September 26th meeting cancelled.
Our booking for September has been cancelled by the Church as they are carrying out essential tree felling and maintenance work in the grounds and car park. We will be back to normal in October.
Monthly Meetings – No meeting: August or December
We are still holding our meetings at 10.45 am on the fourth Tuesday of the month,
(this is not always the last) on the ground floor in the newer part of the building. at:
St Mark’s Church Hall, Wallisdown Road, Talbot Village, Bournemouth, BH10 4HY.
Bus stop: St Mark’s Church. As well as any normal public bus you can catch any
UNI bus: they are not just for students. https://www.unibuses.co.uk/services
Parking at the church is at the back as well as the front of the building.
No meeting in December
24th October 2023
Neil Meldrum
“The Enigmatic Ancient Maya”
Have you ever wondered about the fascinating and enigmatic civilisation of the Ancient Maya of Mexico and Guatemala? Why and how did they develop such a brilliant and original civilisation in the jungles of Central America and why did it apparently disappear?
28th November 2023
Mark Horsford
An independent non-denominational charity which provides for the needs of the homeless in South West Dorset and pioneered the first ever Night Shelter and Day Centre for the homeless in Dorset which operated for a decade. Michael House opened in 2000 and is a mixed gender hostel. They recently recorded their 700th resident.
No meeting in December but
5th December 2023
Christmas Lunch – see page 4.
23rd January 2024
Jo Amey
“The Story of Decorative Tiles. – Medieval to Mid-Century”
The colourful story of decorative tiles from Medieval times to the present day is told by Jo and illustrated with slides of tile art.
27th February 2024
Charles Rees
“Richard III and his Mother” – She was Cicely Neville, the rose of Raby, a great beauty and hugely wealthy. It makes Richard real whereas Shakespeare’s Richard is a tragic comic monster. Richard saw his mother assaulted, possibly raped when he was 7 and his father and brother killed when he was 8. His mother died when she was 80 having seen her four boys die, two of whom were kings. This talk hopes to humanise Richard and give the respect to his mother which she deserves.
26th March 2024 – AGM
Full details in next newsletter
Bournemouth and District Annual Lunch 2023
After much searching we have secured the 5th December date at the family run Marsham Court Hotel in Russell Cotes Road Bournemouth
BH1 3AB
Parking is limited at the front but there is a rear car park in Grove Road. Free for us to use on a first come first served basis but you are able to book a parking space if you are disabled.
The reason we changed location was because after using the Mayfair Hotel for many years, it was booked on a long term basis for refugees so we were no longer able to go there.
Due to this we used the Elstead last year, only to find that that too was no longer available because it had been bought by the former football manager Harry Redknapp’s property development firm. The Elstead is not doing food after October and we are not sure what will eventually happen to the site.
We’d love you to come along and try the new venue.
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