Past Events
November 2019
Dr D’s Science Club- fireworks:physics and chemistry
Dr D's Science club for children aged 7-11 years. One adult may attend with their children if they wish. This month we have a return visit from Mark, who will help children to discover the sciences of fireworks.
Find out more »Friends Christmas Event – A Taste of the Tudors
A Taste of the Tudors given by the Darwin Singers. The Friends of Darwin House invite you to join them for Magical Musical Moments, Mulled Wine and Magnificent Midgeons. Magnificent Midgeons - the same, the different, the traditional?
Find out more »Christmas needle punching class
Learn the basics of needle punching and create a beautiful reindeer/ face of a deer which can be used as a cushion or wall hanging. All materials supplied together with tea and coffee. The class should take approximately 2 hours.
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »A mighty master of unmeaning rhyme: Erasmus Darwin and the Romantic Poets by Paul Whickman, Derby University
Lord Byron's dismissal of Erasmus Darwin as 'That mighty master of unmeaning rhyme' (English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809)), belies Darwin's status as one of the leading poets of his age. This lecture considers the significance of Darwin's relationship to the poets of the Romantic period. Not only was Darwin's poetry read by writers such as Coleridge and Byron, others such as Percy and Mary Shelley were strongly influenced by him. Dr Paul Whickman, Derby University.
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