Author: Tim Purches
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April ’25 – Talk by Dr Rich Boden
We had a fascinating talk from Dr Rich Boden of Plymouth University in April. He took us back to the origins of multicellular life to look at what we know […]
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15 Years of Plymouth Humanists
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Plymouth Humanists. We’ve achieved a great deal over that time. We organised over 100 talks on very varied topics, ranging from the works […]
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March ’25 talk – Combating violence against women and girls in Plymouth.
Meghan Field, Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategic Lead at Plymouth City Council, came to speak to us about what is a worrying but important issue. She told us […]
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February Events
February was a busy time for us. To start off the month we saw the Danish film ‘The Girl with the Needle’, a beautifully filmed but disturbing story. Later in […]
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January ’25 talk – Urban Wildlife
We had an amazing turn out for our talk on urban wildlife in January. Over 40 people packed the B-Bar to hear Dr James Buckley talk about the challenges of […]
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December ’24 Events
As is traditional, we had our Christmas Buffet at the beginning of the month in the Fortescue, which was well attended, and also a few outings to see films at […]
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November ’24 Talk – Humanists at Risk
We had another well attended talk in November, when Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, came to speak to us. He started by giving an update on the Assisted […]
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October talk – The Incoherent Truth: Plymouth & South Devon Freeport
We had our most well attended talk since the pandemic in October. Around 30 people filled the B-Bar to hear Jim Funnell talk about Freeports, and in particular the Plymouth […]
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Charles Bradlaugh and the ‘Devonport Affair’
Charles Bradlaugh was a leading 19th century secularist. He founded the National Secular Society, worked tirelessly to oppose religious privilege and promote atheism, and with his friend, feminist and socialist, […]
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September talk – The People’s Primary
It was great to see so many people at our September talk on ‘The People’s Primary’. Anthea is a passionate and knowledgeable speaker, and the talk was both fascinating and […]