LINTON & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY

LECTURE PROGRAMME  2009-2010

September 30

Marina Lambert: Informal reminiscences of Life in the Forest of Dean

October 7

Rev J G Evans: The Chartist Land Company http://www.chartists.net

(The planned talk by Mike Boyes: A Victorian Rector and Nine Old Maids cancelled due to illness. He will give his talk on the 11 November)

October 14

Dr Kate Lack: The Worcester Pilgrim http://www.whitbourne.org.uk/KatherineLack/index.html

October 21

Carolyn Greet: Charles Jessop – A Victorian Nurseryman

October 28  Half Term - No Meeting

November 4

Tim Ryan: The River Severn Ferries and the Rescue of the Severn Princess

November 11

Mike Boyes: A Victorian Rector and Nine Old Maids

November 18

Peter Covey-Crump: My Great [x4] Grandfather’s Diary –A trip to Demarara in 1803

November 25

Ray Sturdy: IK Brunel – Victorian Genius http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/history/ikb

December 2Social Evening

2010
January 20  - Members’ Evening

February 3

Richard Cann: A look at Stained Glass in Gloucester Cathedral

February 17

Tom Fenton: Highnam Court and Church http://www.rudfordchurch.org.uk/drupal/index.php

March 3

Michael Watkins: The Titanic: A Family Story

March 17

Founders Lecture
Ruth Goodman: Return to the Green Valley  (tbc)

March 24 AGM

All meetings are on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in Linton Village Hall

Admission - Members: £2, Visitors: £3