PROGRAMME FOR FIRST HALF OF 2020
Thursday 2nd January
Speaker: Cyril Routley
Subject: From Pillar to Post
Speaker's Friend: Alan Snook
Tea/Coffee: Dave Morre & Ken Sheppard
Thursday 16th January
Speaker: Mike Britton
Subject: War Time
Speaker's Friend: Robin Short
Tea/Coffee: John Ball & James Bayley
Thursday 30th January - Ladies Day
Speaker: Bernard Merrick
Subject: Jordon
Speaker's Friend: Peter Sheppard
Tea/Coffee: Colin Benjamin, Roger Clutsom & Barrie Cook
Thursday 6th February
Speaker: Tim Hooper
Subject: Television Tales
Speaker's Friend: Bryan Rowe
Tea/Coffee: Judy Moore & Eileen Harding
Thursday 20th February
Speaker: Peter Lamb
Subject: Electrical Appliances of a Bygone Age
Speaker's Friend: Roger Evans
Tea/Coffee: Ian Moir & Ken Spilman
Thursday 5th March
Speaker: Mike Hooper
Subject: A History of St Annes
Speaker's Friend: Ian Moir
Tea/Coffee: Joy Clutsom & Eileen Bendrey
Thursday 19th March
Speaker: Jo Richardson
Subject: Our Place in Space
Speaker's Friend: Ken Jones
Tea/Coffee: David Blackmore & Brian Bloomfield
Thursday 2nd April
Speaker: Brian Griffiths
Subject: RAF National Service in Aden
Speaker's Friend: John Hopkins
Tea/Coffee: Frank Buffham & Stan Cruse
Thursday 16th April
Speaker: Terry Merrett-Smith
Subject: Movies Musical Magic
Speaker's Friend: Tony Havens
Tea/Coffee: Val Blackmore & Eileen Rowe
Thursday 30th April - Ladies Day
Speaker: Harriet Lupton
Subject: The Art of Hearing
Speaker's Friend: Stan Cruse
Tea/Coffee: Tony Havens, John Hopkins & Ken Jones
Thursday 7th May
Speaker: David Cheesley
Subject: Motoring Menories
Speaker's Friend: Barrie Cook
Tea/Coffee: Ian Moir & John Morris
Thursday 21st May
Speaker: John Penny
Subject: Bristol Music Scene 1960
Speaker's Friend: Roger Clutom
Tea/Coffee: Bryan Rowe & Peter Sheppard
Thursday 4th June
Speaker: tbc.
Subject: RNLI
Speaker's Friend: Frank Buffham
Tea/Coffee: Robin Short & Alan Snook
Thursday 18th June
Speaker: tbc.
Subject: tbc
Speaker's Friend: Frank Buffham
Tea/Coffee: Alan Wallington & Ken Spilman
Thursday 2nd January
Speaker: Cyril Routley
Subject: From Pillar to Post
Speaker's Friend: Alan Snook
Tea/Coffee: Dave Morre & Ken Sheppard
Thursday 16th January
Speaker: Mike Britton
Subject: War Time
Speaker's Friend: Robin Short
Tea/Coffee: John Ball & James Bayley
Thursday 30th January - Ladies Day
Speaker: Bernard Merrick
Subject: Jordon
Speaker's Friend: Peter Sheppard
Tea/Coffee: Colin Benjamin, Roger Clutsom & Barrie Cook
Thursday 6th February
Speaker: Tim Hooper
Subject: Television Tales
Speaker's Friend: Bryan Rowe
Tea/Coffee: Judy Moore & Eileen Harding
Thursday 20th February
Speaker: Peter Lamb
Subject: Electrical Appliances of a Bygone Age
Speaker's Friend: Roger Evans
Tea/Coffee: Ian Moir & Ken Spilman
Thursday 5th March
Speaker: Mike Hooper
Subject: A History of St Annes
Speaker's Friend: Ian Moir
Tea/Coffee: Joy Clutsom & Eileen Bendrey
Thursday 19th March
Speaker: Jo Richardson
Subject: Our Place in Space
Speaker's Friend: Ken Jones
Tea/Coffee: David Blackmore & Brian Bloomfield
Thursday 2nd April
Speaker: Brian Griffiths
Subject: RAF National Service in Aden
Speaker's Friend: John Hopkins
Tea/Coffee: Frank Buffham & Stan Cruse
Thursday 16th April
Speaker: Terry Merrett-Smith
Subject: Movies Musical Magic
Speaker's Friend: Tony Havens
Tea/Coffee: Val Blackmore & Eileen Rowe
Thursday 30th April - Ladies Day
Speaker: Harriet Lupton
Subject: The Art of Hearing
Speaker's Friend: Stan Cruse
Tea/Coffee: Tony Havens, John Hopkins & Ken Jones
Thursday 7th May
Speaker: David Cheesley
Subject: Motoring Menories
Speaker's Friend: Barrie Cook
Tea/Coffee: Ian Moir & John Morris
Thursday 21st May
Speaker: John Penny
Subject: Bristol Music Scene 1960
Speaker's Friend: Roger Clutom
Tea/Coffee: Bryan Rowe & Peter Sheppard
Thursday 4th June
Speaker: tbc.
