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Lecture
and events' programme
How
to join the society
TO find out more about our society,
please come along to one of our lectures which are held at the Borough
Theatre, Abergavenny, starting at 7.30pm usually on the third Thursday
of the month during the winter lecture season from September to May -
unless shown otherwise. Other events are as specified.
Membership costs £10 a year per person and is payable at the AGM
in May. If you would like to join, please e-mail abergavennyhistory@ukonline.co.uk
for further
details or come along to one
of the meetings to sign up. Cups of Fairtrade tea / coffee are available
in the foyer after each lecture at no extra charge. All lectures are free
for members and are for members only.
Guided town walks are usually held
each summer at the end of July and beginning of August. Walks for groups
can be arranged by appointment.
SUMMER VISITS:
Each year, a programme of summer visits for members
only is arranged to places of historic interest and booking forms are
circulated around November.
Lectures and events
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2008
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Thursday,
September 25th
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Trevor
Fishlock
ticket only
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The Treasure Trail
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Thursday,
October 16th |
Mr John Davies
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John Poyer - Tragic Tale
of a Mayor of Pembroke |
Tuesday,
October 28th |
Skittles
night |
at
the King of Prussia (Tickets £10)
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Thursday,
November 27th |
Michael
Houlihan |
World War I
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Monday,
December 15th |
Christmas
dinner |
At
St Michael's Centre
Pen-y-Pound
(Tickets £21) |
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2009
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Thursday,
January 22nd |
Tim
Hoverd |
Roman
Roads in Herefordshire |
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Thursday,
February 26th
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Dr Derek Bissell
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Dr Samuel Johnson and his
Dictionary
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Thursday,
March 19th |
Arthur
Peplow |
The Hidden
World
of Misericords
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Thursday,
April 16th |
David
Barnes |
The
Welsh Revivals of 1859 and 1904 |
Thursday,
May 21st |
32st
AGM, followed by Frank Olding |
Roman
Abergavenny -
an Update |
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