Programme
BOURNEMOUTH AND BEYOND DISCOVERY GROUP
Autumn Programme 2023
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DATE |
TALK TITLE |
SPEAKER |
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3rd Oct |
Richard III and his mother |
Charles Rees |
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10th Oct |
Life in Myanmar Land of golden pagodas |
Valerie Young |
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17th Oct |
Internet and telephone security |
Ian Schulz |
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24TH Oct |
The Iconic QE2 Story |
Steve Herra |
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31st Oct |
Exploring the South Island of New Zealand |
Rosemary Legrand |
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7th Nov |
Who shot JFK (60th anniversary this year) |
Richard Hutley |
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14th Nov |
‘The man in Black’ The Johnny Cash Story |
Chris Walker |
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21st Nov |
Annual Lunch |
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29th Nov |
AGM |
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Spring programme 2023
January
31st David Beardsley “Russell Cotes – The Story of the Victorian Villa”.
February
7th David Warhurst “Cockle Trail Plaques of Old Poole”.
14th Steve Roberts “Hengisbury Head”.
21st Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue “Fire Safety in the Home”.
28th Kay Townsend “Fairgrounds at War 1939-45”.
March
7th Nick Hiscocks “History of Christchurch, Westbourne”.
14th Jackie Winter “Exploring West Dorset”.
21st Nick Saunders “The SOE in WW2 and the training of secret agents in
Beaulieu”.
28th Suzanne Kempe “The New Forest, shaped by ancient tradition of
commoning”.
Autumn Programme 2022
October
4th Joanna Gardiner Dogs Saving Lives ‘Super Sniffers’
11th Mike Webber From Atlanta to Niagara
18th Ian Schulz The Namib and the Kalahari
25th Brian Margetson Planes and boats and Trains ‘Two hundred years of channel
Crossings’
November
1st Lunch
8th Brian and Jacqueline Sutton Duke of Monmouth
15th Gez Mellers Forensics ‘facts and fiction’
22nd Rosemary Legrand Exploring the South Island of New Zealand Talk Cancelled
29th Ron Taylor Islands of the Western Med
December
6th AGM
Previous Programmes
Spring Programme 2022
January
25th David Warhurst Cockle Trail Plaques around Old Poole
February
1st Kay Townsend My life on the Fairground
8th Colin van Geffen Airfields of the New Forest
February
15th Eileen Rawlings Brownsea Open Air Theatre
22nd Jean Sutton Like Father, like Daughter: Russians in Tuckton Part 2
March
1st Philip Browne Sticks and Stones : The trial of John Brake (1850)
8th David Beardsley Russell Cotes: The Story of the Victorian Villa
15th Stuart Morris Royal Navy in Dorset Part 2
22nd Jane Ferentzi-Shepherd The Digby Family
29th Keith Mitchell Update on Local Hospitals
Autumn programme 2021
October
19th Rosemary Lagrand Exploring the North Island of New Zealand
26th Chris Walker An Introduction to the Great American Songbook
November
5th Group Lunch Details to Follow
9th Richard Hutley Policing Past and Present
16th Neil Meldrum The Enigmatic Ancient Maya
23rd Jacqueline and Brian Sutton ‘It started with a kiss…….the life and times of Dylan Thomas’
November
30th AGM
Meetings held at Richmond Hill St Andrews Church Hall, St Stephen’s Road, Bournemouth BH2 6JJ 7.30 to 9.15PM
Fees: Reduced from £20 to £10 for this term, or £4 per meeting. Refreshments 30p.
SPRING PROGRAMME 2021
Due to current Restrictions the Spring Programme 2021 and Annual Lunch has been postponed.
