Admissions:-
Members - 50p
Visitors - £2.00

Members of other Local History Societies are admitted at the
members rate upon production of current membership card.

All meetings are held in the Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill, Starting at 8.00PM.
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2010 PROGRAMME
DATE
NAME
SPEAKER
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8th January
* Cancelled due to snow *
Cancelled due to snow
* Cancelled due to snow *
12th February
Traditional Sussex Songs
Mak Norman
An evening of folk music as Mak will sing a number of Sussex songs some in the original dialect
12th March

Rudyard Kipling

Geoff Hutchinson
The life of the famous poet interspersed with readings from his poetry
9rd April
Amberly Heritage Museum
Brinley Thomas
One of the volunteers, Brinley, will give us an introduction to this industrial archaeological treasure trove
14th May
The Adur Valley And Its History
Janet Pennington
A slide presentation depicting the towns and villages of the Adur Valley
9th-12th June
Festival Week Exhibition
Local windmills and watermills will be the subject of this year's event
9th July
Summer Social
Join in a treasure hunt around Burgess Hill, or stay inside for a picture quiz followed by tea/coffee and cakes
13th August
No Meeting
21st August *
Outing To Amberley Heritage Museum *
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A chance to explore the Amberley Museum *
10th September
Iron Making in the Weald
Jeremy Hodgkinson
During the 16th and early 17th centuries The Weald was one of the most important areas in the British Isles for iron production.
8th October
Annual General Meeting
Heather Warne
After the main business of the evening our President, Heather Warne will give an illustrated talk on some aspects of Burgess Hill's early history
12th November
The Bluebell Railway
Mike Mason
A slide presentation on the history, current activities and the future of our local railway preservation society
10th December *
Christmas Social Evening *
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* Members Only

 

Please Note: Whilst every effort will be made to present the programme as shown above, the committee reserve the right to make changes without prior notification and to change admission charges for special meetings.

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