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Meetings, Visits & Events 
Meetings Meetings are held in the Village Hall, Angmering at 7.30 pm unless otherwise stated - you can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome. Non-members are also welcome. Details of our 2008 programme are shown below: |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | "Kipling in
Sussex" Speaker: Frances Farrer-Brown. Rudyard Kipling was born in December in 1865 but lived for many years at Bateman's in Sussex until his death in 1936. His long life, his popularity as the "soldiers' poet", and the huge success of his Indian writings will form part of Frances' talk, but the backbone of her talk, "illustrated" by readings from his work, will be his life in England and particularly Sussex. |
| Tuesday 19 February 2008 | "The History of
Shoreham Airport" John Rowntree from the Shoreham Airport Historical Association. Shoreham Airport is the oldest licensed airport in the country with all that implies for the history of flying. John will give us an insight into how flying began and show us pictures of some of those early flying machines. Those were the days when people flew on a wing and a prayer, so we look forward to an interesting evening! |
| Tuesday 18 March 2008 | "Petworth House
and Park" Speaker: Anne Davies Anne is one of the National Trust approved speakers and will give us a talk, with slides, about this famous house with its pleasure grounds and park designed by Capability Brown. Petworth House is now owned by the National Trust which has invested considerable sums in restoring many of the historic features of this great house. |
| Tuesday 15 April 2008 | "Countryside
Curiosities of Sussex " Speaker: Ray Fox of the Sussex Wildlife Trust. Ray has spoken to The Angmering Society many times and his subject in April covers an intriguing collection of survivals and oddities - natural, historic and architectural - rarely mentioned in guidebooks but which enrich our countryside. |
| Tuesday 16 September 2008 | "Behind the
Scenes at Glorious Goodwood" Speaker : Seamus Buckley, Clerk of the Course For over 40 years, Seamus has worked in the racing industry : he was the leading Junior Three-Day Event and Show-Jumping Rider in his native Ireland and rode professionally until he fractured his skull in five places when he was just 20, which meant he could not continue his riding career. He therefore turned to racecourse management and trained as a licensed Clerk of the Course and obtained his diploma in Turf Management. He has been Clerk of the Course at Goodwood for many years and will give us an insight into the Goodwood racing scene. |
| Tuesday 21 October 2008 | 35th Annual
General Meeting followed by "Donald McGill : His life and work "
Speaker: Juliet Nye of Littlehampton Museum. Donald McGill, who died in 1962 aged 87, was the creator and illustrator of comic postcards, many of which were printed in Littlehampton. Juliet Nye, Senior Museum Assistant at Littlehampton Museum, will give us an amply illustrated talk packed full of fun images of his wonderful postcards. |
| Tuesday 18 Nov. 2008 | "Angmering People
and Places from early beginnings to the present day" Speaker: Neil Rogers-Davis, Editor of Angmering Village Life. Angmering is a village with a history extending back beyond Roman times. In his talk illustrated with numerous photos, Neil will outline Angmering's growth and highlight notable characters who have lived in the parish, some of whom have had significant influence on its development. |
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Visits |
| Wednesday 4 June 2008 | "Outing to
Polesden Lacey" A visit to this National Trust property set in beautiful downland countryside north west of Dorking. The house remains substantially as it was when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth spent part of their honeymoon there. In addition to the house with its collections of porcelain, paintings, furniture and silver, there are extensive grounds with a walled rose garden and landscaped walks. Coach leaves Angmering at 10.00am and returns no later than 6.00pm. Cost £9.00 for NT members and £17.90 for non-NT members. For further details/booking, contact Pauline Ridges (01903-783330) by 14 May. |
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