A Civic Society for Romsey, Hampshire UK and surrounding villages

      2008/2009 Diary

NON MEMBERS MAY ATTEND MOST TALKS, WALKS etc before joining the Society but please note that many of the dates and times are provisional. Please telephone first to check details.

Most talks start at 8pm unless otherwise stated. It is usually necessary to come at least 15 minutes early to non-ticket events.

SEPTEMBER

Friday 05	Wine and savouries reception for members of the five R&DS Committees. 6-8pm	King John's House
Tuesday 16	Phoebe Merrick and Barbara Burbridge: 'History of the White Horse Hotel'.	Town Hall
Sunday 21	Visit to Harnham Water Meadows, Salisbury. 2-4pm. See August Newsheet p15 for details.
Thursday 25	White Horse Hotel lunch: 12.30pm. £10 incl. service 02380 813400	White Horse Hotel
Saturday 27	Walk: Itchen Abbas, about 6 miles, with optional lunch at Trout Inn. Meet at car park near Avington GR527321 Martin Gale 501043

OCTOBER

Friday 17	Poetry for Pleasure: 'Poems among Paintings'	King John's House
Thursday 23	White Horse Hotel lunch (repeat - only if September event is over-subscribed) Details as above.	White Horse Hotel
Sunday 26	Walk: Dibden Purlieu Enclosure, 4½ miles. Meet at church car park, Roman Road GR412061 10am. Joann Hill 511154
Monday 27	Richard Vie: 'Design & construction of a modern cruise ship'.	Town Hall

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 11	Elizabeth Proudman: 'Jane Austen and her Hampshire'. 2.30pm	Town Hall
Saturday 15	Walk: Fritham, Eyeworth and Longcross Ponds. Meet at car park beyond Royal Oak GR231141. 10am
Wednesday 26	Buildings and Preservation Trust AGM. Chris Wood, head of Building Conservation & Research, English Heritage: 'Energy Conservation in Old Buildings'. 7.15pm (coffee) for 8pm. All welcome.	Plaza Theatre

DECEMBER

Wednesday 03	Phoebe Merrick: 'Old films of Romsey' 2.30pm	Town Hall
Friday 25	Poetry for Pleasure: 'You must remember this'.	King John's House

JANUARY 2009

Friday 17	Friday Ian Stirling: 'The English Channel - one of the busiest shipping routes in the world.' 2.30pm	Town Hall
Wednesday 21	Charles Burnett: 'Leadwork through the Ages.'	Town Hall
Friday 23	Poetry for Pleasure: 'A sense of place'.	King John's House

FEBRUARY

Wednesday 04	Midweek walk (with optional pub lunch), 5 miles. Details tba. Dianne Hargreaves 512315.
Saturday 07	Wine tasting. Roger Marchbank: English wines. 7.30pm.	Linden Hall Road
Tuesday 17	Romsey and District Society Annual General Meeting 7.30pm	Linden Hall Road

MARCH

Friday 06	Poetry for Pleasure: 'The Celtic Fringe.'	King John's House
Sunday 15	Walk: Salisbury to Old Sarum, 5 miles. Meet at central car park (by public toilets) 10am. Caroline and Paul Gardner 517743
Wednesday 18	Tony Lowe, 'Tripping the Light Fantastic' - the latest electronic display technologies.	Town Hall

APRIL

Wednesday 01	Walk: Old Winchester Hill and disused railway. 5 miles. Meet Meonstoke Village Hall GR617201. Chris and Mike Wenman 514884
Sunday 18	Walk: Cheriton, 6 easy miles. Meet at Flower Pots GR581282 10am. Viv and Carolyn Nixson 501896
Monday 20	Evening visit to Melchett Court, with buffet supper. 7pm. Details in January Newsheet.
Friday 24	Poetry for Pleasure: 'Tales of the Unexpected.'	King John's House

MAY

Saturday 09	Walk: Fishlake Meadows Wildlife Walk, with David Thelwell and Robert Page.4-7pm. Details tba.
Thursday 14	Annual Dinner: 7pm £19.75 incl. service. Please book early 02380 813400	Berties Restaurant
Wednesday 20	Walk: Testwood Lakes and Lower Test Nature Reserves, 5 miles. Meet at Testwood Lakes car park GR347154 (Off Calmore Industrial Estate) 10am. Jeff Watkin 02380 410666

JUNE

Friday 05	Annual Lecture. Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman, National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence: 'Health and Healthcare in the 21st Century.' 7pm (wine) for 7.30pm. By free ticket only.	Town Hall
Sunday 20	Walk: Abingdon to Oxford along the banks of the Thames, about 8 miles. Depart Romsey bus station 8.15am. Sylvia Roverato 518305. Details in January Newsheet.

JULY

Friday 10	Summer Party 6.30pm	King John's Garden
	Summer Outing - Date and details tba.

 

In case you need to print a copy here is a PDF of the 2008/2009 calendar

Where information is incomplete, details will be provided nearer the date. Please watch announcements in the News Sheet, The Romsey Advertiser, posters, these Society web pages or ask any member of the committee listed on the committee page. Events may be subject to a last minute change of speaker or venue. There will be a charge £2 for non-members at all talks to defray expenses.