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Programme of Meetings Scheduled for 2026
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48 min Presentation
given December 2016
given December 2016
67 min Presentation
given December 2017
given December 2017
Click HERE for Geoff’s Zoom Presentation
on The History of the Toilet
on The History of the Toilet
Photos taken at the
June 2023 S&T meeting
by Nick Burden
June 2023 S&T meeting
by Nick Burden
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2026 |
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21 January |
The Moors at Arne Project - | |
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18 February |
Rodney Calvert |
Wildlife Management [via Video Link to the Hall] |
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18 March |
Dr John Snow - | |
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15 April |
“Life Story” - | |
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20 May |
“Life Story” follow- | |
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17 June |
Hydraulic Power | |
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15 July |
The Great Wildebeest Migration | |
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19 August |
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[No Hall Meeting] |
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16 September |
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[No Meeting] |
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21 October |
Secrets of the Human Brain [via Video Link to the Hall] | |
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18 November |
Nick Ward |
Developments in Marine Navigation |
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09 December |
Environmental Impacts on Water Quality |
Note: Dates in RED are not on the third Wednesday in the month
John Snow (1813-1858) made significant contributions to physiology while still a medical student, and went on to become the founder of modern medical anaesthesia. But perhaps his greatest achievement was to overthrow two millennia of medical orthodoxy and prove that water, not bad smells ('Miasma'), were the route of mass transmission of Cholera. 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.
John Snow - Pioneer in Three Fields of Medicine
A presentation to Purbeck U3A Science & Technology Group on 18th March 2026 by Dr Richard Cottrell