Annual Subscriptions
Jo Hook writes:
The deadline for subscription renewal this year has now
passed. However there are still a number of members who do not appear to have
paid but have not let us know that they have decided to leave the Guild. If
payment has slipped your memory and you still want to be a member please could
you arrange to do so asap.
Two cheques have hit the bank account for £75 but with no
name and no reference if you have paid a cheque into a bank account for
membership fees please contact the membership secretary urgently.
The membership secretary is now away until 7 May and will
only pick up emails intermittently.
Dublin Weekend
Kathleen Neagle writes:
The List for the Dublin Event 17th to 19th April is as
follows:
- John Greene
- John Cotterill
- Sue Bell
- Mike Jackson
- Anne Jackson
- Tim Stoneman
- Mary Stoneman
- Charmian Griffiths
- Brett Hayward
- James Dinsdale
- Anthony Scott
- Dan Mills
looking forward to seeing you all in Dublin, thank you all
for your support.
Waterloo
John Greene writes:
Members may be interested in the following regarding the
Waterloo preparations:
Yesterday visited the new exhibit at the Wellington Museum –
‘Napoleon – Wellington: shared destinies’. It is very well done, runs to 31
July. A 146 page catalogue in English and French is available.
At the Tourist Office, a new permanent exhibit, Waterloo
Before the Battle, a history of Waterloo from the earliest times.
The internet says Napoleons Last H Q will reopen on 1 May –
the tourist office says not until sometime in June.
The tourist office says the new museum will open on 22 May
as scheduled and Hougoumont on 18 June
Napoleonic Events
Suzanne Brunt writes:
The latest list of Napoleonic events is as follows:
The Landmark Trust is open for bookings for an apartment
inside Hougoumont.
Bookings are from July 2015, £482 for 4 people for 4 nights.
c/o Shottesbrooke, Maidenhead SL6 3SW 01628 825925
from May, Mont St Jean farm opens as a brewery with a
store and brasserie,
and a permanent display of Mick Crumplins' collection of
medical artifacts.
Royal Armouries, Leeds ongoing exhibition with the
small Siborne model.
Brief talks on the model at 1100 and 1400. Waterloo
exhibition to follow.
until 19 June, then 13-24 July Exhibition in the
Special Collections Gallery,
Hartley Library, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ 02380
592721
'Wellington and Waterloo:the tale is in every Englishman'
mouth'
01-03 May St James Park, London. Napoleonic
Association battle camp.
02+03 May 1200 Waterloo Day in Edinburgh Castle 0131
225 9846
www.historic-scotland.gov.co.uk/events
normal admission charges.
01 May-01 Aug Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard,
Shifnal, Telford TF11 8LE
free exhibition on Hon Orlando Bridgeman, ADC to Rowland
Hill.
06 May talk by Gareth Glover 'A
Young Gentleman at Waterloo'
02 May Stratford upon Avon Literary Festival,
Stratford Arts House, CV37 6LU
1730 Brian Cathcart talk 'The News from Waterloo' £10
http://stratfordarthouse.co.uk/whats-on/event
01789 207100
03-04 May Wollaton Park, Notts NG8 2AE 07594
918705
0900-1700 Battle of Nations Re-enactment
Weekend.
www.napoleonicassociation.org
http:/www.battleofnations2015uk.co.uk/
06 May St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
020 7766 7323
18.45-2000 lecture by Saul David 'Wellington at
Waterloo'
07 May Harpenden U3A, Harpenden Trust Hall, Harpenden,
Herts
1415 Paul Chamberlain 'Battle of Waterloo:a defining
moment'
08-12 May. Jane Austen Society Europe. A Regency
House Party.
To be held near Sandringham, Norfolk. 0046 7059
39427 £325
5 days b+b,a ball,Regency dinner and many Regency
activities.
