The Speaker: Maria Glot

Maria has worked within the local tourist industry for many years. As a long-term resident of Saltaire and an enthusiastic local historian, Maria's collection of fascinating facts and anecdotes bring Saltaire's history alive and puts a new spin on Bradford as a tourist destination. Mouse over image to enlarge.

Talks and After Dinner Speeches

Maria's talks are engaging and witty. They are suitable for schools (tailored to appropriate key stages), community groups, clubs and societies, and as After Dinner Speeches.

The talks are:

1. Titus Salt - from the cradle to the grave (1803 -1876).
2. Saltaire, Part 2. After Titus - from 1876 to the present day.
3. Selling Bradford as a tourist destination.

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Feedback... with many thanks

Rastrick St. Johns

Just had to write straight away to thank you for such a brilliant night. History lessons were never such fun when I was at school! Everybody really enjoyed it. I will certainly recommend you to other people.

Carol Harvey, Rastrick St Johns, Wednesday Nighters

Ilkley & District THIRD AGE GROUP

Many, many thanks for a splendid presentation to our group last Saturday. It was absolutely fascinating and covered such a lot of ground in such an accessible and entertaining way. I know our members really enjoyed your visit and I have had lots of very favourable, positive comments about it. As I said on Saturday, I just wish somebody had made history "live" as much as you did for us.

Rosemary

The Nidderdale Society

Just a note to thank you for giving us such a splendid and entertaining talk last night. All the members I spoke to were enthusiastic about your talk and asked when I was getting you back to give Part 2 of the Salt saga. It must have taken you years of study and practice to perfect your very skilled performance in giving such a polished lecture. As soon as I have worked out my next year's programme of talks you can be sure I shall be inviting you back to give us another talk.

Bill Lofthouse, Programme Secretary

U3A

I am writing to thank you so much for a memorable talk last Friday night. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and have repeated parts of it to our friends. I have also sung your praises to people whom I know organise speakers for their organisations, so don't be surprised if you get lots of bookings!

Shirley Wolfenden, Treasurer

Oxenhope Methodist Women's Fellowship

Thank you very much for the wonderful evening you gave us. It was very informative and amusing, everybody enjoyed it very much. All said it was excellent. You both did very well.

Maria Greenwood, Secretary