Subject: RNLI
Speaker's Friend: Frank Buffham
Tea/Coffee: Robin Short & Alan Snook
Thursday 18th June
Speaker: tbc.
Subject: tbc
Speaker's Friend: Frank Buffham
Tea/Coffee: Alan Wallington & Ken Spilman
PROGRAMME FOR SECOND HALF OF 2019
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Tea and Coffee is served from 10.00 and all meetings start at 10.30
Thursday 4th July
Speaker: Jon Gates
Subject: Type 45 Destroyer
Speaker's Friend: Ken Spilman
Tea/Coffee: John Ball & James Bayley
Thursday 18th July
Speaker: Carolyn Morton
Subject: The Scientific Detective
Speaker's Friend: Dave Moore
Tea/Coffee: Colin Benjamin & Glan Bignall
Thursday 1st August
Speaker: Peter Watts
Subject: Aviation Anecdotes
Speaker's Friend: Ken Sheppard
Tea/Coffee: David Blackmore & Frank Buffham
Thursday 15th August
Speaker: Graham Hackett
Subject: National Service
Speaker's Friend: Roger Clutsom
Tea/Coffee: Barrie Cooke & Alan Snook
Thursday 29th August - Ladies Day
Speaker: Chris Bigg
Subject: Concorde
Speaker's Friend: Roger Evans
Tea/Coffee: Joy Clutsom, Eileen Bendrey & Val Blackmore
Thursday 5th September
Speaker: Ken Spilman
Subject: Developments in Technolgy
Speaker's Friend: John Turner
Tea/Coffee: Barry Dibble & Tony Havens
Thursday 19th September
Speaker: Paul Burnett
Subject: Light in the Darkest Hour
Speaker's Friend: Tony Clift
Tea/Coffee: John Hopkins & Eric Arnold
Thursday 3rd October
Speaker: Harriet Lupton
Subject: Hearing Impairment Support System
Tea/Coffee: Ken Jones & Ian Moir
Thursday 17th October
Annual General Meeting
Tea/Coffee: Dave Moore & Bryan Rowe
Thursday 31st October - Ladies Day
Speakers: Mary Allen & Nick Pope
Subject: Bristol Zoo History & Animal Encounters
Speaker's Friend: Eric Arnold
Tea/Coffee: Judy Moore, Eileen Harding & Eileen Rowe
Thursday 7th November
Speaker: Ken Kemp
Subject: Bristol Coal Mining, a Forgotten History
Speaker's Friend: John Ball
Tea/Coffee: Peter Sheppard & Robin Short
Thursday 21st November
Speaker: Alan Freke
Subject: The GWR Badminton Line
Speaker's Friend: James Bayley
Tea/Coffee: Alan Snook & Ken Spilman
Thursday 5th December
Speaker: Chas Ashley
Subject: Mr Brunel's Big Battle
Speaker's Friend: Colin Benjamin
Tea/Coffee: Alan Wallington & Eric Arnold
Thursday 19th December
Closed for Chrismas
PROGRAMME FOR FIRST HALF OF 2019
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Thursday 3rd January
Speaker: Cyril Routley
Subject: Time at Tyntesfield
Speaker's Friend: John Ball
Tea/Coffee: Ken Spilman & Barrie Cook
Thursday 17th January
Speaker: Gary Gowans
Subject: Invasion SW
Speaker's Friend: Ken Sheppard
Tea/Coffee: Ken Spilman & Barrie Cook
Thursday 31st January - Ladies Day
Speaker: Sue Haggo
Subject: Nursing in Afghanistan
Speaker's Friend: Roger Clutsom
Tea/Coffee: Judy Moore & Eileen Harding
Thursday 7th February
Speaker: Alan Wallington
Subject: India 2004
Speaker's Friend: Roger Evans
Tea/Coffee: Peter Sheppard & Bryan Rowe
Thursday 21st February
Speaker: Dudley Thomas
Subject: My Life of Crime
Speaker's Friend: Dave Moore
Tea/Coffee: John Morris & Ken Jones
Thursday 7th March
Speaker: John Penny
Subject: 3 Violent Moments in Bristol History
Speaker's Friend: John Turner
Tea/Coffee: Robin Short & John Hopkins
