Guild Event - Newbury 9th
- 10th May
Chris Scott writes:
Please register an interest before 1 March 2014.
Chris Scott will be running a Civil War Guild battlefield
tour of the First Battle of Newbury 1643 at the Hilton Newbury Centre Hotel in
early May. There will be expert speakers talking on the tactics and story
of the battle plus validation opportunities. With one overnight stay it is a
cheaper event but you still get a 3 course dinner, a single room with all the
amenities of a modern hotel, a full English breakfast and a conducted tour of
the field of conflict all for just £130. It is good value and as long as
we get a core of Guild members booking we will invite our friends in the
Battlefields Trust and the British Commission for Military History to join us.
To register an interest in attending and to receive details
of the programme and a booking form please email Chris Scott on: christopher.scott80@ntlworld.com
Planning a Battlefield
Tour around Kabul?
Secretary writes:
A booklet that Dudley Giles put together on a battlefield
tour around Kabul has appeared on the web (he doen's know who put it there!!).
It may be of interest to members. You can find it at http://issuu.com/dudleygiles/docs/second_afghan_war_battlefield_booklet_version_4
The Waterloo Association
Suzanne Brunt writes:
The Waterloo Association is holding a weekend Symposium at
The Queens College, Oxford University, Oxford over the weekend of 27th
and 28th September 2014. Non-members are now invited to join us.
To commemorate the outbreak of peace the Waterloo Association
is holding a weekend study event in the wonderful venue of The Queen’s
College Oxford University on the above dates. We will look at key themes from
the period and ask what had changed between 1793 and 1814. Subjects will
include the changing face of Europe, the evolution of the British army, the
royal navy, medical services, art and literature and the Duke of Wellington
himself. We are very pleased that Professor Jeremy Black has agreed to present
on the changing face of Europe.
The event will commence on Saturday 27th September at 10.30
and will be held in the new purpose built lecture theatre in The Queen’s
College. We anticipate to finish at 3pm on Sunday so attendees can make their
way home at a reasonable time. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on both
days as will accommodation in the College on the Saturday evening and breakfast
on the Sunday morning. A drinks reception will take place on the Saturday
evening followed by a dinner in the Hall of the College. Please note that most
rooms in Queen’s are single en-suite.
The weekend is non-profit making at £210 per person. Send a
cheque for £50 which is non-returnable as the College needs a firm booking.
Contact John Morewood, 65A Orchard Drive, Park Street, St
Albans AL2 2QQ.
The Waterloo Association also has a Spring meeting at Kings
College, The Strand, London on April 16th with a talk by Russ Foster.
There is also an Autumn meeting at Kings College on October
9th, with a talk by Gareth Glover. More details of times to follow.
Nieuwpoort
Paddy Earp writes:
I recently went to Nieuwpoort on the Channel Coast and went
on a very interesting guided tour around the area with someone I had met at the
WTM in November. All I knew about the place was that the Western Front started
there and a local opened some sluice gates and flooded the area by letting the
sea in, as the Germans approached! In actual fact it is possible to see lots of
the trenches, gun sites and such like, which still survive(but inside a
restricted military area, which one can gain access too sometimes with a local
guide). It would be well worth a day trip visit and any members who are
interested can contact me for details on contacts. Paddy Earp - paddy.earp@btinternet.com>
A New Badged Guide
Secretary writes:
As members should now be aware - we have a new badged guide
- Tim Stoneman has now achieved badge number 64. Well done Tim!
After the War Photos
Brian Fawcett writes:
These photos may be of interest, if not already seen - http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/10/world-war-ii-after-the-war/100180/
A New Bletchley Park Guide
John Chapman writes:
Members may be interested to note that fellow Guild member
Joe Hamon has now qualified as a Bletchley Park guide. Joe joined Bletchley
Park in 2013. He also volunteers at IWM Duxford taking tours and talks.
BBC News
University of Manchester letters from WW1 trenches go on
show - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26228228
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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