F '+""'(’"‘'" (V "(W SATURDAY 8 MAY 2010 mi, ,, v_,____.--__.,.-._,_1’ l I I E l i KHF CONFERENCE AT TUNBRIDGE WELLS The Kent History Federation annual conference will take place at Tun- bridge Wells this year. . The format of the conference will be various topics of discussion in the morning followed by visits to places of interest nearby in the aftemoon. For information on this conference please com- plete the slip in the visit fonn. JUNE 2010 ACTUAL DATE TO BE ARRANGED VISIT TO SALTWOOD CASTLE I A rare opportunity to visit the home of the late Alan Clarke MP and his wife Jane who will give a guided tour followed by a home made cream tea. This castle is not open to the public and therefore if we are able to arrange a visit numbers will be limited and the cost is high so send those slips in. In the unlikely event that we are unable to arrange this visit an alternative visit will be arranged. 2.15 pm Saltwood Castle Members only, £18.00 including tea. inc 1 1 1‘ MEMBERS ONLY You will have noticed that apart from the meetings in the village hall all of the visits and events elsewhere are restricted to members only. This is mainly because we have a limit on the numbers that can be accommodated on a visit. This policy will be strictly adhered to and if you wish to bring a non member along then get in touch with the membership secretary David Gilmour and enrol them as a member. THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ‘ l The first meeting of the year will be preceded by a short Annual General Meeting, to review last years programme and to hear the Treasurer’s re- port, this will also be an opportunity for you to have a say in what you would like the Society to do for you. 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall O0O0000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bridge & District History Society was formed in 1995 to promote interest in aspects of local history in and around the villages of Barham, Bekes— bourne, Bishopsbourne, Bridge, Kingston and Patrixbourne. County-wide Aspects are served through the Society’s membership of the Kent History Federation. The evening meetings are informal and sociable. Transport and or escorts can usually be arranged with other members living nearby. On trips by members cars, those without transport can usually be accom- modated in the spare seats. Please contact the organiser of each event for arrangements. Please contact any Society officer or committee member if you need any help. OOO00O0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0 Membership is annual commencing in September. Rates are £7.00 single, £12.00 double and £5.00 for each additional person residing at the same address. Newsletters with a record of previous meetings and advance notice of the next events will be sent out during the year 000000O0000000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Chairman Maurice Raraty Tel. 830508 Secretary Jenny Vye Tel. 830983 Treasurer John Cardy Tel. 721360 Committee Meriel Conner Tel. 830487 Hilary Derouet Tel. 730080 Tim Derouet Tel. 730080 David Gilmour Tel. 832450 Joan Hill Tel. 830215 Alan Walton Tel. 832351 Published by David Gilmour 01072009 8 PROGRAMME 1 2009-2010 BRIDGE 8! DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY THURSDAY ii SEPTEMBER 2009 THE BEANEY BACKSTORY l A talk by one of our members Alan Barber on the history from “ Weavers to Website”, of the Beaney Institute and its munificent donor. It opened in September I899 in Canterbury replacing the earlier Canterbury Friendly Society established in September 1769. 7.30 pm Village Hall, Bridge Members £3.00, non-members £4.00, including refreshments jv THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2009 Members Evening 5 THE GATES OF CANTERBURY A talk by one of our members, David Gilmour, on the City Gates of Can- terbury, most of which are long gone-but drawings, paintings and actual physical remains are available to recreate them in all their splendour. Numbers limited—please apply early. 7.30 pm Plough & Harrow Bridge Members only, £5.00 including buffet. dg I THE RED DEAN OF CANTERBURY A talk by John Butler on the enigmatic figure of Dr. Hewlett Johnson, The Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, well known for his extreme left wing views, but also a familiar character in and around Canterbury 7.30 pm Village Hall, Bridge, Members £3.00 non-mcmbcrs £4.00, including refreshments. aw THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER 20090 THURSDAY 5mNovEMBERL”i00i9L l I l I CHRISTMAS EVENING l . Our annual Christmas celebration. This will be a hot and cold Christmas buffet supper at the Red Lion Bridge, with a prize photo Quiz Seating is limited so apply early—first come first served. 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm Red Lion Inn, Bridge Members only, £5.00 including the first glass of wine and the buffet jc ”’'T T 'T'l I WTHURTSIJAVL7 JANUARY 5010 l ? RICHBOROUGH CASTLE l A talk by Dr. Frank Andrews on the history of Richborough Castle. Many recent discoveries have changed our conceptions of this magnificent shore fort, the principal entry point for the Romans into Britain with its triumphal arch. . 7.30 pm Village Hall, Bridge Members £3.00, non-members £4.00, including refreshments. dg THURSDAYII EEBRARYi01L0L CATHEDRAL ARCHIVES l l , l l A talk by one of the cathedral archivists on the incredibly rich sources available for research into the history of this area. Although the archives are in the cathedral they also include many municipal documents. 7.30 pm Village Hall, Bridge Members £3.00, non-members £4.00, including refreshments. dg ’ LLLOLERIDAY 193 MARCH 2010 % A VISIT To THE CATHEDRAL ARCHIVES l l ._.. . _J Following on from our talk on the cathedral archives we will be given a guided tour and shown some of the rare and unique documents making up the archive collection. 2.30 pm meet at the Visitor Centre in the Cathedral Precincts. Members only, £10.00 dg I THURSDAY 15 AI’HRILL201L0i BRITAIN IN THE HOME FRONT WWII Michael Martin will give a talk on the trials and tribulations endured by our parents (and some of us) during the Second World War 7.30 pm Village Hall, Bridge. £3.00 members, £4.00 non-members, including refreshment. jv VT. I THURSDAY 6 MAY 2010 I I A VISIT TO TAPPINGTON HALL l 4 A visit in member’s own cars to see this charming Elizabethan farm house just outside Denton. Once owned by the Rev. R.H. Barham it has many associations with the Ingoldsby Legends. The opportunities to visit this house are rare. Numbers will be limited—p1ease apply early. 2.30 pm Tappington Hall Members only, £12.50 including tea. mr