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Winter Programme 2011 - 2012

MEETINGS FOR 2011/2012

4 Oct 2011 THE HATTERS OF BRISTOL AND SOUTH  GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1530 – 1900

Chris Heal, local historian

18 Oct 2011 FAB @ 50, the American Museum is 50 years old

Judi Grant, Education Guide at the museum

1 Nov 2011 RAILWAY STATIONS and HALTS OF THE LOCAL AREA

Mike Oakley, local historian

15 Nov 2011 BRISTOL FROM THE AIR, aerial photographs

 Mike Hooper MA

29 Nov 2011 A NIGHT AT THE CINEMA, old films featuring Bristol

John Penney, local historian

6 Dec 2011 AGM followed by UNUSUAL AND HISTORIC BOARD GAMES

John Thompson, Committee vice-chair

17 Jan 2012 EM LEWIS MEMORIAL LECTURE

GEOLOGY OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY

Mark Mitchelmore, Area Technical manager at  Cemex

31 Jan 2012 A PLAGUE OF BLUE LOCUSTS, history of police in Bath

Prof. Graham Davis, formerly of Bath Spa University

7 Feb 2012 LIFE IN THE BACKYARD, A look at archaeological digs

Bob Jones, Bristol City Archaeologist.

21 Feb 2012 DANCE BAND MUSIC OF THE 20’S,30’S AND 40’S

Terry Merrett-Smith, Lifelong fan of nostalgia!

6 Mar 2012 A VIEW FROM OUR PAST Roger Angerson and John Thompson

Committee Chair and vice-chair.

SUMMER BOOKING EVENING

20 Mar 2012 LOC AL PLACE NAMES AND DIALECT Richard Coates, Director of Bristol centre for linguistics and survey of English

SUMMER BOOKING EVENING.

 

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