 The Merseyside Skeptics Society was founded in February 2009 to develop and support the skeptical community in Merseyside . The Society held its first speaker 's meeting on 17 September 2009 at the Crown Hotel in Liverpool , England . Professor Chris French , editor of The Skeptic magazine gave a talk entitled " The Psychology of Anomalous Experiences " . Merseyside Skeptics Society Limited was registered in the United Kingdom as a private , limited by guarantee , no share capital company on 20 August 2010 . 
