Monthly Programme
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Meetings are on the 3rd Monday and start 7.30pm at KENNET VALLEY HALL, LOCKERIDGE, SN8 4EL unless otherwise stated.
Entry: Members £3.00 Non-Members £4.00
D = Meeting at Slade House, St James' Gardens, Devizes, SN10 1EL
2019
18th February THE UNDERGROUND WORLD OF CORSHAM with Nick McComley
18th March D AVEBURY MANOR GARDEN with Simon Brooks, Head Gardner at Avebury. Possibly
followed by a visit sometime between June and September. (MEETING - DEVIZES)
15th April GOING TO BLAZES- John Craig- Retired Chief Fire Officer of Wiltshire Fire Brigade will
talk about the lighter side of his experiences as a fireman.
20th May ALDBOURNE BELL FOUNDRY with Terry Gilligan. The foundry was a leader in the field
in the 18th and 19th centuries and is credited with being the foundry that discovered the
musical abliity of hand bells. Terry plans to bring along a few "artifacts" to show us.
17th June Speaker to be announced + Association AGM
Meetings are on the 3rd Monday and start 7.30pm at KENNET VALLEY HALL, LOCKERIDGE, SN8 4EL unless otherwise stated.
Entry: Members £3.00 Non-Members £4.00
D = Meeting at Slade House, St James' Gardens, Devizes, SN10 1EL
2019
18th February THE UNDERGROUND WORLD OF CORSHAM with Nick McComley
18th March D AVEBURY MANOR GARDEN with Simon Brooks, Head Gardner at Avebury. Possibly
followed by a visit sometime between June and September. (MEETING - DEVIZES)
15th April GOING TO BLAZES- John Craig- Retired Chief Fire Officer of Wiltshire Fire Brigade will
talk about the lighter side of his experiences as a fireman.
20th May ALDBOURNE BELL FOUNDRY with Terry Gilligan. The foundry was a leader in the field
in the 18th and 19th centuries and is credited with being the foundry that discovered the
musical abliity of hand bells. Terry plans to bring along a few "artifacts" to show us.
17th June Speaker to be announced + Association AGM
Outings Schedule 2019
See Spring 2019 newsletter (Download from Newsletter Tab) for full details, download an application form below
2019 OUTINGS
Monday 4th February Tour of Wadsworth’s Brewery followed by New Year Lunch
31st March to 4th April Holiday to Bury St Edmunds
Thursday 9th May Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, Broadway and Hailes Abbey
Thursday 13th June Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey
Thursday 4th July Barge trip from Kintbury
August (date to be confirmed) Newbury Battlefield walk with Dave Stubbs
Thursday 5th September Kingston Lacey and Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
October (exact date to be confirmed) Tour of the Bristol Old Vic and the Red Lodge Museum
2020 (date to be confirmed) Istrian Cruise
