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As something of a departure from our TASHL trips, we offered a theatre opportunity to kick off the 2026 Outings. We thought to support both our local theatre, the Yvonne Arnaud and also the Ukrainian National Opera on their UK tour.   So, having secured fabulous seats, we set off on a wet Wednesday in February to enjoy a colourful and dramatic evening of Bizet’s Carmen, famously set in Seville.   This was an intimate performance delivered with gusto by a troupe travelling far

The only known photographs of mathematician and computing pioneer Ada Lovelace have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery just before they were expected to be sold to a private buyer. Ada Lovelace (c) Bonhams Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, and is chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first person to realise that the machine had applications beyond pure ca

We were party central for our final talk of 2025, celebrating 20 years of The Arts Society Horsley Lovelace and kicking off the Christmas festivities in the company of Mr Christmas, Charles Dickens.    Bertie Pearce Bertie Pearce was our speaker, and he is an expert on the life and times of this most famous of writers. We came to understand what drove some of the works and imaginings of Dickens, based on his early life experiences. Life in Victorian England could be harsh and