Hythe Civic Society

 

Schedule of  Events 2009/2010. (updated 8th March, 2010).

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The 2009 - 2010 Winter/Spring talks programme has been published.  Click here for details.

Summer Outing: Doug Amans has arranged an evening outing on Wednesday 30th June. We will be visiting Amanda Cottrell's garden Laurenden in Challock, Some of you will remember she spoke to us at an Autumn Lunch about her year as High Sheriff of Kent. Afterwards we will have a finger buffet at the Wheel Inn, Westwell.

Details: Leave Red Lion Square at 5.30 pm. The cost to include coach, gratuity, garden and supper will be £20 per head. Please make cheques payable to D.H.Amans. Contact details in membership card, or contact Doug at an Evening Talk.
 

The Town Walks programme has now concluded, except for pre-booked groups, by arrangement. Tel: 01303 266118.
 

 

24th October 2009 10th Annual Lunch at Hythe Bowling Club with an address by our Patron Admiral The Lord Boyce GCB OBE DL
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Admiral The Lord Boyce.

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2009/2010 Talks programme:

 

Talks will be in the School Hall, Hythe Bay C of E Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe, CT21 6HS.  on Tuesday evenings.

Talks start at 7.30 pm promptly.

 

Talks that have already taken place:

2009
October   13      The Maunsell Sea Forts in the Thames Estuary                                       Frank Turner
October   27      The Red Dean of Canterbury, Hewlett Johnson’s Russian Connection   Emeritus Prof. Dr John Butler
November  10   Bedclothes and Bloomers                                                                        Dennis Pearson
November  24   Around the World in 45 Minutes                                                             Bob Brisley


There was an Christmas Open evening on 8th December 2009 at our former venue, the UNITED REFORMED CHURCH. 
 For photos from this event, click here.
2010    
January  12 History & Conservation of Westenhanger Castle & Medieval Barns Terry Whitling
January  26 The Huguenots in Kent Norman Hopkins
February 9 The History & Work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Ian Small
February 23 The Story of Photography Dr John Woodward
March  9  ‘The Life of a Japanese Woman’

Leslie Gould

 

Future Talks.

  
March  23   ‘They Dare to be Doctors’

 Toni Mount
April  13

 ‘The History of Watercolours’

Gerry Harris
April  27 ‘Murder, Sex & Mayhem in English Churches'
 Members will recall John has addressed us a few times in recent years. In this new lecture he explains the stories behind the images of murder, sex and mayhem in murals, stained glass, misericords and memorials he has observed in his ecclesiastical and architectural career and their relevance to particular periods of our history.

John Vigar MA, FSAScot, FRSA 

11th May ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – HYTHE TOWN HALL – 7.00 PM

HYTHE FESTIVAL WEEK – 2nd to 11th July 2010

 

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Hythe Civic Society Social Evening - 8th December 2009

About 100 members attended the Christmas Social Evening on Tuesday 8th December at the United Reform Church. It was a very social event.  Committee members June Orell and Mary Hunter and other helpers served warm mince pies and coffee.  Vice Chairman and Editor of the Newsletter Christopher Melchers welcomed members, gave the Chairman's apologies, thanked the ladies for organising the refreshments and thanked John Keeffe for arranging the display of photographs that Michael Jack had donated to the Society's archives. (click here to read about this collection in NL151 - Social History).  These proved to be of great interest to members during the evening.  Michael Jack was present at the event.  Alan Joyce updated members on an analysis he had made of the transport implications of the Sainsbury's proposal.  Doug Amans described the arrangements for the members lunch in October 2010.

Below, some pictures from the evening.


Chri Melchers welcomes members to the evening.
June offers additional mince pies.

Alan discusses the traffic implications of the Sainsbury's proposal.
Doug updates members on the arrangements for the 2010 October members lunch.



Michael Jacks with John Keeffe the Society's archivist.

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