Guest speaker talks, which are preceded by a Monthly Meeting, take place at the Hub on the second Tuesday of each month from 2.00-4.00pm, during the term.
2025
Tuesday, 18th November 2025: Fi Rosen will give a talk entitled Dickens after Dark. We will share a virtual night-time walk with Charles Dickens in the City of London. This talk will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting.
2026
Tuesday, January 20th 2026: Mike Williams will give a talk entitled Phoebe Marks / Hertha Ayrton, known for her Sparks. The story of the Hertha Ayrton, born in Portsea, the first woman to be elected to the Institute of Engineering and Technology. For more information about this fine lady go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha_Ayrton
Tuesday, February 24th 2026: Kerenza Faram will give a talk entitled Spam Awareness. This talk will highlight four of the most common scams that people fall victim to, how to identify these scams and how to protect yourself against them. A free fraud protection pack will be sent to any members wishing to use it. In Kerenza's own words: I became a Scam Champion with Friends Against Scams, an anti-fraud initiative created by The National Trading Standards fraud team. I am therefore able to hold public presentations on scam awareness and it ensures that my knowledge is up to date. I am also an E-practitioner with them so that I am qualified to meet victims of fraud and help them process what has happened. I have a free fraud pack that members can have sent electronically which contains additional useful information.
Tuesday, March 17th 2026: Kelly Nash of Portsmouth City Council will give a talk entitled Redeveloping Hilsea Lido. A talk about the history, renovation and 2026 reopening of Hilsea Lido.
Tuesday, April 21st 2026: Hugh Cull from Portsmouth City College will give a talk entitled Digital Privacy focusing on using the Internet in a safe and private way.
Tuesday, May 19th 2026: Gareth Edwards of the Portsmouth History Centre will give a talk entitled Childhood in Portsmouth during World War II.
Tuesday, June 16th 2026: Dave Allen, Leader of the Southsea Skiffle Orchestra, will give a talk entitled Summer in the City. In the centenary year of Portsmouth becoming a city Dave will discuss life in Portsmouth in the summer of 1926.