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The Yorkshire Speakers Directory

Complete Listing as at: 00:44 Saturday 14 June 2025 :: Ordered by Speaker Surname

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Speaker	Virtual Talks*	Topics	Speaker Location	Areas Covered	Fee
ADEY, Mr Paul	Yes	Motorsport, History history, engineering, motor industry and sport	Mexborough	All Yorkshire covered	£40.00 online, £50.00 in person
ALLAN, Mr Robin	No	Legal, Wills Protecting Your Assets	Brafferton	North Yorkshire only	FOC
ARMSTRONG, Ms Lynn	Yes	Complementary Therapy, Education communication, health, therapies	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	£200.00
ARNOTT, Mr Stephen	Yes	Art, Business, Crime, Culture, Education Entertainment, film,, history, inspiration, music, poetry, public speaking	Hull	All Yorkshire covered	£600.00
ASHBY, Mrs Jane	No	Family History, Travel Chinese Mission	York	All Yorkshire covered	£75.00 plus exs. Prefer daytime talks, anytime local to York.
ASQUITH, Mr David	No	Publishing, Sport publishing, sports referee	York	All Yorkshire covered	£30.00-35.00
ASTON, Mrs Joanne	No	Animals, History, Classics, Travel walking, greek drama, pre-raphaelite art, antarctic exploration	Thirsk	North Yorkshire only	£50.00 + Travel
ASTROP, Mr Michael	Yes	History, Travel history, inns, travel	Todmorden	All Yorkshire covered	£80.00 or £60.00 for Zoom
BANKS, Mr David	No	History national trust, history	Harrogate	North Yorkshire only	Donation to Nat. Trust
BARBER, Ms Sandra	No	Photography photography, quiz	Filey	All Yorkshire covered	£30.00 plus expenses
BARLOW, Mr Chris	No	BeeKeeping Honey, Bees	Wakefield	West Yorkshire only	£50.00
BARNETT, Mrs Kathleen	No	Wildlife Animal Rescue	Hull	East Yorkshire only	£50.00 - reviewed annually
BARROWCLIFFE, Mrs Rachel	No	Gardening gardening, hoticulture	Worksop	South Yorkshire only	£80.00 + exs prefer 30miles radius north Notts
BEECH, Mrs Margaret	No	Bookart, Crafts, Paper Magic Book Art	York	North Yorkshire only	£50.00 plus travel
BELL, Mr David	No	Humour, History Plague Doctor, Humour	Eyam	All Yorkshire covered	£75.00 + travel premium
BERRY, Mr Chris	No	Writing writing, singer songwriter	Aberford	All Yorkshire covered	On Request
BEVINGTON, Mr Michael	Yes	History, Public Services air ambulance, Studley world heritage	Harrogate	North Yorkshire only	None
BLAKEY MBE, Mr Paul	No	Crime, Culture, Public Speaking Street Angels	Halifax	All Yorkshire covered	Travel + Donation
BLEZZARD, Dr Judy	No	Music The carol: a Christmas crib	Bingley	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
BOWDEN, Mr Stephen	No	Astronomy astronomy, astrophotography, photography	Filey	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + travel expenses
BRETTELL, Mr Jim	No	Public Services Probation Service	Leeds	West Yorkshire only	Free
BREWER, Mr Tony	No	Photography PhotoShop, Quiz, Cameras	Mansfield	South Yorkshire only	£40.00
BROOK, Mr Keith	Yes	Education, Charities, International education, charity, nepal	Dronfield	South Yorkshire only	£30.00
BROOKE, Mr Malcolm	Yes	History, Military, Travel, WW2 History WW2, Military Meanderings	York	All Yorkshire covered	£45.00 Plus travel exs +25p/m
BROOKS, Mrs Carol	No	Charities, International The Karen of Burma	Mansfield	South Yorkshire only	£50.00 + Expenses (or donation)
BROWN, Dr Danielle	No	Sport, Health Strategies to cope with pressure	Lothersdale	All Yorkshire covered	£300.00
BUN, Mrs Penny	No	Music General musical entertainment	Chesterfield	South Yorkshire only	£50.00
BUTLER, Ms Helen	No	Museum, Humour, WW2 dolls houses, amusement	Brough	East Yorkshire only	£50.00 + Expenses
BUTTERWICK, Mr John	No	Wine 10 Ways to Improve your Enjoyment of Wine	Wetherby	All Yorkshire covered	M-Th: £35.00 F-Su:£50.00 + 30p per mile
CHANA, Mr Mohinder, Singh	No	Religion, Culture Sikh Religion and Culture	Bradford	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
CLARK, Ms Anne	Yes	Health, Nutrition nutrition, healthy eating	Halifax	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00
CLARKE, Mr John IRVING	No	Writing Poetry, Short Stories	Wakefield	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + petrol 10 miles+
