This is a presentation with a difference! Auctioneer James Bischoff’s talk is on collecting and how to buy and sell unusual objects. Moreover he will be bringing samples for you to look at which will be handed around the audience and then will be discussed by both you and him.

Presenter Sharon Griffiths weaves a talk around the lives of three men. One is Edward Jenner, another John Hunter and the third is the ‘long man’ It’s all to do with the history of medicine!

Volunteer and Community Officer Sarah Higgins will provide an insightful introduction into the magnificent Edwardian gardens and the history of the Cory family. Ongoing restoration of the gardens and building will also be covered.

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Steve Davies of South Wales police will bring you up to date on how to avoid being ‘scammed’ on the internet and keeping you safe whilst using the internet

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Despite the invention in the early nineteenth century of a machine to clean chimneys, master sweeps still sent little boys up flues. The talk will explain the involvement of the Guardians of the Workhouses, and the long battle by lawmakers to stop this cruel practice. Dickens, Kingsley and Blake wrote about the exploitation of children, […]