Future events

This is how the programme now looks:

 Regular meetings at Manston Court, Lordshill, on the second Monday of every month between 10.30 a.m. and 12 noon.   Those dates are as follows:

Nov.14.           Roman Roads of Hampshire

Dec. 12.           The origin of Santa Claus and 'Christmas Round the World', followed by a bring and share
lunch.

Jan.   9             The parts played by Southampton,  Portsmouth, Gosport and Hayling Island in the Mulberry            
Hanbour of WW2

Feb.  13           SSAFA - Forces Help (Soldiers Sailors, Airmen, and Families Association)

Mar.  12          Still to be finalised.

Apr.   16         The Ordnance Survey  (The second Monday, the 9th. of this month is Easter Monday)

May   14         Annual General Meeting.

Proposed 'Outside Events'

November 1st:       10.30 a.m. for 11 a.m.   To place flowers on the graves of German war dead    Holloybrook Cemetery, Southampton.

November 11th.         Remembrance Day.   10.30 a.m. for 11 a.m. at the British and Commonwealth War Graves Section, Hollybrook Cemetery.


2012
February 21st.            10.30 a.m. for 11 a.m. at Hollybrook to remember the 649 men of the South African  army who lost their lives when the ssMendi sank of the Isle of Wight in 1917.

April 20th    10.00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coach trip round west side of the New Forest.

June 22nd   10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Coach trip to East Southampton area, possibly finishing at  Manor Farm.

September 14th     10.00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coach trip to Portsmouth Historic Dock Yards.

At various times over the next twelve months we will be talking  at sundry sheltered housing establishments in the Lords Hill area, and giving support to SSAFA and Sue Ryder at talks throughout Southampton.  These will be noted in the blog as we go along.

JG