2nd
(Sat)
Wellingborough is
the visit today with a chance to see the Museum. Bus S.C. X4 1.45pm.
or meet at Church Street, Wellingborough, at 2.15pm.
SATURDAY
WALKS
4th
(Mon)
Herbarium
Working Group. We
will be tending to the society’s herbarium. All welcome, no
experience needed.
10.00-12.00 noon BOTANY
5th
(Tue) Bryophytes,
a joint lecture with the Botany section, presented by John Smeathers.
The Bryophyte group includes the Mosses and Liverworts. This will be a
absorbing lecture as the two sections describe and image these two
groups of plants BOTANY
& MICROSCOPY
6th
(Wed) Underwood Cup.
Pictorial image competition. Four projected images, slide and/or
digital. Round 3 of 3.
8.00pm start. PHOTOGRAPHIC
9th
(Sat) Delapre
Abbey
is the walk today with a chance to see the Snowdrops. Bus S.C. 15.
1.40pm*. or meet at Delapre Abbey at 2.00pm. Tea Available.
SATURDAY
WALKS
10th
(Sun) Weather
Workshop.
The Society holds weather records going back many years. We will study
and organise the data. 2.30pm start.
METEOROLOGY
11th
(Mon) Apollo, One Small
Step.
Lecture by Andy Green. Andy reviews the full gambit of the Apollo
missions. The thrills and spills of the race to the moon and the true
costs results of the missions. 8.00pm start.
ASTRONOMY
13th
(Wed) Open House. The rooms will
be open for members and guests to look at the library books, magazines
and exhibits. Tea, coffee, soup and light lunches available.
10.30am-2.30pm.
13th
(Wed) From Silver to
Silicon. Illustrated lecture by John Credlands. John looks at
the way the change in recording medium has affected the ordinary
photographic enthusiast in the journey from the Calotype to Digital.
8.00pm start. PHOTOGRAPHIC
14th
(Thu) Section
AGM,
followed by a D.V.D presentation on Ancient Egypt.
2.30pm start. GENERAL
16th
(Sat) East
Hunsbury Walk.
Bus S.C. 14. 1.35pm*. or meet at Tesco’s at 1.50pm. Tea available.
SATURDAY
WALKS
18th
(Mon)
Herbarium
Working Group. We
will be tending to the society’s herbarium. All welcome, no
experience needed.
10.00-12.00 noon BOTANY
18th
(Mon)
Main Society Council Meeting. 7.30pm
20th
(Wed)
Digital
Set Subject,
“Hazards”.
A
competition of four digital image files for projection. Followed by a
practical demonstration on how selected images may be improved in
Photoshop. 8.00pm start.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
21st
(Thu)
Section
AGM. Followed by
“Bring and Show”. Everyone please bring some things to
show and tell us about, or that need identifying.
GEOLOGY
23rd
(Sat) Towcester
visit today for lunch and a walk. Bus S.C. 88. 11.20am*. or meet on
the square, Towcester, at 11.50am.
SATURDAY
WALKS
25th
(Mon) Lecture by Dr Anne
Bonner. Subject to be announced.
ASTRONOMY
26th
(Tue) Section
AGM.
Followed by a D.V.D. presentation “Secrets
of the Pharaohs”.
Finger buffet available at a cost of £1.
ARCHAEOLOGY
& HISTORY
27th
(Wed)
Photographic
Section AGM. Your chance to have your say in the running of
the section.
Prompt
8.00pm start.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
28th
(Thu) The
World of Butterflies by Vic and Mary Seaton. The
butterflies of Britain and the World are the subject of this months
lecture. 2.30pm start.
ZOOLOGY