Richmond Hill Church Hall, St Stephens Road,Bournemouth BH2 6JJ 7.30 – 9.15pm
January 26th David Warhurst Cockle Trail Plaques around Old Poole
February 2nd Kay Townsend My Life on the Fairground
9th Colin van Geffen Airfields of the New Forest
16th Paul Sturgess Coast to Countryside
23rd Jean Sutton Like Father, Like Daughter, Russians in Tuckton (Part 2)
March 2nd Philip Browne Five Houses in Fordington (Dorchester) Through Time
9th David Beardsley Russell Cotes – The Story of the Victorian Villa
16th Stuart Morris Royal Navy in Dorset – Part 2
23rd Jane Ferentzi-Shepherd The Digby Family
Dependent on Coronavirus Restrictions
Enquiries to:
John Jones, BBDG Co-Chairman,
01202 521754
SPRING TERM 2020
January
21st Paul Miles Origins of Bournemouth
28th Stephen Robson Hon Charles Rolls
February
4th Mike Andrews Mudeford
11th Jackie Winter Boots Libraries
18th David Jenkin Vernon Maitland – Excelsior Holidays 1958-1997
25th Social Evening
March
3rd Stuart Bacon Landmark Trust in Dorset
10th Jean Sutton Russians in Tuckton
Due to health advice, the remaining talks were postponed until 2021.
17th David Beardsley Russell Cotes – The Story of the Victorian Villa
24th Stuart Morris Royal Navy in Dorset – Part 2
31st Jane Ferentzi-Shepherd The Digby Family
Autumn programme 2019
October
1st Duncan Gee The Isles of Scilly ‘ A subtropical haven’, Felicity Woodhead.
8th Julia Freeman Twenty Five Years at Wimbledon
15th Bryan Pinchen More Strange Bizarre and True tales from the natural world
22nd Penny and Damien Buckley The Way to Santiago
29th Dave McCormack Cold War Berlin 1945-61
November
8th Annual Lunch
12th James Feaver The Magic of Mushrooms
19th Mike Gallagher A Magic Lantern Show – Life in Victorian London
26th Mike Webber Amazing Andalusia
December
3rd AGM
Meetings held at Richmond Hill St Andrews Church Hall, St Stephen’s Road, Bournemouth BH2 6JJ 7.30 to 9.15PM
Fees: £20 per term, or £4 per meeting. Refreshments 30p.
Winter 2019 Programme
January
22nd Paul Sturgess Dorset of Old
29th Eileen Barker Women of Science, Politics & Art
February
5th Andrew Burn History of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
2th Mike Brooke Alfred Russel Wallace – The Poole Years
19th Colin van Geffen Calshot
26th Social Evening
March
5th Brian Jackson Bournemouth’s Paddle Steamers
12th Bonnie Sartin Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy
19th Peter Stanier Dorset Watermills
26th Stuart Morris Royal Navy – Part 2
April
2nd Hattie Miles Life as a Photojournalist
Meetings held at Richmond Hill St Andrews Church Hall, St Stephen’s Road, Bournemouth BH2 6JJ 7.30 to 9.15
Fees: £20 per term, or £4 per meeting. Refreshments 30p.
Talks: September – November 2018
September
18th Phoebe Merrick Romsey Prisoner of War Camp
25th Rob Curtis Inner Sanctums, Private Business – A Social History of Sanitation
October
2nd Valerie Young The Social History of Bletchley Park
9th Tony Bennett Letter from America ‘ How Washington Works
16th John Combes Cyprus Naturally
23rd Charles Miller Changing Energy Sources – Options for Today and Tomorrow
November
2nd Annual Lunch
6th Mike Read The Falklands – Islands of Kings, Tyrants & Giants
13th John Heighes Jobs for the Girls
20th Ian Schultz An Alternative Christmas –Exploring Wildlife in Nicaragua
27th AGM
Talks: January – March 2018
January
16th Steve Roberts Gordon Selfridge
23rd Mike Brooke Charles Darwin’s ‘rival’, Alfred Russel Wallace – The Poole Years
30th Kathy McNally The Golden Age of Piracy 1680-1720
February
6th David Warhurst Studland & Poole’s part in D-Day
13th Stuart Morris Royal Navy in Dorset
20th Chris Harris Transport of Delight – moreBus & its forerunners
27th Jeremy Waters The Flying Boats of Poole Harbour 1939 – 1948
March
6th Nick Saunders A Walk through New Milton
13th Howard Nicholls Poole Pottery
20th Social Evening