trips are always popular events. Recent members visits have included:

  • The Wensleydale Railway

  • Leeds Town Hall

  • Catterick Garrison

  • Esholt Wastewater Treatment Works

  • The Black Sheep Brewery

  • The Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility