3rd
(Sat) Wellingborough
Walk with Gill Gent. Bus S.C. 38. 1.00pm.*,
or meet at Swans Pool Wellingborough at 2.00pm. Tea
available.
SATURDAY
WALKS
6th
(Tue) Make
your own Slides.
A lecture by Mike Gibson. Mike will describe and demonstrate
how you can make your own microscope slides. Including subject
selection, preparation and staining techniques
MICROSCOPY
7th
(Wed) Portrait
Evening.
Led
by Vic Seaton. We will put into practice the techniques learnt at
Vic’s portrait lighting demonstration on the 23rd April.
In order to participate you should have attended Vic’s lighting
evening on April 23rd. 8.00pm start
PHOTOGRAPHY
8th
(Thu) The
Daily Bread Co-operative.
The Co-operative was started in 1980 to help handicapped people. A
member of the current team will talk about the past and how the
business has developed and expanded in the last 27 years.
2.30pm start
GENERAL
10th
(Sat) Stoke
Bruene
is the walk today. Bus M.K. 86. 11.05am.*, or at the Museum at
12.17pm. Picnic.
SATURDAY WALKS
10th
(Sat) Name
that Plant.
Saturday school on Botanical Identification. A painless introduction
to the identification of our wild flowers. For the novice and those
with some knowledge already.
10.00am to 4.00pm,
BOTANY
11th
(Sun) Callendar
and Global Warming. Mike
Longman will cover the theories of global warming that were described
by G.S. Callendar.
2.30pm start
METEOROLOGY
11th
(Sun) Stanwick
Lakes,
Northamptonshire. A look at the botany of the lakes and surrounding
habitats. Situated off the A605 near Thrapston, SP 970 713. Parking
charge, Refreshments and toilets available.
Contact Seán
Karley, seankarley@tiscali.co.uk or
01933 225397 for further information. Meet 10.00am
BOTANY
12th
(Mon) Telescopic
Topics.
Section members can showcase their interests and results. With a
chance to discuss observations, events and theories over a cup of tea
and biscuits.
ASTRONOMY
14th
(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.
14th
(Wed) Cornwall
Cup.
Natural
History competition. Projected image, slide and digital.
Final.
A chance to see the best images from the three preliminary rounds
compete for the trophy.
8.00pm
start
PHOTOGRAPHY
17th
(Sat) Moulton Village Festival and Meadow Walk.
Bus S.C. 39. 1.30pm.*, or meet at the church at 2.00pm. Tea available.
SATURDAY
WALKS
19th(Mon)
Main
Society Council Meeting 7.30pm
21st
(Wed) Evening
outing,
Badger Watch in the Daventry
area.
Courtesy
of Steve Jackson from Brockwatch, Northampton and South
Northamptonshire Badger group.
Contact Paul or Dave for further details of time and location
of meeting.
PHOTOGRAPHY
24th
(Sat) A
walk in Brixworth Village.
Bus S.C. X7. 1.20pm.*, or meet outside the bakery on Northampton Road,
Brixworth at 1.40pm.
SATURDAY WALKS
27th
(Tue) Nefertiti, The Most Beautiful Woman
Ever?
Popular lecturer Ruth Thomas returns to Ancient Egypt for tonight’s
talk where she
will look at the evidence, both pictorial and written for the claims
of Nefertiti’s great beauty.
ARCHAEOLOGY
& HISTORY
28th
(Wed) Monopod Competition (ecclesiastical),
in honour of Mrs Humfrey. Five pictures, print, slide or digital.
Concludes with the presentation
of the annual trophies.
8.00pm start
PHOTOGRAPHY
29th
(Thu) The
Wildlife Garden.
Lecture by Vic and Mary Seaton. Vic and Mary will take us through a
photographic tour of the amazing and usually unnoticed wildlife that
can be found in a garden. Illustrated with their own outstanding
photographs. 2.30pm
start
ZOOLOGY
31st
(Sat) Today
we visit Courtenhall
by kind invitation of Sir Hereward Wake Bt M.C. See notice in rooms
for further details and how to reserve your place. A coach is
available, but a seat needs to be booked.
SATURDAY
WALKS