09 May Assembly Rooms, Bath. Duchess
of Richmonds Ball
regencydances.org/events.php
Bankfield Museum, Akroyd Park, Boothtown Rd, Halifax HX3 6HG
Duke of Wellingtons Regiment Museum open Tues-Sat 1000-1600
museums@calderdale.gov.uk
01422 354823
09 May free displays by 33rd Regt FT http://33rdfoot.co.uk/?page_id=101
11 May Dacorum U3A, Berkhamstead Town Hall
1030 Paul Chamberlain 'Battle of Waterloo: a defining
moment'
13 May Muswell Hill Bookshop, 72 Fortis Green Rd, N10
3HN
18.30 free Brian Cathcart 'The News from Waterloo' www.muswellhillbookshop.com
14 May National Museums Scotland,Chambers St,Edinburgh
EH1 1JF
1400-1500 free talk by Dr Stuart
Allen ''Spotlight on Waterloo''
booking required 0131 247 4439 L.mcCulley@nms.ac.uk
14 May British Cemetery, Elvas Portugal. annual
ceremony, lunch and auction.
16 May Albuera, Spain annual ceremony and
re-enactments.
for advice on how to attend contact suzanne.brunt@talktalk.net nah812@gmail.com
15-25 May Charleston Literary Festival, Firle,
Lewes, E Sussex BN8 6LL
16 May Andrew Roberts and Jenny Uglow
speak.
festivals@charleston.org.uk
01323 811626 www.charleston.org.uk
16 May Goulburn Soldiers Club, 15 Market St, Goulburn,
New South Wales 2580
1000-1600 Horse and Musket weekend.
16 May Friends Meeting House, York
Paul Brunyee 'Jane Austen and Napoleon' paulbrunyee@btinternet.com
Dover Western Heights open days for the Grand Shaft.
17 May, 30+31 May, 21 June, 19 July, 16 Aug,
12+13 Sept, 20 Sep and 18 Oct 1100-1600
19 May Northern Hotel, Bexhill-on-Sea, West Sussex.
Seminar on French P-O-W's at Norman Cross with Paul
Chamberlain.
21-31 May Hay on Wye Literary Festival, Drill
Hall, 25 Lion St, HR3 5AD
29 May 18.45 Peter and Dan Snow £12
31 May Andrew Roberts
admin@hayfestival.org
01497 822629 box office at above address.
22 May Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury Castle, SY1
2AT 01743 358516
talk by Gareth Glover www.shropshireregimentalmuseum.co.uk
23 May Windsor Castle Waterloo Conference in the
Vicars Hall.
1030-1830 £120/£108 http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/event/conference-waterloo-1815-
the-british-monarchy-and-the-defeat-of-napoleon
020 7766 7323
26-29 May Firepower, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich SE18
6ST
1100-1600 Waterloo Week www.firepower.org.uk
020 8855 7755
27 May University of Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk 0115 951 5151
talk by Gareth Glover phone for details.
29 May Norman Cross Art Gallery, Peterborough PE3 8EJ
Friends AGM and talk by Paul Chamberlain 'Battle of
Waterloo'
n.nichols2@tiscali.co.uk
01733 269887
29-31 May Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival, www.hayfestival.org 01497 822629
box office Drill Hall, 25 Lion St, Hay 0n Wye HR3 5AD
including talks by Andrew Roberts and Dan and Peter Snow.
30 May - 06 June Friends of Lancashire infantry
museum, Fulwood Barracks,
Preston PR2 8AA 01772
260584 [membership £10 per annum]
Tour to Waterloo enquiries@lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk
Coach Access to Ypres
Tim Pritchard-Barrett writes:
If you are guiding around Ieper in coaches, between 16th
March and 30th April 2015 you may be interested in the attached note regarding
access.
Spirit of Normandy Trust
Mike Peters writes:
Normandy Guides and schools operators may be interested in
the attached note from the Spirit of Normandy Trust.
Anzac Day at Zonnebeke
Marnic Gunst writes:
Members may be interested in the details of the programme of
events taking place on ANZAC Day (25/04) 2015 in Zonnebeke.
More information can be found at www.passchendaele.be.
Canadians in WW1
Secretary writes:
Could any members with a particular knowledge or interest in
the Canadians in WW1 please drop me a line.
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
International Guild
of Battlefield Guides
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