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20th May 2026 -
Podiatry & Iron Deficiency -
Iron deficiency anaemia is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide. Anaemia is common in older people, accounting for 10% of over 65s, rising to up to 30% of over 85 year olds. It is linked to chronic inflammation conditions, certain medications and oxidative stress states which can exist outside of diet/nutritional intake.
Its presence in the over 65 age group is associated with frailty, increased risk of falls and significantly impacts on survival, quality of life and hospital admission and readmission rates.
While many people associate it with fatigue and pale skin, fewer realise that it
can significantly affect the legs -
15th July 2026 -
The Great Wildebeest Migration
This is a conservation success story. This amazing annual movement of thousands of wildebeest, zebras and antelopes as well as the predators that feed on them is one of the great wildlife spectacles in the world today. The way it has been allowed to continue and grow makes a fascinating story.
Elizabeth Cozens is a retired Science teacher who returned just before the pandemic from several years living and working in Asia.
18th March 2026 -
Dr John Snow -
John Snow (1813-
John Snow’s work, as one of the first physicians to study and calculate dosages for ether and chloroform, was famous for administering chloroform to Queen Victoria during the births of her children
But perhaps Snow’s greatest achievement was to overthrow two millennia of medical orthodoxy and prove that water, not bad smells ('Miasma'), was the route of mass transmission of Cholera. .
Snow's famous investigation was into the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak in London, where he identified contaminated water from a public pump as the source of the disease.
Needless to say, he was vilified by the establishment until his death, when leading figures started to try to steal the credit for this discovery
17th June 2026 -
Hydraulic Power
The story of the development of hydraulic fluid power is a fascinating one to people interested in industrial history, not just from the point of view of the technology itself but also the myriad of applications for which it has been used.
15th April 2026 -
Life Story – DNA -
A Feature Length Star-
American James Watson, who died in November last year aged 97, and Englishman Francis
Crick (1916-
Jeff Goldblum and Tim Piggot-
Crick and Watson, together with Maurice Wilkins, won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of the structure of DNA. Rosalind Franklin died in 1958, aged 37, and was not eligible as Nobel Prizes are not awarded posthumously.
Anyone who loves history or science will be enthralled. The realism of this period in the 1950s is depicted with tremendous detail. A fascinating look at a real and immensely important scientific discovery.
This was one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century with the film, Directed by Mick Jackson, winning the 1988 BAFTA TV Award for the Best Single Drama.
