Talks and Seminars
Events
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Cafe Scientifique
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomCafé Scientifique Brampton is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place simultaneously live at Brampton Community Centre and via Zoom on the last Thursday of the month, except December. The next Café Sci takes place on Thursday 23rd…
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Café Scientifique
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomCafé Scientifique Brampton is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place simultaneously live at Brampton Community Centre and via Zoom on the last Thursday of the month, except December. The next Café Sci takes place on Thursday 30th…
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Stoicism with Darren Harper
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomStoicism is often misunderstood as languishing through life without complaint. In this taster talk, we will see how thinkers such as Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius confronted one of the key questions of the ancient world: ‘How should we live?’ and supplied us with pragmatic ways in which to flourish.
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Brampton & District 50+ Forum
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomThe next meeting, the AGM, will be held on Tuesday 23 May 2023 in Brampton Community Centre. Nikki Scott, of Carlisle and Eden Citizens Advice Bureau will talk about 'Energy' and also answer members' questions. A lunch of soup and sandwiches, fruit salad, with tea or coffee for £4 will be available in the Gelt…
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One Mans Walk – Illustrated talk by David Bamford
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomFriday 16th June - 7.00pm at Brampton Community Centre. Tickets £6 which includes a drink & nibbles. This illustrated talk hosted by David Bamford will cover his extensive pilgrimage walk over the Camino de Santiago in Spain. The Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) is an extensive network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching…
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Meditation: A Path to Fully Flourishing
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat do you want from life? Is it to be successful? Is it to be happy? In ancient Greece, Aristotle talked of human flourishing as the greatest good; the ultimate thing which we strive for. This is not like momentary happiness, that results from buying the next in-thing, but a long term happiness. The kind…
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Exploring Existence: Meditations on Finding Meaning [workshop]
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomEmbark on a philosophical journey of self-discovery with our meditation workshop. Led by Darren Harper, this exploration delves into Existentialist philosophy, inviting participants to contemplate the profound questions of existence and the search for meaning in an often perplexing world. No matter your background or level of philosophical exploration, join us for contemplation, dialogue, and…
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50+ Forum Meeting – Tuesday 9th September
50+ Forum Meeting – Tuesday 9th September, 12:00pm Brampton Community Centre The Brampton and District 50+ Forum is back, and we’d love you to join us for our next meeting. This month’s guest speaker is Nik McKean, Branch Manager at Newcastle Building Society in Carlisle, who will be talking about online scams, fraud, and how…
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Cafe Scientifique – Peering Beneath the Mud
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomThe talk will discuss all forms of remote sensing used for archaeological discovery including metal detection, Lidar, air and satellite photography, geophysics, ground penetrating radar and multi spectral analysis. It will look at the merits and pitfalls of each technique and their appropriateness of use in different circumstances. Richard will even cover dowsing.
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Cafe Scientifique – Mapping the Past on the Present
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomGIS is a very important tool for archaeologists. Beyond the public image of archaeologists excavating, much of our work is done at the desk, analysing data to understand past landscapes. This talk will look at some of the ways in which GIS is applied by archaeologists to understand past human behaviour and its influence on the landscape at different scales, from individual sites to regional and national character.
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Cafe Scientifique – Images from a Warming Plant
Brampton Community Centre Brampton Community Centre, Brampton, Cumbria, United KingdomAsh has spent 17 years documenting the causes, impacts and solutions to climate change on all 7 continents and has self-published this art photographic book depicting the best 500 images from his climate change project. The book illustrates the causes of climate change, its impacts and finishes with solutions, mainly around renewable energy.
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