| 2014
PROGRAMME |
| DATE |
NAME |
SPEAKER |
MORE
DETAILS |
| 10th
January |
Norman
and Burt, builders of renown |
Fred Avery |
By popular request Fred
Avery repeats his talk on our well-known local building
firm. |
| 14th
February |
Steaming
through Sussex |
Bill
Gage |
A talk
about the history of the railway in Sussex. |
| 14th
March |
The development of
the georgian country house |
Sue Berry |
A presentation on Sheffield
Park and some other local examples c1680-1840 |
| 11th
April |
The
Ouse: source to sea |
Dr
Geoffrey Mead |
A pictorial journey through
the Ouse valley noting aspects of its economic and social
landscapes, geology and natural history. |
9th
May |
Heads and tales |
Derrick
Hughes |
An anecdotal and humorous
account of 17 years as a local primary school Head
Teacher. |
| 7th-15th
June |
Town
festival week |
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| 11th
July |
The archaeology of
Fishbourne Roman Palace and Chichester |
John
Manley |
A talk by a professional archaeologist who excavated
at the Roman Palace.
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| 8th
August |
NO MEETING |
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| 16th
August |
An outing to Bignor
Roman Villa, near Pulborough |
|
We
will arrive at 2.00pm, there is a tea room and
gift shop on site. There will be a small charge
for admission. |
| 12th
September |
The
Great War: Burgess Hill in 1914 |
Alan
Seymour |
His
first annual talk about the Great War and how it affected
the local community 100 years ago. |
| 10th
October |
Annual
General Meeting |
Fred Avery |
after
the main business of the evening there will be a presentation
of "Burgess Hill Then and Now" a talk illustrated with
material from our archives. |
| 14th
November |
Queen
Victoria's state funeral |
Patrick
Gallagher |
A talk
about Queen Victoria's State Funeral. This presented
various practical problems being the first state funeral
for a reigning monarch for over 60 years. |
| 12th
December * |
Christmas
Social Evening * |
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