7TH AUGUST – ROBERT COCKAYNE
EUROPEAN ROAD TRIP 2025 – PART FOUR
THE FINAL STAGE OF ROBERT COCKAYNE’S EUROPEAN ROAD TRIP TAKES US FROM THE
BALTIC COAST OF POLAND ACROSS GERMANY AND BACK TOWARDS THE ENGLISH
CHANNEL. ALONG THE WAY, DISCOVER THE FAIRYTALE SPLENDOUR OF SCHWERIN
PALACE, THE ELEGANT GARDENS OF LUDWIGSLUST, THE CHARMING TIMBER-FRAMED
STREETS OF CELLE AND THE HISTORIC CITY OF HANOVER, HOME TO THE DYNASTY THAT
GAVE BRITAIN ITS GEORGIAN KINGS. THE JOURNEY CONCLUDES WITH TIME IN THE
PICTURESQUE MOSELLE VALLEY BEFORE A FINAL STOP IN THE BEAUTIFUL FRENCH CITY OF
LILLE.
 

14TH AUGUST – ROBERT COCKAYNE
A WALK IN THE PARK
LACE UP YOUR WALKING BOOTS AND JOIN ROBERT COCKAYNE ON A LEISURELY JOURNEY
THROUGH SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES. FROM SCENIC TRAILS IN
THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TO PICTURESQUE WALKS ACROSS
EUROPE AND CLOSER TO HOME, THIS TALK CELEBRATES THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF
EXPLORING ON FOOT. PACKED WITH STUNNING SCENERY, MEMORABLE MOMENTS AND
TRAVEL INSPIRATION, IT'S AN ENJOYABLE ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE FOR WALKERS AND
TRAVELLERS ALIKE.
 

21ST AUGUST – ROBERT COCKAYNE
FIRST TIME IN JERSEY
JOIN ROBERT COCKAYNE AS HE SHARES THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS FIRST VISIT TO THE
BEAUTIFUL CHANNEL ISLAND OF JERSEY. EXPLORING THE ISLAND MAINLY ON FOOT, THIS
TALK FOLLOWS ITS SPECTACULAR COASTAL PATHS WHILE UNCOVERING JERSEY’S
FASCINATING HISTORY, DRAMATIC SCENERY AND UNIQUE CHARACTER. FROM RUGGED
CLIFFS AND SANDY BAYS TO HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND HIDDEN CORNERS, DISCOVER
WHY THIS CHARMING ISLAND LEAVES SUCH A LASTING IMPRESSION.
 

28TH AUGUST – ROBERT COCKAYNE
MECHANICS MEMORIES
TO ROUND OFF THE SUMMER SEASON, ROBERT COCKAYNE PRESENTS ANOTHER
NOSTALGIC COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILM FOOTAGE CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS,
EXCURSIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ENJOYED BY NOTTINGHAM MECHANICS INSTITUTE
MEMBERS OVER THE YEARS. FILLED WITH FAMILIAR FACES, TREASURED MEMORIES AND
MOMENTS OF LAUGHTER, THIS HEART-WARMING PRESENTATION IS A WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE FRIENDSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE MADE THE
MECHANICS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE FOR GENERATIONS OF MEMBERS.