Friday 12th January 2007
AGM followed by a dialogue
So you think you know about Industrial Archaeology!
Expect a light-hearted but very informative time as our mainland visitors from the Hampshire Mill Group, John Silman and Tony Yoward, ‘argue and disagree’. Be prepared to be drawn in and test your own knowledge with some of the artefacts they use as props. An event to make any AGM well worth sitting through!! |
Friday 9th February 2007
Power supplies on the Isle of Wight
A talk on the history of the generation and
supply of electricity on the Island by Murray Jones who is the Npower
engineer in charge of the gas turbine power station at Kingston. Spark may not fly but this will
still be a very illuminating evening. There is a follow-up visit in July. |
Friday 9th March 2007
Industrial archaeology of the Royal
Estates
A talk by Sarah Burdett the author of the
recently published ‘Book of Whippingham’
There is a follow-up visit in May. |
Friday 13th April 2007
IW Railway - Past, Present and Future
An illustrated talk by Jim Loe who is a Director and the Commercial Manager of the
IW Railway. The talk is guaranteed to get you really chuffed and to leave at
the end wanting to find out even more about its unique history. So, all being well, there will be a
follow-up visit arranged for later in the year to Havenstreet. |
Friday 11th May 2007
Royal Estates
Sarah Burdett will lead a follow-up visit
to the Alverstone area to see some of the things mentioned
in her March talk to the Society. More
details nearer the time on this Website and in the Newsletter |
Friday 8th June 2007
An evening in Ventnor
Led by Fay Brown this visit
gives the chance to explore some of the history and features of the town. Wet or fine we meet at the Ventnor Heritage
Centre in Spring Hill. The evening is designed to accommodate both those who
now find Ventnor slopes rather daunting as well as the more energetic and
fit. Perhaps you may like to take the
opportunity for an informal meal or drink with others before or after the
visit. The cost is £1. There is a
carpark opposite the Heritage Centre. |
Friday 13th July 2007
Visit to Gas Turbine
Station at Kingston
A visit not to be
missed, so wet or fine meet by the gate to the Power Station at the end of Kingston Road
which is off Minerva Road
in East Cowes. As this is working industrial site suitable
footwear is essential and all safety requirements must be observed. There is
ample parking. |
Wednesday 8th August 2007
A Day out at Amberley Museum
An easy trip by catamaran and train from
Ryde as the Museum is situated alongside the station at Amberley. After the summer
train schedules become available, details of the visit will be published in
the Newsletter and on the Society’s Website.
The Amberley
Museum provides a
display of industrial history through its historic buildings, working
exhibits, demonstrations of craft skills and much much
more. See the Amberley Museum website for further information. If you have not been for a
few years you will be surprised just what there is now on site. Have you seen
the electrical pavilion or the radio and tv collection. There is plenty to do even if it is wet. |
Friday 14th September 2007
St Mary’s Low Energy
Hospital
A presentation
and tour by John A’Court, Estates
Manager-Engineering. A chance to hear
what has been learnt over the years from the project and to see behind the
scenes and discover parts of the hospital you may never have known existed. Please remember that this meeting is at St Mary’s
and the evening starts in the
Conference Room at the Hospital. |
Friday 12th October 2007
More Curiosities of the Isle of Wight
This is
a chance to see more of the 35mm slides from the collection that Mr Marshall
has accumulated over the years. Rob is
one of our IWIAS members who has a keen interest in
local history and the Island’s industrial
archaeology. Take this opportunity to see some of the more unusual things he
has found and photographed. |
Friday 9th November 2007
A history of the Red Funnel Ferries
This meeting will take the
form of a PowerPoint presentation by a senior executive of the Red Funnel
Company. More details will be circulated nearer the date. |
Friday 14th December 2007
The IA of the
Magic Lantern with Slide Show
Mr
and Mrs Maine
return to tell us a little more about their hobby and collection. They will
then present an evening of entertainment that we might have experienced the
best part of a hundred Christmas’s ago.
Continuing
the festive mood mince pies and coffee/tea will be served and a raffle held.
Donations of prizes will be gratefully accepted on the night. |