CONNELLY, Mrs Paula	No	Local History yorkshire wolds, north york moors	Bridlington	East & North Yorkshire Only	£40.00
COOK, Mr Mel	No	Travel, Wildlife ANTARCTICA, ALASKA & More	Huddersfield	All Yorkshire covered	Expenses : Dependent upon travel distance involved. No fee
COOK, Ms Rosemary	Yes	Crime, Local History crime, local history	York	North Yorkshire only	£40.00
COOKE, Mr Stephen	No	Humour humour, television	Chesterfield	All Yorkshire covered	£100.00 + Exs
CRESSEY, Mr Roy	No	Yorkshire, Transport, Travel, Military, Africa Shipshape	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
CROFT, Ms Christina	No	History Queen Victoria, Romanovs, WW1	Leeds	West Yorkshire only	£40.00
CROSSLEY, Mr Bret	No	Wheelchair Adventures life changing trauma	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	£60.00 + Mileage
DE GIER, Mr Alex	Yes	Family History, History mutiny, history, railway, politics	Knaresborough	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 or £40.00 online
DEACON, Clare	No	Charities, Inspiration, Yorkshire Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service	Elland	All Yorkshire covered	F.O.C.
DEAN, Mrs Janet	No	Family History, Fiction, Local History Fiction, Family History	York	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00
DIMBLEBY, Mr Rod	No	Yorkshire, Local History dialect, storytelling	Brighouse	All Yorkshire covered	£40.00-£50.00
DOBSON, Mr Granville	No	Legal, Public Services, Railways On the Bench	Bradford	West Yorkshire only	Nil
EDWARDS, Mrs Elizabeth	No	Travel, History, Collecting, Family History Teddy Bears, Garden Festivals	Northallerton	North Yorkshire only	£60.00 exs inc for 1st 25 miles
ELLIS, Mr Richard	No	Health Our year from hell	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00
ENGLAND, Mr Roger	No	History	Sheffield	South Yorkshire only	Charity Donation
FIRTH, Ms Sue	No	Health, Alternative Medicine Forever Living Products	Horbury, Wakefield	All Yorkshire covered	£10
FLINDERS, Mr Stephen	No	History, Archaeology, Social History, Family History Industrial History	Derbyshire	South Yorkshire only	£35.00
FORMAN, Mr Tim	No	Humour, Advice 20 amusing years in sales & marketing	Skipton	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
FORSTER, Mr Paul W	No	Natural History Ornithology, lepidoptra, Ordonata	Guisborough	North Yorkshire only	£30.00
GARDNER, Mr Louis	No	Military Navy, WW1 Gallipoli, Deterrents	Salford	All Yorkshire covered	£80.00-£150.00
GLOVER, Mr David	Yes		Halifax	All Yorkshire covered	£40.00 - £100.00 inc travel
HANSON, Mr Neil	No	Personal Experiences life experience, humour, story teller, history, nostalgia	Ilkley	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
HELME, Mr Christopher D	Yes	History, Music, Nostalga The Rise and Fall of Sunny Vale Pleasure Gardens Hipperholme, ..Other Folks Rubbish	Lightcliffe, Halifax	All Yorkshire covered	Fee Negotiable
HICKS, Mr Alan	No	Music art, natural history, music	Upper Denby	South Yorkshire only	Charity Donation
HOVELL, Mrs Gillian M	No	Archaeology Classics, Roman, Greek, Latin	Harrogate	All Yorkshire covered	£150 + exp (SoA rates)
HUGHES, Dr Kathryn	No	History WW1, Food Rationing	Shipley	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
HULL, Mr Brian	Yes	History, Buildings, Culture, Railways, Internet, Industry, Military, Family History Parlington, Country House, Aberford Railway, War Games, Lord Armstrong, Cragside, Garforth Mines	Tadcaster	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + expenses if travelling
HUNTON, Mr Alan	Yes	Woodland Trust, Natural History, History, Science, Countryside natural history, trees	Escrick	All Yorkshire covered	£40.00 Donation to Woodland trust
HUTCHINSON, Mr Ron	No	Royalty aristocracy	Lydiate	All Yorkshire covered	£75.00 + 45p per mile exs
JACKLIN, Mr Jeff	No	Public Services, Sport, Social History, Humour Football Referee	Huddersfield	All Yorkshire covered	£40.00
JACKSON, Mr Eric	No	History, Social History Almshouses, WW1, Canals, Suffragettes, Model villages	Pontefract	All Yorkshire covered	£35.00 plus 25p per mile for distances in excess of a 15 mile radius of Pontefract.
