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REPTON VILLAGE HISTORY GROUP

2010 MEETING PROGRAMME

ALL MEETINGS IN REPTON VILLAGE HALL

ASKEW GROVE, REPTON

COMMENCING at 7-3Opm

PROMPT UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

TUESDAY 19th January 2010

‘CANAL BOAT PEOPLE’ an illustrated talk by Dr Wendy Freer 

TUESDAY 16th February 2010

‘THE CONTENTS OF GRANDFATHER’S TOOL CHEST’ a talk by Brian Read with appropriate tools on display. 

TUESDAY 16th March 2010 

‘MADE IN DERBYSHIRE’ an illustrated talk by Shirley Horton

TUESDAY 20th April 2010

‘THE GIRLS OF THE BIG HOUSE’ A talk by Ian Hingley

TUESDAY 18th May 2010

‘VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES’ a talk by Gareth King plus A.G.M.

WEDNESDAY 9th June 2010  ASSEMBLE 2PM

GUIDED TOUR OF FRADLEY JUNCTION CANALS LED BY BRITISH WATERWAYS PERSONNEL. BOOKING REQUIRED MEMBERS ONLY

LIMITED NUMBERS

TUESDAY 15th JUNE 2010

This meeting will be a display of some of our extensive archives

WEDNESDAY 14th JULY 2010 ASSEMBLE 11.00 AM AT THE ABBEY

VISIT TO MOUNT ST BERNARDS ABBEY NEAR COALVILLE

TUESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2010

MEET AT 7.00PM AT THE ARCH FOR ‘AN EVENING AT ST WYSTAN’S CHURCH’.  LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

TUESDAY 21st September 2010

‘NAPOLEONIC PRISONERS OF WAR AT ASHBY’ An illustrated talk by Ken Hillier

TUESDAY 19th October 2010

‘THE HISTORY OF ELVASTON CASTLE’ An illustrated talk by Mike Tong, former Curator.

TUESDAY 16th November 2010

‘WORLD WAR TWO EVACUEES’. A talk by James Roffey, CEO of the Evacuees Re-union Association. This will include audio recordings from evacuees.

TUESDAY 7th December 2010

Xmas Social

PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO ANY UNFORESEEN CHANGES

MEMBERS AND VISITORS WELCOME - MEMBERS £1.50 Visitors £2.50

 

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