Programme for 2010
| Previous Years' Programmes |
Meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month, in St John's Church Room at 7:30pm.
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| January 14th | Cancelled because of weather conditions - sorry! |
| February 11th | Local Countryside History Illustrated talk by Ashley Cooper, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| March 11th | William Pretty & Son - Suffolk Corset Manufacturers Illustrated talk by Roger Kennell, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| April 8th | The Black Death We are pleased to welcome Clive Paine once again; the talk will start at 7:30 pm.
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| May 13th | Serving you through all your days A history of many of the Stowmarket business familes that have served the town for generations, by Steve and Sue Williams, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| June 10th | Elmswell - a village history in words and pictures Talk by Norman Kenyon, illustrated from the village history website, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| July 8th | Annual outing: a visit to a private museum in Debach is being arranged - more details later |
| September 9th | History of British Coins – from Romans to Pre-Decimal, by David Threadgall starting at about 7:30pm, after our 7:00 AGM
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| October 14th | The River Gipping Trust Illustrated talk by Spencer Greystrong, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| November 11th | Fig Leaves, Farthingales, & Fichues – Fashion Through the Ages, by Frances Saltmarsh, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| December 9th | A Victorian Evening Once again we welcome Gill Nicholls to present Olde Tyme Music Hall songs & lead a Christmas sing-a-long. Light seasonal refreshments will be served afterwards. Note that this meeting will be at the Wesley Hall in School Road, starting at 7:30 pm.
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Programme for 2011
| Previous Years' Programmes |
Meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month, in St John's Church Room at 7:30pm.
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| January 13th | Origin & Development of Surnames We welcome back Derek Palgrave to give this illustrated talk, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| February 10th | The Euston Estate, near Thetford Illustrated talk by Edward Wortley, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| March 10th | One Man’s War – How I Researched my Father’s Army Career, by Anne Grimshaw, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| April 14th | Toll Houses of Suffolk Illustrated talk by Patrick Taylor, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| May 12th | History of Punch & Judy - together with an actual performance for us all to enjoy! Presented by Peter Battey, starting at 7:30 pm. Note that this meeting will be at the Wesley Hall in School Road, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| June 11th | History of Morris Dancing We welcome back Desmond Herring to give this illustrated talk, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| July 8th | Annual outing: Visit to Ashley Cooper’s Museum, Gestingthorpe, (near Sudbury) – a collection of Roman Villa, Medieval Guildhall, Farming Bygones & Local History |
| September 8th | A Picture History of Margaret Catchpole Illustrated talk by Pip Wright in the Wesley Hall, School Road, starting at about 7:30pm, after our 7:00 AGM
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| October 13th | A walk round Elmswell in 1911 Illustrated talk by Norman Kenyon in the Wesley Hall, School Road, starting at 7:30 pm.
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| November 10th | ‘Vanners’, Weavers & the Silk Weaving Industry of S.W. Suffolk by David Tooth, starting at 7:30 pm. N.B. This meeting will be held at Little Elms Pre-School, in Cooks Road
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| December 8th | Movie History Landmarks by Mark Mitchels – how the movies were invented & developed, from 1894 to ‘Casablanca’. Illustrated by movie extracts. Fancy Dress (optional) – come as your favourite film star/character! Seasonal light refreshments will be served. We are back in the Wesley Hall, School Road for this meeting. Admission by ticket (members £4, non-members £5.50) from Stella.
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Programme for 2012
| 2011 Programmes for 2001-2010 |
Meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month, in the Wesley Hall, School Road at 7:30pm.
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