January 2006
Forthcoming meetings and other events
Tadley and District History Society (Meetings are at 8.00 pm in St Paul's Church Hall, The Green, Tadley, on the third Wednesday of each month).
18 January 2006 - "William Cobbett (1763-1835) Author of Rural Rites (1820) and supporter of the poor" by Chris Hellier, curator of Farnham Museum.
15 February 2006 - "Occupied Jersey (1940-1945)" by Mrs Patricia Foster.
15 March 2006 - "Middle East Dance, History and Practice" by Sue Ealding
19 April 2006 - "Eye Surgery, afloat in Bangladesh" by Dr Lynette Moss & Dr David Moss.
17 May 2006 - "It's a Monk's Life" by Brother John of the Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester.
21 June 2006 - "Filming Pride and Prejudice at Basildon Park" by John Simmons, National Trust House Manager.
19 July 2006 - "Tidgrove Warren Excavations" by Mark Leah of Kingsclere Heritage Association.
August 2006 - No meeting. Holiday Break.
20 September 2006 - "Felons and Fingerprints" by Michael Carrigan, ex Metropolitan Police.
18 October 2006 - "Researching the History of Local Villages" by Gordon Timmins, an independent historian.
15 November 2006 - "The History of England from Pub Signs" by Greg Gregory, Andover Historian.
20 December 2006 - AGM and Social Evening
Basingstoke Archaeological and Historical Society. (Meetings are at 7:30 pm in Church Cottage, Church Square, Basingstoke on the second Thursday of each month).
9 February 2006 - Ancient Glacier Mummies: The life and death of Oetzi and Kwadya Dan Ts'inchi.
9 March 2006 - Life and death abroad the Mary Rose
Milestones Museum
On Your Bike - a special collection showing the development of the bicycle from the hobby horse to the modern day.
The Faces of Thornycroft (from 1 January) - The life and times of the company's Basingstoke workforce in a new photographic exhibition.
Riveting Stories (from 1 January) - An exhibition capturing memories of Vosper Thornycroft shipbuilders from Woolston, Southampton.
The Afternoon Lecture (Tuesday 31 January, 2pm) - Dear Mr Willis, Bob Holmes talks about the life and works of Mr Willis and his horology collections at Milestones.
Willis Museum Open Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat 10am to 4pm.
The Medieval gold and sapphire finger ring, partly financed by TADS, is now on show at the museum.
Friends of the Willis Museum Meetings at 7.30pm in the museum.
19 January 2006 - The Restoration of Ship's Figureheads.
16 February 2006 - The Newbury Coat.
Hampshire Record Office (Sussex Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8TH Tel 01962 846154) Last Thursday Lectures 1.15 - 1.45 pm - Admission free, but donations welcome.
26 January 2006 - "Climbing the Tree" - starting your Family History at Hampshire Record Office by Margaret Cooke.
23 February 2006 - "Who does he think he is?" - The amazing story of the Tichborne Claimant by Gill Arnott.
30 March 2006 - "Following the Seagull" - the Southern Television Years - extracts from programmes by Wessex Film and Sound Archive by David Lee.
The Museum of English Rural Life has moved premises. For information Tel. 0118 378 8660 or visit www.merl.org.uk
Other Meetings
Monday 13 February 2006 6.30 pm - Conservation and Heritage meeting at Tadley Town Council Offices
Updating of TADS Walks
The Project Committee would like as many members and friends as possible to actually complete ěTADS walk number 5" prior to publication in a future projectnews. Please pass any comments etc to Carol or Ian. Copies of the walk will be available at the next meeting.
Last Month's TADS Meeting 21 December 2005
News from the AGM
At the AGM the future of TADS looked rather bleak with vacancies for the important posts of: Treasurer, Archivist, Programme Organiser, Newsletter Producer and Outings Organiser. There were no volunteers for any of these posts. However, since the AGM the posts of Treasurer and Newsletter Producer have been filled, and Alan will continue as Archivist until he leaves the country. Bob Brown had secretly been putting the 2006 programme together, but after 20 years he really does want someone else to take it on. The post of Outings Organiser remains vacant, and thanks go to Bob Bysouth for his enthusiastic work during the last two years.
If TADS is to continue as you know it, we need volunteers for the vacant posts. Now is the ideal time to volunteer and learn with the help and experience of those currently doing the jobs. The tasks are not particularly difficult and can provide a lot of enjoyment.
The Committee is now:
Chairman Bob Brown
Vice Chairman & Membership Secretary Derek Ward
Treasurer Jim Cole (supported by Lorna)
Archivist Alan Cooke
Projects Carol Stevens
Committee Secretary Ian Burn
Programme Organiser Vacant (covered by Bob)
Outings Organiser Vacant
Newsletter Production Richard Brown (supported by Derek)
Correspondance to Tadley and District Society: PO Box 7264, Tadley, RG26 3FA.