Unless stated otherwise, events in this region are organised by the Society’s North West Regional Committee.
Regional Chair: Robin Ashcroft.
For all events please contact the organisers listed below.
Coming up:
Explore!
Paul Rose
- Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 7.30pm
- Regional Theatres Programme (Keswick)
BBC presenter Paul Rose talks about a lifetime of remarkable adventures from Antarctica to Everest via the planet’s last true remaining wilderness – her vast oceans.
Venue: Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ.
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £9.50 (quote membership number), telephone +44 (0)17 6877 4411.
The open flank of wilderness – the geography of Special Forces’operations
Paul Flint and Robin Ashcroft
- Thursday 1 March 2012 at 7.30pm (light refreshments from 7pm)
- Lecture (Windermere)
In 2010 two RGS-IBG Fellows followed the route of the Cockleshell Heroes raid on shipping in Bordeaux. They describe Operation Frankton and draw on their experiences as Royal Navy and Army Officers to explore the influence of geography and explorers upon the formation of Britain’s Special Forces during WWII.
Venue: Crampton Hall, Windermere School, Patterdale Road (A592), Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1NW.
Tickets: Free but please indicate attendance. Contact: Windermere School, telephone +44 (0)15 3944 6164, website - reception@windermereschool.co.uk.
Somalia – A photographer’s eye
Kate Holt
- Thursday 15 March 2012 at 7.30pm
- Photographic Lecture (Kendal)
As a ‘Failed State’ and host to an established Piracy Industry, Somalia represents both real dangers and great challenges for the international community. Kate Holt is a critically acclaimed photographer who knows and portrays this dangerous country well.
Venue: The Box, Kendal College Arts and Media Campus – car parking and access from Kendal Museum, Station Rd, Kendal, LA9 6BT.
Tickets: Free for RGS-IBG members (please bring membership card); non-members £5 (pay on the door).
‘From Dreamtime to machine time’
Rebecca Hossack
- Thursday 1 December 2011 at 6pm
- Lecture (Kendal)
The former Australian Cultural Attaché, talks about her passion forAustralian Aboriginal art and culture, from its ancient creationmyths and unique views of the land, to its engagement with contemporary Australian life.
Venue: Abbot Hall Gallery, Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AL. Drinks at 6pm, lecture starts at 6.30pm.
Booking: RGS-IBG members free and non-members £9, telephone +44 (0)15 3972 2464.
Images from a warming planet
Ashley Cooper
- Thursday 26 January 2012 at 7.30pm
- Photographic Lecture (Kendal)
Lakes-based photographer, Ashley Cooper has spent the last 10 years recording the impact of climate change across the globe from the remote Arctic to the South Pacific - and closer to home in Cumbria.
Venue: The Box, Kendal College Arts and Media Campus – car parking and access from Kendal Museum, Station Rd, Kendal, LA9 6BT.
Tickets: Free for RGS-IBG members (please bring membership card); non-members £5 (pay on the door).