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Evening Talks (Held @ Kings Hotel, High Street - 7.30pm)

 

Programme for 2010

Sunday Visits (Normally depart St Woolos @9am)

Wednesday Evening Walks

All talks & visits are confirmed at last update except where stated.

All talks & visits can be subject to change at short notice.  

For confirmation, please call

01633 270233

 

Other events

Jan 20

Terry McCarthy

Moving the coal The story of  transporting coal around South Wales

 

Feb 3

Roger Morgan

Jack the Ripper What revelations are still to be disclosed?

 

Feb 17

Martin Wade  

A History of the South Wales Argus Self explanatory talk

 

Mar 3

Richard Rudd

“Churchill”- His Early Life What forces shaped the man into the great parliamentarian he became?

 

Mar 17

Alan Thorne

Shipwrecks of the Bristol Channel Do undisclosed treasures lay at the bottom of the Severn Sea?

 

Mar 31

Joseph Payne

A History of the Royal Mint From earliest coins produced at mints throughout the country, to the latest shiny ‘discs’ from Llantrisant

 

Apr 14

Don Calway

A History of Public Transport in South Wales up to the 1920,s From the invention of the wheel to the charabanc, precursor of the modern omnibus

 

Apr 28

Anne Gatehouse

Newport Transporter Bridge An unashamed promotion of a very fine example of a rare type of bridge

 

May 12

Don Llewellyn

The William Evans Papers A true history of life in Victorian times from papers found in a stable

 

Sep 8

John Evans

The Quakers in Monmouthshire during the 1920/30s Depression  Fresh & perhaps startling revelations, throwing a new light on events

 

Sep 22

Brian Davies

Six Mountain Ash Monuments The speakers name alone should be enough to garner interest!

 

Oct 6

TBA

 

 

Oct 20

Gavin Davies

The Battle of Loos-Sept 1915   1/6thBatt.Welsh Regiment a Territorial unit from Swansea was involved under command of Lord Ninian Crichton-Stewart who was killed in action

 

Nov 3

TBA

 

 

Nov 18

Graham Smith

History of the Miners Lamp Which really was the best lamp? With museum examples on display

May 9
Coach trip to Aberdulais Falls & Swansea Waterfront Museum
Organiser
Alan Ware
Jul 18
Coach trip to Bletchley Park National Codes Centre
Organiser
Alan Ware
May 26
detail of evening walks TBA
Jun 9
detail of evening walks TBA
Jun 23
detail of evening walks TBA
Jul 7
detail of evening walks TBA
Jul 21
detail of evening walks TBA
Aug 4
detail of evening walks TBA
Jun 4-6
Weekend in West Wales
Organiser
Martin Culliford
October
Trip to Malta
Organiser
Mandy Smart
Dec 1
A.G.M. and Review of the Year

Evening Talks

Sunday Visits

Wednesday Walks

Other Events