Meetings Programme 2026-2027
The meetings will be held at the Mechanics Institute Library (2nd floor), 76 Kirkgate, Bradford BD1 1SZ.
Tel: 01274 722857.
In order to avoid a rise in the annual membership fees there will be an entry charge at each lecture of £2 for members and £5 for non-members.
All meetings commence at 10.30am
| 9th September 2026 | Gin and the English - Paul Jennings |
| 14th October 2026 | Inter-war Bradford buildings and rebuilding of the city - George Sheeran |
| 11th November 2026 | A wee peek into a golden future - from Jowell Hall to The Playhouse - Bill Broady |
| 9th December 2026 | Astronomy in God’s own Country – Bradford - Martin Lund |
| 2027 | |
| 13th January 2027 | Some Yorkshire Pamphlets in the Bradford Local Studies Library - Janet Senior |
| 10th February 2027 |
The Rise and Fall of the Bradford Canal - Stuart Lines |
| 10th March 2027 | Looking Up in Bradford part 2 - Geoff Twentyman |
| 7th April 2027 | Bradford's Priestley – JB's relationship with Bradford and how he is remembered - Glynn Watkins. (* Note change of normal date) |
| 12th May 2027 | Social Order in an Age of Fear: Rethinking Titus Salt and Saltaire - Dr Simon Ross Valentine |
| June - July - August 2027: Walks and visits to be announced | |
| WALKS | |
| August 12th 2026 | A walk round Wibsey with Mary and Geoff Twentyman. No booking required. No charge. Meet in the Salvation Army car park, Holroyd Hill, at 10.30am. |