PROGRAMME FOR SECOND HALF OF 2019
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: Terry Merrett-Smith
Subject: Ration Books to Rock & Roll
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: Club Members
Subject: Suject of Their Choice
Tea/Coffee: Ken Jones & Ian Moir
Thursday 17th October
Annual General Meeting
Tea/Coffee: Dave Moore & Bryan Rowe
Thursday 31st October - Ladies Day
Speaker: Ann Lovell
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
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: Terry Merrett-Smith
Subject: Ration Books to Rock & Roll
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: Club Members
Subject: Suject of Their Choice
Tea/Coffee: Ken Jones & Ian Moir
Thursday 17th October
Annual General Meeting
Tea/Coffee: Dave Moore & Bryan Rowe
Thursday 31st October - Ladies Day
Speaker: Ann Lovell
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
Has been retained to show a typical programme
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
Has been retained to show a typical programme
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
PROGRAMME FOR SECOND HALF 2018
Has been retained to show a typical programme
Thursday 5th July 2018
Speaker: Paul Barnett
Subject: Titanic Effort
Speaker's Friend: Peter Harrison
Tea/Coffee: Eric Arnold & John Ball
Thursday 19th July 2018
Speaker: Mike Britton
Subject: Bedminster Part 1
Speaker's Friend: Eric Arnold
Tea/Coffee: James Bayley & Colin Benjamin
Thursday 2nd August 2018
Speaker: Linda Sullivan
Subject: The Salvation Army & Me
Speaker's Friend: Alan Wallington
Tea/Coffee: Judy Moore & Eileen Harding
Thursday 16th August 2018
Speaker: David Cheesley
Subject: Milk, Coal & Any Old Iron
Speaker's Friend: Alan Snook
Tea/Coffee: Richard Biddulph & David Blackmore
Thursday 30th August 2018 - Ladies Day
Speaker: Francis Burroughs
Subject: Illegal Immigrants (in the garden)
Speaker's Friend: Peter Sheppard
Tea/Coffee: Anne Darch, Joan Dibble & Eric Arnold
Thursday 6th September 2018
Speaker: Mike Britton
Subject: Bedminster Part 2
Speaker's Friend: Ken Sheppard
Tea/Coffee: Joy Clutsom & Eileen Bendrey
Thursday 20th September 2018
Speaker: Gary Gowans
Subject: Invasion SW
Speaker's Friend: Bryan Rowe
Tea/Coffee: Brian Bloomfield & Frank Buffham
Thursday 4th October 2018
Speaker: Steve Dunn
Subject: The Role of the Referee in Professional Football
Speaker's Friend: John Morris
Tea/Coffee: Roger Clutsom & Stan Cruse
Thursday 18th October 2018
Annual General Meting
Tea/Coffee: Val Blackmore & Eileen Rowe
Thursday 1st November 2018
Speaker: Club Speakers to be arranged
Subject: ???
Speaker's Friend: Ken Spilman
Tea/Coffee: Dennis Darch & Barry Dibble
Thursday 15th November 2018
Speaker: Bernard Merrick
Subject: A Pirate of Exquisite Mind
Speaker's Friend: Barrie Cooke
Tea/Coffee: Peter Harrison & Clive Hewitt
Thursday 29th November 2018 - Ladies Day
Speaker: Emma Parker
Subject: Children's Hospice SW
Speaker's Friend: Robin Short
Tea/Coffee: John Hopkins, Peter Sheppard & Ken Jones
Thursday 6th December 2018
Speaker: Ken Spilman
Subject: Computers
Speaker's Friend: Roger Clutsom
Tea/Coffee: Ken Spilman & David Moore
Thursday 20th December 2018
Closed for Christmas
