REDLYNCH AND DISTRICT LOCAL
HISTORY SOCIETY
WINTER
NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 21
CONTACTS
Kate Crouch 01725
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PROGRAMME FOR
2012
7th February
William Small, A Salisbury
workman
A talk bt Ruth Newman & Jane
Howells.
6th March
Boscombe Down, the first 30
years
by Ron Fulton.
3rd April
Building from
the Ground by Bob Hill.
1st May
Saving Britain's Art
Treasures in WW2
by Nick McCamley.
12th June
All the World's a Stage
a guided tour around
Salisbury discovering more of the
history of the ciy's
entertainment.
4th September
Wiltshire section of 'Victoria
County by Dr Alex
Craven
History'.
2nd October
AGM, followed by a
talk entitled 'Lyndhurst--a Brief
History' by Georgina Babey and
Peter Roberts
MEETINGS
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday
of each month in Morgan’s Vale and
Woodfalls Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. New
members and visitors are always
welcome.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions are now £7 for
yearly membership and £2.50p for guests
per meeting. The cost has risen
due to increases in the Society's
expenditures.
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NEWS
PROJECTS - CHURCHYARD
RECORDING
This project will start again in
March. If you are interested in
helping to record St Mary's churchyard
please let Kate
Crouch or Margaret Melsom (01725
511898)know. We have about
84 graves to record (unless we find
some more), so please sign up.
I have put a list up for people
to sign, together with their
phone numbers, so that I can contact
them when we have some dates.
Thank you, Margaret
Melsom.
HISTORY TRAIL
A new publication by a group of the
committee is available, it
is amap and pictures with information
for a history walk around the village.
It is an asset to both locals and
visitors.
REDLYNCH VILLAGE HALL 100th
ANNIVERSARY
On May 18th, 19th and 20th we will be
putting on an exhibition in the hall's
foyer. The History Society
is also helping the Flower Club with
its display in St Mary's Church.
TITANIC
COMMEMORATION
Sunday 15th April 2012 there will be a
commoration of the sinking of the
Titanic at Fritham Free Church.
There will be an exhibition in
the afternoon followed by a service of
commeroration at 6.30 p.m. led by
Stephen Ings.
WILTSHIRE COMMUNITY
HISTORY
For information and pictures about
Wiltshire communities please visit the
web
site www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community
NEW COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Your History Society needs some
new committee members. If there is
anyone who would like join us, please
let Kate or Carolyn know.
NEWSLETTER
If you have anything you would like to
be put into the newsletter please tell
Margaret Melsom
YOU AND YOUR
SOCIETY
- Have you got some ideas for
speakers?
- Can you help? We always need
volunteers for different projects
- Do you know something that is going
to happen which should be recorded for
future posterity?
click here to register your interest in participating in the community