JOHNSON, Mr Malcolm	No	Nostalgia, Travel, History, Entertainment Popular Music, English Language, Trekking	Leeds	West Yorkshire only	£40.00
JORDAN, Mr Derry	No	Humour, Personal Experiences, Entertainment humour, entertaiment	Halifax	West Yorkshire only	By Arrangement
KERSHAW, Dr David A	No	Medicine, Charities medicine, charities, medical history	Thurgoland	All Yorkshire covered	£70.00
KIND, Ms Rosemary J	No	Publishing, Writing, Pets, Animals Dog Breeding	Tholthorpe	North Yorkshire only	£40.00
KING, Mr Nigel S	No	Crime crime	York	All Yorkshire covered	£60.00
KOWALSKI, Mr Michael	Yes	Religion, History, Scientific Enigma shroud-of-turin	Halifax	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00
LENNOX, Mr Kevin	Yes	Travel mysterious, majestic, stunning, natural scenery	Doncaster	All Yorkshire covered	£50 + exs
LEOTTA, Ms Maria	Yes	History history, plantagenets	York	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + Expenses
LESTER, Mr Mike	No	Internet, Photography	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered
LEWIS, Mr Peter	No	History	Burley in Wharfedale	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + exs
LINES, Mr Stuart	Yes	Transport railways, canals	Pudsey	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00
LITTLE, Mr John	No	Legal, Public Services prison chaplain	Richmond	All Yorkshire covered	Charity Donation
LOFTHOUSE, Ms Irene	No	Writing, Social History, Local History writing, social history, local history	Bradford	West Yorkshire only	By Arrangement
LOVELL, Mr Stephen	Yes	Natural History, Travel, Gardening Horticulture & Gardening, British Wildlife	Lincoln	All Yorkshire covered	From £100.00 + travel exs
LUNN MBE, Mr Martin	Yes	Astronomy, Science science, astronomy, history	Earby	All Yorkshire covered	£40.00 plus travel
LYTE, Mr John	No	History, Local History history, local history	Briestfield	All Yorkshire covered	£60.00 + Travel Exs.
MALLETT, Mr Tony	No	Inspiration	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	£100.00
MALLIN, Ms Jenny	Yes	Family History family history, travel diaries, lifestyle, cookery	Newbury	All Yorkshire covered	£65.00
MALOY, Ms Samantha V	No	Hypnotherapy Past life regression	Wakefield	West Yorkshire only	£30.00
MASON, Mrs Angela H	No	Travel World Stories	Driffield	All Yorkshire covered	To be discussed
MASON, Mr David	Yes	Woodland Trust, History, Natural History history, nature, landscape	Ripon	North, West & East Yorkshire Only	£50.00 Donation to Woodland trust
MCNEIL, Mrs Kate	No	Personal Experience cancer relief	Doncaster	All Yorkshire covered	£65.00
MEAKIN, Mr Roy	No	Public Services, Publishing, Safety, Social History, Nostalgia RNLI	Huddersfield	West Yorkshire only	£70.00
MEDFORTH, Mr Paul	Yes	Local History, Crafts, Stained Glass medieval glass, york minster	Harrogate	North Yorkshire only	£50.00
MIDGLEY, Mr Stephen	Yes	Wildlife worldwide wildlife photography	Halifax	West Yorkshire only	£50.00
MOIR, Ms Rowena	No	national trust, history	Harrogate	North Yorkshire only	A donation to NT
MOLINEAUX, Mr Alan	No	Business, Training, Education, Public Speaking, Humour Speaker, Trainer, Author, Columnist	Keighley	All Yorkshire covered	Expenses only to charities NHS etc.