Thursday 21st March
Speaker: Mike Hooper
Subject: The Slums of Bristol
Speaker's Friend: Eric Arnold
Tea/Coffee: Joy Clutsom & Eileen Harding
Thursday 4th April
Speaker: David Cheesley
Subject: Remember the 60's
Speaker's Friend: Peter Blackmore
Tea/Coffee: Barry Dibble & James Bayley
Thursday 18th April
Speaker: David Fry
Subject: The Funny Side of Town Crying
Speaker's Friend: Tony Clift
Tea/Coffee: Stan Cruse & Frank Buffham
Thursday 2nd May
Speaker: Mike Ogborne
Subject: After the Tsunami
Speaker's Friend: Alan Snook
Tea/Coffee: Brian Bloomfield & David Blackmore
Thursday 16th May
Speaker: Douglas Lindsay
Subject: Ffestiniog Railway
Speaker's Friend: Mike Bendrey
Tea/Coffee: Glan Bignal & Richard Biddulph
Thursday 30th May - Ladies Day
Speaker: Charles Kinsey
Subject: Bear Facts
Speaker's Friend: Frank Buffham
Tea/Coffee: Val Blackmore & Eileen Rowe
Thursday 6th June
Speaker: Graham Walker
Subject: Just for Entetainment
Speaker's Friend: Ken Spliman
Tea/Coffee: Colin Benjamin & John Ball
Thursday 20th June
Speaker: David Cheesley
Subject: Up the Feeder
Speaker's Friend: Barrie Cook
Tea/Coffee: Alan Wallington & Cyril Watkins
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Thursday 3rd January
Speaker: Cyril Routley
Subject: Time at Tyntesfield
Speaker's Friend: John Ball
Tea/Coffee: Ken Spilman & Barrie Cook
Thursday 17th January
Speaker: Gary Gowans
Subject: Invasion SW
Speaker's Friend: Ken Sheppard
Tea/Coffee: Ken Spilman & Barrie Cook
Thursday 31st January - Ladies Day
Speaker: Sue Haggo
Subject: Nursing in Afghanistan
Speaker's Friend: Roger Clutsom
Tea/Coffee: Judy Moore & Eileen Harding
Thursday 7th February
Speaker: Alan Wallington
Subject: India 2004
Speaker's Friend: Roger Evans
Tea/Coffee: Peter Sheppard & Bryan Rowe
Thursday 21st February
Speaker: Dudley Thomas
Subject: My Life of Crime
Speaker's Friend: Dave Moore
Tea/Coffee: John Morris & Ken Jones
Thursday 7th March
Speaker: John Penny
Subject: 3 Violent Moments in Bristol History
Speaker's Friend: John Turner
Tea/Coffee: Robin Short & John Hopkins
Thursday 21st March
Speaker: Mike Hooper
Subject: The Slums of Bristol
Speaker's Friend: Eric Arnold
Tea/Coffee: Joy Clutsom & Eileen Harding
Thursday 4th April
Speaker: David Cheesley
Subject: Remember the 60's
Speaker's Friend: Peter Blackmore
Tea/Coffee: Barry Dibble & James Bayley
Thursday 18th April
Speaker: David Fry
Subject: The Funny Side of Town Crying
Speaker's Friend: Tony Clift
Tea/Coffee: Stan Cruse & Frank Buffham
Thursday 2nd May
Speaker: Mike Ogborne
Subject: After the Tsunami
Speaker's Friend: Alan Snook
Tea/Coffee: Brian Bloomfield & David Blackmore
Thursday 16th May
Speaker: Douglas Lindsay
Subject: Ffestiniog Railway
Speaker's Friend: Mike Bendrey
Tea/Coffee: Glan Bignal & Richard Biddulph
Thursday 30th May - Ladies Day
Speaker: Charles Kinsey
Subject: Bear Facts
Speaker's Friend: Frank Buffham
Tea/Coffee: Val Blackmore & Eileen Rowe
Thursday 6th June
Speaker: Graham Walker
Subject: Just for Entetainment
Speaker's Friend: Ken Spliman
Tea/Coffee: Colin Benjamin & John Ball
Thursday 20th June
Speaker: David Cheesley
Subject: Up the Feeder
Speaker's Friend: Barrie Cook
Tea/Coffee: Alan Wallington & Cyril Watkins
