Programme of Events for 2020 January to June
2020
January
Stanford in the Vale project:
An archaeological study of a village
Speaker: David Ashby
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Council Chamber
Date: Monday 13th January at 7.30 pm
The Bare Necessities:
A brief history of underwear
Speaker: Barbara Burbridge
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Tuesday 14th January at 10.30 am
Romsey and the
French Counter-Revolutionaries
Speaker: Janet Cairney
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Date: Thurs. 23rd January at 7.30 pm
February
How 16th century Hampshire tackled smoking: Hampshire timber-framed buildings
Speaker: Bill Fergie
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Council Chamber
Date: Monday 10th February at 7.30 pm
The World of Moses Pepper,
19th century Romsey Postmaster
Speaker: Roger Harris
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Date: Tues. 11th February at 10.30 am
The Southampton and Salisbury Canal
Speaker: Jon Sims
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Date: Thurs. 20th February at 7.30 pm
Lockerley: A slideshow
Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Date: Friday 21st February at 2.15 pm
March
Who are we and where do we come from? From myth to DNA evidence
Speaker: Francis Taylor
Romsey Town Hall Council Chamber
Date: Monday March 9th at 7.30 pm
Flax mills in Romsey and elsewhere
Speaker: Jeff Hawksley
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Date: Tues. 10th March at 10.30 am
Why does Romsey have an Abbey?
Looking at the available later Saxon evidence in the local & a much wider context
Speaker: Frank Green
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Date: Thurs. 26th March at 7.30 pm
Amateur Dramatics before RAODS:
A slide show
Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Date: Friday 27th March at 2.15 pm
April
Change to Original Programme
Defence of the Realm: Gun Culture in Tudor Southampton
Speaker: Dr Cheryl Butler
Romsey Town Hall Council Chamber
Date: Monday 20th April at 7.30 pm
The Medieval Cloth trade in Hampshire
Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
Venue: Town Hall Court Room
Date: Thurs. 30th April at 7.30 pm
May
Change to Original Programme
Pictures of Romsey streets, part 5
Speaker: Charles Burnett
Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber
Monday 11th May at 7.30 pm
A Walk around the Village of Mottisfont
Guide: Howard Green
Meet at the National Trust car park,
Mottisfont.
Thursday 28th May at 7.30 pm
June
A Visit to Timsbury Church
Guide: Roger Harris
Meet at St Andrew’s Church, Timsbury
Monday 8th June at 7.30 pm
A Tour of Nursling Church and its environs
Guide: Stephen Cooper
Meet at Nursling Church - Limited parking in lane; please car-share if possible
Thursday 25th June at 7.30 pm
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