MORGAN, Mr Ian	No	History Pestilence, Intrigue and Murder	Mansfield Woodhouse	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
MORGAN, Mr Tony	Yes	Local History tudor history, gunpowder plot	Tadcaster	All Yorkshire covered	£30-£100
MORGAN, Mr Julian	Yes	Games, Puzzles, Yorkshire, Poetry, Writing, History writing, yorkshire, poetry, sonnets	Malton	All Yorkshire covered	£45.00
MORRISON, Mrs Andrea	No	Inspiration, Business Confidence	York	All Yorkshire covered	£100.00
MOVERLEY, Mrs Marion	No	History, Family History, Local History Research out of the Coverdale Cupboard	Easingwold	All Yorkshire covered	£35.00-45.00
MOYLAN, Mr Dave	No	Entertainment THE GOLDEN DAYS OF VARIETY	Derbyshire	All Yorkshire covered	£75.00
MUNCASTER, Mr Francis	No	Charities, Public Services, Philanthropic Appeals Making a Difference	Bedale	All Yorkshire covered	At discretion
MURPHY, Mr George	No	Architecture, Art, Astrology Secret History	Hebden Bridge	All Yorkshire covered	By Arrangement
NEWNHAM, Ms Lesley	Yes	History boston spaw	Wetherby	West Yorkshire only	£40.00
NIEPOKOJCZYCKA, Ms Janet	No	History Packhorses, Stone circles	Pontefract,	All Yorkshire covered	£45 + travelling expenses
OAKSHOTT MBE, Ms Jane	No	Entertainment, Humour, Poetry Famous characters in literature	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
OLVER, Ms Kelly	Yes	Fishermen	Scarborough	All Yorkshire covered	Free
OWEN, Mrs Leanne	No	Health, Inspiration Bouncing Back	South Elmsall	West Yorkshire only	£50.00
PAWSON, Mr Geoffrey	No	Travel, Natural History Trekking, Worldwide	Skipton	West Yorkshire only	£25 to Himalayan Trust
PEARSON, Ms Chris	No	Gardening, Local History, Yorkshire, Buildings, Wildlife Laurence Sterne	York	North Yorkshire only	£50.00
PENTELOW, Mr Bryan	No	Writing, Public Speaking Coping with technology	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	£25.00 + Mileage £0.14/m
PERKINS, Mr Tony	No	History medieval history	Clowne	South Yorkshire only	£50.00 plus expenses
PERKINS, Mr Elaine	No	History medieval history	Clowne	South Yorkshire only	£50.00 plus expenses
PERU, Mrs Rachel	No	Inspiration model, actor, activist	Addingham	West Yorkshire only	£100.00
PHIPPS, Mrs Barbara	No	History nature, conservation	Wakefield	West Yorkshire only	£70.00
PICKERING, Mr Ron	No	Wildlife, Social History history, zoology, wildlife, railways	Malton	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + Expenses
PICKERING, Ms Anna-Louise	No	Wildlife wildlife, conservation, writer, photographer	Matlock	All Yorkshire covered	FOC
PINDER, Mr David N	No	Military Roman invasions of Britain, Robin Hood	Mirfield	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
POULTON-SMITH, Mr Anthony	No	History Origins of Local Place Names	Tamworth	All Yorkshire covered	£25.00 + £20.00 Max Travelling Exs
PUGH, Mr Alun	No	History, Transport, Travel Journey along Leeds - Liverpool Canal	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + expenses
PUSEY, Miss Laura D	No	Culture, Therapies, Advice bereavement, counselling	Huddersfield	West Yorkshire only	£150.00
READ, Mr Graham	No	Sport, Motorsport, Formula One Motor Racing, Reporting, F1	Wetherby	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
