Romsey & District Society
CALENDAR 2009 - 2010
SEPTEMBER 2009
Tues 22 Thur 24 Sat 26 Sat 26 Michael Nokes: ‘Romsey Agricultural and Horse Show Society’. Town Hall (TH) 8pm Lunch at Berties 12.30 for 1pm. £10. Please book. 023 8081 3400 Stream Clean. Crosfield Hall 9.15am Walk: Hamble, about 5.5 miles. Optional lunch at Jolly Sailor. Meet 10am Bursledon station car park GR490097 (£1.50 parking). Martin Gale 501043
OCTOBER 2009
Sat 3 Romsey Signal Box Open Afternoon. Talk and light refreshments 3.30 – 5.30pm Roy Godfrey (‘The Honey Man’): ‘Bee-keeping in Hampshire’ TH 8pm Poetry for Pleasure: ‘Hail and Farewell’ King John’s House (KJH) 8pm Guided tour of Cathedral Close, Salisbury. 11am – noon. Followed by visit to Edward Heath’s house. Details in August News Sheet. Walk: Amport and Quarley, about 5 miles. Meet 10am GR303443. Optional lunch at Amport Inn. Sylvia Roverato 518305
Tues 13 Fri 16 Sun 18
Sun 25
NOVEMBER 2009
Tues 10 Sat 21 Elizabeth Proudman: ‘The Waterways of Hampshire’ TH 2.30pm Walk: Redlynch and Pepperbox Hill, about 5.5 miles. Meet 9.45am at Kings Head, Redlynch GR202213. Jeff Watkin 023 8041 0666 Poetry for Pleasure: ‘I love you best of all’ KJH 8pm
Fri 27
DECEMBER 2009
Wed 2 Buildings Preservation Trust AGM. Dr John Crook, consultant archaeologist to Winchester Cathedral: ‘Bishops and base-crucks: medieval halls in Hampshire and their carpentry’. Plaza Theatre 7.15 (coffee) for 8pm. All welcome.
JANUARY 2010
Fri 8 Jonathan Gerrelli, Head Agister for the New Forest: ‘The Role of the Agisters’ TH 2.30pm Hugh Burnard CBE: ‘Catching Smugglers’ TH 8pm Poetry for Pleasure: ‘It’s all Folk’ (with Mavis Sawdy and Heather Bradford) KJH 8pm
Wed 20 Fri 22
FEBRUARY 2010
Wed 3 Sat 6 Midweek walk (optional pub lunch). Details in January News Sheet. Diane Hargreaves 512315 Wine tasting, Linden Road Hall (LRH) 7.30pm. Details in January News Sheet. Romsey & District Society AGM. LRH 7.30 (coffee) for 8pm
Tues 16 Fri 5 Wed 10 Sun 14
MARCH 2010
Poetry for Pleasure: ‘The forgotten ones’ KJH 8 pm Historic films of Southampton Docks. TH 2.30pm. Walk: Royal Victoria Country Park, about 5 miles. Park by Heritage Centre and meet 10.15am in front of Cedar Tea Room. Caroline & Paul Gardner 517743 Sir Leonard Appleyard (former Ambassador in Beijing): ‘China in Revolution’ TH 8pm Stream Clean. Crosfield Hall 9.15am
Wed 17 Sat 27
APRIL 2010
Wed 7 Midweek walk: Queen Bower and Brockenhurst, about 5 miles. Meet 10am Beachern Wood car park GR284026. Viv & Carolyn Nixson 501896 Annual Lecture. James Humphrys: ‘Hampshire in the future – flood, drought or what?’ TH 7pm (wine) for 7.30. By free ticket only Walk: Royal Parks of London. Phoebe Merrick. Details in January News Sheet. Poetry for Pleasure: ‘All the world’s a stage’ KJH 8pm
Fri 23
Sat 24 Fri 30 Thur 13 Wed 19 Thur 20
MAY 2010
Dr Robert Page: ‘SSSIs around Romsey’ TH 8pm Midweek walk: details in April News Sheet. Mike & Chris Wenman 514884 Annual Dinner. Berties, 7pm £19.75 (inc service and a glass of wine). Please book early: 023 8081 3400
JUNE 2010
Sat 12 Sat 19 Exploration of Abbotswood. Led by Natural Environment Committee. 4 – 6pm. Details in April News Sheet. Annual Walk. Isle of Wight. Details in January News Sheet. Michael & Heather George 502145
JULY 2010
Fri
9
Summer Party. King John’s Garden 6.30pm. Details in April News Sheet. Summer outing. Date and details tba
NOTES
• Where information is incomplete, details will be provided nearer the date. Please watch for announcements in the News Sheet, posters, R&DS pages at www.romseynet. org.uk or the Romsey Advertiser, or ask any committee member listed overleaf. • To receive updates by e-mail contact philipwarneruk@aol.com • Events may be subject to a last minute change of speaker or venue. • There will be no charge for members at talks, but non-members will be asked to pay £2.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
February 2009 - February 2010 Chairman: Robert Grime Tel: 515693 15 The Abbey, Romsey SO51 8EN
Tel: 513751 Vice Chairman: Phoebe Merrick 19 The Thicket, Romsey SO51 5SZ Secretary: Treasurer: Membership Secretary: Philip Warner Tel: 023 8081 3400 Birch Wood House, Cadnam, Southampton SO40 2NR Harry Tuffill Tel: 367547 Oak Lodge, Rudd Lane, Michelmersh SO51 0NU Dr John Wattie Tel: 322534 8 Old Farm Copse, West Wellow, Romsey SO51 6RJ
Executive Committee Members Chris Amery Cheryl Collier Robert Page Denise Amery Clive Collier Brian Palmer Kate Clark Geoff Morris Rod Simpson
Committee Chairmen and representatives Natural Environment Planning Public Services Social Special Projects BPT Representative Chamber of Comm. Rep News Sheet Robert Page Chris Amery Phoebe Merrick Denise Amery Geoff Morris Clive Collier Philip Liddell Gill Roberts Phil Warner 513984 523135 513751 523135 501822 500001 367939 368387 023 8081 3400
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