talks programme
September and october 2022
Wednesday 17 August
No meeting Summer Holiday Break
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Wednesday 24 August
No meeting Summer Holiday Break
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Wednesday 31 August
No meeting Summer Holiday Break
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Wednesday 7 September
Becky Trout
The roles and rescues of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust
Devon is very fortunate in having a long-standing air ambulance service. This talk will look at the major roles of the Devon Air Ambulance and some recent rescues. The talk will include examples of how the latest technology is being employed, for example to enable rescues to take place after dark.
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Wednesday 14 September
Hannah Ruby
Positive messages from music and songs - a musical entertainment
Local musician Hannah Ruby will sing a selection of songs accompanied by various instruments and tell us why these songs matter. Hannah’s choice of music will take us on a journey from the 1960s to the present day.
(Talk postponed from August)
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Wednesday 21 September
Belinda Dillon
Heritage & Place – shaping Exeter’s story through arts & cultural projects
Belinda has worked in Partnership & Development for the University of Exeter and Exeter Culture since 2017, focusing on sector support and relationship management. As part of this role, she helped to deliver the city’s first Place-based Cultural Strategy and was part of the team responsible for Exeter becoming a UNESCO City of Literature. Her talk will look at how arts and cultural projects will come together to tell Exeter’s story and how the wider community can be involved in these initiatives.
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Wednesday 28 September
Leigh Edwards
Energy and Climate, Past Present and Future
In this talk, Leigh will show how, in our never-ending quest for more energy and fuels to power our industries, vehicles, homes, lifestyles, and burgeoning economies, we humans have harnessed resources that took hundreds of millions of years to form. We have rapidly gathered them and burnt most of them over a period of around two hundred and sixty years; around one million times faster than the fossil fuels were laid down. Releasing all that carbon so very quickly has changed our environment and our climate. We have now recognised that we have to make changes, and very substantial ones at that. This talk looks at our how our energy and fuel needs have changed over time, and their effects on our climate. It also looks at our options for future energy, and what, if anything, we can do to stop the changes, or if we have done too little too late?
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Wednesday 5 October
John Davidson
The River Exe floods from 1286 to the present day
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Wednesday 12 October
Alan Rosevear
Travel in Devon before the Railways
Alan Rosevear will look at how people travelled around Devon before the arrival of the railways, focussing on stagecoaches, post chaises and carriers and the routes they used to and from Exeter.
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Wednesday 19 October
Jon Bell
Tales of the Land and Songs of the Sea - Exeter's Maritime History.
Jon will take us on a journey through Exeter’s maritime history with music and songs. He will use examples to show the rich history of the city’s connection to the sea. He will show why the Quay is one of only four Heritage Harbours in England and what the future may hold.
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Wednesday 26 October
Mike Richards A History of Exeter Hospitals
Exeter Forum member Mike Richards will look at the long history of hospitals and medical care in the city of Exeter from Mediaeval times to the present day. He will outline how some of the main establishments evolved and detail some of the local characters. He will also show the important part Exeter has played in introducing significant medical procedures.
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No meeting Summer Holiday Break
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Wednesday 24 August
No meeting Summer Holiday Break
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Wednesday 31 August
No meeting Summer Holiday Break
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Wednesday 7 September
Becky Trout
The roles and rescues of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust
Devon is very fortunate in having a long-standing air ambulance service. This talk will look at the major roles of the Devon Air Ambulance and some recent rescues. The talk will include examples of how the latest technology is being employed, for example to enable rescues to take place after dark.
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Wednesday 14 September
Hannah Ruby
Positive messages from music and songs - a musical entertainment
Local musician Hannah Ruby will sing a selection of songs accompanied by various instruments and tell us why these songs matter. Hannah’s choice of music will take us on a journey from the 1960s to the present day.
(Talk postponed from August)
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Wednesday 21 September
Belinda Dillon
Heritage & Place – shaping Exeter’s story through arts & cultural projects
Belinda has worked in Partnership & Development for the University of Exeter and Exeter Culture since 2017, focusing on sector support and relationship management. As part of this role, she helped to deliver the city’s first Place-based Cultural Strategy and was part of the team responsible for Exeter becoming a UNESCO City of Literature. Her talk will look at how arts and cultural projects will come together to tell Exeter’s story and how the wider community can be involved in these initiatives.
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Wednesday 28 September
Leigh Edwards
Energy and Climate, Past Present and Future
In this talk, Leigh will show how, in our never-ending quest for more energy and fuels to power our industries, vehicles, homes, lifestyles, and burgeoning economies, we humans have harnessed resources that took hundreds of millions of years to form. We have rapidly gathered them and burnt most of them over a period of around two hundred and sixty years; around one million times faster than the fossil fuels were laid down. Releasing all that carbon so very quickly has changed our environment and our climate. We have now recognised that we have to make changes, and very substantial ones at that. This talk looks at our how our energy and fuel needs have changed over time, and their effects on our climate. It also looks at our options for future energy, and what, if anything, we can do to stop the changes, or if we have done too little too late?
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Wednesday 5 October
John Davidson
The River Exe floods from 1286 to the present day
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Wednesday 12 October
Alan Rosevear
Travel in Devon before the Railways
Alan Rosevear will look at how people travelled around Devon before the arrival of the railways, focussing on stagecoaches, post chaises and carriers and the routes they used to and from Exeter.
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Wednesday 19 October
Jon Bell
Tales of the Land and Songs of the Sea - Exeter's Maritime History.
Jon will take us on a journey through Exeter’s maritime history with music and songs. He will use examples to show the rich history of the city’s connection to the sea. He will show why the Quay is one of only four Heritage Harbours in England and what the future may hold.
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Wednesday 26 October
Mike Richards A History of Exeter Hospitals
Exeter Forum member Mike Richards will look at the long history of hospitals and medical care in the city of Exeter from Mediaeval times to the present day. He will outline how some of the main establishments evolved and detail some of the local characters. He will also show the important part Exeter has played in introducing significant medical procedures.
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