RENWICK, Mrs Jean	Yes	Family History history, society, Doncaster, Bradford	Knowle	All Yorkshire covered	Free
RICHARDSON, Mrs Kath	No	Social History WW1	Bilton, Hull	All Yorkshire covered	£20.00-£50.00
RIDLER, Mrs Janet	No	History, Local, History local history, history	Sheffield	South Yorkshire only	£50.00
RIGBY, Mr Bill	No	Environment Fracking	Knaresborough	North Yorkshire only	donation
ROBERTS, Ms Susan	No		Harrogate	All Yorkshire covered	£45.00
ROBSON, Ms Pauline	No	History 3 Generations of Theatricals	Garforth	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
ROWLEY, Mr Martin	No	Crime, History, Motorsport, Health Writing, Fiction, Health	Dronfield	All Yorkshire covered	£65.00-£85.00 (Depending on distance)
RUSHWORTH, Mrs Sharon	No	Health health	Gomersal	All Yorkshire covered	FOC
SANDERSON, Miss Michelle	No	Public Speaking PTSD Abuse Depression	Wigan	All Yorkshire covered	£300.00
SCHWEINEM, Mr Ralf	No	WW2 History, History WW2, history	Sheffield	South Yorkshire only	£60.00 exs for travel beyond Soth Yorks
SCRIMGEOUR, Mr David	No	History Medical Photography, Asylum Life	Goole	All Yorkshire covered	£35.00 + Travel Exs
SMITH, Mr David	No	History Hull Histories	Hull	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
SNOW, Dr Stephen	No	Environment environment	Hope Valley	All Yorkshire covered	FOC
SPEDDING, Mr Peter J	No	WW2 History, Inspiration, Travel variety, ww2 history, travel	Leeds	West Yorkshire only	£50.00
STAIN, Mrs Janet	No	Fashion, Humor Humorous Historical talks	Sheffield	All Yorkshire covered	Depends on location
SWEETING, Dr Mike	No	History Antique Maps, Detective Fiction	Middleham	North Yorkshire only
TAPSTER, Mr Chris	No	History Boer War, Red Army, Royal Marines	Harrogate	North Yorkshire only	£50.00
TETLOW, Mrs Carol M	No	Medicine, Writing Memoirs of a GP, Author	Bedale	North Yorkshire only	Donations to charity
THOMAS, Mr Brian	No	Music, Military WW2, Jazz, Sibelius	York	All Yorkshire covered	£40.00 + Exs
THOMPSON, Mrs Jo	No	Crafts Creative Gift Wrapping	Sheffield	All Yorkshire covered	£75.00 plus travel
TOMKINSON, Mrs Sarah	No	Business Yorkshire Chocolatier	Bradford	All Yorkshire covered	£60.00
TOMLINSON, Mr Ian	No	Crafts, Art crafts, stained glass, art	York	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00
WALKER, Mr Malcolm	No	History history, local history	York	North Yorkshire only	£30.00-£40.00
WARD, Mr Steve	No	History history, circus, culture	Leeds	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00
WARNER, Miss Justine	No	Crafts Creative Textiles, Candle Making	Sheriff Hutton, York	North Yorkshire only	POA from £50.00 plus travel
WELDRAKE, Mr Dave	No	Archaeology, History Medieval Castles of West Yorkshire	Leeds	West Yorkshire only	£50.00
WHIERS, Mrs Ann	No	Poetry, Personal Experiences ww1, poetry, teaching, christmas	Harrogate	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00 + Travel Exs
WHITE, Mrs Meryl	Yes	Baking History of Cakes	Surrey	All Yorkshire covered	Negotiable
WHITELEY, Mr Paul	No	Nostalgia, Personal Experiences nostalgia, amusement, personal experiences	Sowerby Bridge	All Yorkshire covered	£35.00 + travel expenses
WILDGUST, Mr Patrick	No	Literature Laurence Sterne & Shandy Hall	York	All Yorkshire covered	£50.00