» .n T HISTORY FEDERATION 1 NE DAY CONFERENCE 4, :- The Kent History Federation annual conl‘erence will take place at Elham this year. The format of the con l'ercnce will be various topics of discussion in the morning followed by visits to places cl‘ interest nearby in the after- noon. We urge you to join in this sociable event not far l‘rom us in the Elharn Valley. Please fill in the slip on the Visit Booking l‘orm [or further details. . W‘ , ” ‘DAY 119 MAY 2015 1s1T To THE DRAL PRECINCTS hi. 4, Following her talk in March, Heather will give us a specialist tour at the Cathedral, highlighting some of the most recent projects being undertaken. Her great ability to be able to explain what is being done will bring the whole subject to life. Meet inside the Cathedral Precincts using your Ca- thedral passes. Numbers are very strictly limited. please apply curly. Meet 6.30 pm Guided Tour Ticket office inside the cathedral precincts. Members only £12.50 me ‘V a 1 A A walk by Derek Boughton around this small village crammed with many interesting buildings, those around the Square are of many periods making a fine ensemble. We will be finishing with a retreat to the hostelry on the Market Square. 6.00 pm Market Square Elharn £5.00 members £6.00 non members dg The second 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 000O00000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00000000 Bridge & District History Society was formed in 1995 to promote interest in aspects 01’ local history in and around the villages of Barham, Bekes- bournc, Bishopsboume, Bridge, Kingston and Patrixboume. County-wide Aspects are served through the Socicty’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- modatcd 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. 0000000000000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Membership is annual commencing in September. Rates are £8.00 single, £14.00 double and £6.00 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, Il0I'Il1al1y by email, as required. 00000000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Chairman Meriel Conner Tel. 830487 Secretary Jenny Vye Tel. 830983 Treasurer John Cardy Tel. 721360 Committee Alan Barber Tel. 831956 Joy Bridger Tel. 830916 John Corfield Tel. 830976 David Gilmour Tel. 832450 Joan Hill Tel. 830215 Maurice Raraty Tel. 830508 Rosemary Whatley BRIDG 8! DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY 0’ " a 0 NOVEMBlilR.‘201, MA.i().R§P.E “CY POWELL-Coyygyiy-To ml Dr. Lacey Wallace of Cambridge University will talk on the investigations being made at Boume Park. She will highlight the discoveries made, the non-intrusive techniques used and what the community can do to protect and cherish this archaeological resource for generations to come. 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall Members £4.00 non members £5 refreshments included jco THURSDAY 18 siEPTE1lvrE7 R’ 0. v MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIP: tr. ‘ ‘ ’ A _ 117 la Dr. Alixe Bovey is a lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Kent. She has been concerned with pictorial narratives in medieval manu- scripts. Her most recent project traces the history of the giants Gogmagog from their ‘invention’ in the 12”‘ century to the present day. She is a lively, entertaining amd engaging speaker with many wonderful pictures to show !l 7 Andrew Joynes will give an illustrated talk on Major Percy Powell- Cotton, creator of the Powe1l—Cotton Museum at Quex Park who was a Victorian explorer and collector of zoological specimens and set up dio- ramas to display his specimens affording an insight into the mindset of his Victorian generation. 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall Members £4.00 non members £5.00 refreshments included rw it-WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER ‘ 2014 1 I 3 5 ARISTMAS EVENING. < i H ‘K fig ’..1 .7 Our ever popular Christmas Dinner returns to the Red Lion with a choice of starter, main course and dessert and by popular request a return of the photo quiz this year, please bring a pen or pencil. There will be a prize for the winner and we will also have a raffle 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall Red Lion Bridge 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm Members £4.00 non member; £5,()0 refreshments induded mg Members £16.00, non-members £20.00, including one glass of wine jca V r A ;TI+lURSDAY 16 OCTOBER::.‘201i ‘ CANTERBURY CURIos°rT7iESjA q.5rIiURsDAY 15 JANUARY 2 RICHARD CULMER In David Lewis normally has a walking tour of Canterbury Curiosities but found this too exhausting for most people and has instead converted it into an audio-visual presentation as an illustrated tour. Many of the objects most of you will have seen but passed by without remarking. Come and be intrigued. 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall Members £4.00 non members £5.00 refreshments included ab Jackie Eales’ talk is on Richard Culmer, awarded the title of the “Most Hated Man in England” for his work in smashing as much of the stained glass of Canterbury Cathedral as he could reach. A puritan zealot clergy- man so hated by his parishioners that he had to have soldiers guarding him to do his work. 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall Members £4.00 non members £5.00 refreshments included. jv '2 ‘ URSDAY 19 F-E’BRUA.RY 201 BLACK 1)EA'r1~| ,,k -1 ul A talk by Imogen Corrigan which is entitled the Black Death and its after- math and covers the consequences following the loss of one third to one half of the population. Imogen has previouly talked to us and is an inter- esting and engaging speaker. 7.30 pm Village Hall, Bridge Members £4.00 non-members £5.00 refreshments included jh l THURSDAY 19 MARCij1i01 _ CATHEDRAL STONE _L Heather Newton, Head of Stonemasonry and Stone Conservation at Canter- bury Cathedral, will update us on the challenging and exciting work cur- rently being carried out under her direction — especially in the light of the successful outcome for the Cathedral of the Heritage Lottery Fund award. Her talk will be followed with a visit next May. 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall Members £4.00 non members £5.00 refreshments included me V _ . . W y RLDAY16 APRIL 2015 . COUNTRY HOUSE 'jgDEvELo1>MENr Hubert Pragne1l’s talk will cover the period from the Elizabethan period through to the modern period of the development of our great country houses, some of which we have visited over the years. Hubert who studied history at the University of Kent has written many books on historical architecture. 7.30 pm Bridge Village Hall Members £4.00 non members £5.00 refreshments included. dg