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SOCIETY AUTUMN WINTER 2011 NEWS LETTER ISSUE 20

REDLYNCH AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
WINTER NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 21

CONTACTS
Kate Crouch 01725   511922--- Carolyn Birch 01725   511583

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

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