Speaker profile
Mr Russell Parry
FRSPH
Available for booking
Appley Bridge, Lancashire, England
Will travel anywhere in the UK
Astronomy Author
Science Educator
Summary
Russell provides entertaining and captivating presentations on subjects such as the Appley Bridge Meteorite.
Full biography
Russell has had a keen interest in Astronomy and History since his childhood.
He is author or the Appley Bridge Meteorite book published in 2014 to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the event.
Russell moved from his home town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire to the village of Appley Bridge in the North West of England in the early 1990’s and discovered the fascinating story of the 1914 meteorite strike on the village.
Russell has subsequently presented his talk for many astronomical societies, groups, museums, events and festivals over the years including on transatlantic crossings & cruises on Queen Mary 2 and in New York at the American Museum of Natural History.
The story of the Appley Bridge meteorite has also been featured on several TV and radio programs and in September 2023 Russell’s 3 episode radio play was first broadcast on BBC radio.
Russell also presents talks on various other space related / historical topics including the Barwell Meteorite, Space Food, Growing Food in Space and Moon Trees.
Russell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and has won many national awards over the years for his training and entrepreneurship.
Stargazing sessions
Mr Russell Parry can host stargazing sessions including guided tours of the night skies and observing using telescopes or binoculars.
Affiliations
Lectures
Appley Bridge meteorite - The space rock that hit Lancashire
The story of the fall and discovery of the Appley Bridge meteorite in 1914, one of the largest meteorite strikes in the United Kingdom, as told through newspaper reports and archive documents of the time. The meteorite explosions, fireball, the confusion with enemy zeppelins and the confiscation of the meteorite by the police will all be revealed.
The Barwell meteorite - The Christmas meteorite
The story of the meteorite that dramatically hit the village of Barwell in Leicestershire on Christmas Eve 1965. The largest meteorite fall to hit the UK.
Space Food - The story of space food development to the present day
The development of space food from the from space race in the 1960's to today on the international Space Station. This presentation includes a rare opportunity to handle samples of genuine International Space Station space food....
Growing Food in Space
A 'potted history' of growing food in space.
The Moon Trees
The fascinating story of astronaut Stuart Roosa and the lost moon trees
