Forthcoming Courses
Vern Littley writes
Members may be interested in some forthcoming courses from
Future Learn regarding the Holocaust.
Problems on Tour
Secretary writes:
Members may have seen this article about a food poisoning
problem on a recent school battlefields tour - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-34325884.
Hopefully it wasn't one guided by one of our members as it must have been
pretty awful! It does show how well the Belgium authorities can respond.
Essex Farm
Secretary writes:
Members may wish to note various developments that the CWGC
is proposing to undertake at Essex farm Cemetery. See the attached briefing
note. These may involve restriction of access at times.
Agincourt 600
Secretary writes:
Members living near Cardiff may be interested to note the
following received from Cardiff Firing Line Museum:
I’m delighted to invite you to our next historical dinner
and talk which commemorates the Battle of Agincourt fought 600 years ago on
25th October this year. The dinner is to be held at the St. David’s Hotel in
Cardiff Bay. I am pleased to say that our speaker on this occasion will
be the well-known actor, Robert Hardy, and his talk will cover the Welsh Long
Bow which was used with such devastating effect at the battle.
Robert Hardy was born on the 29th October 1925, and educated
at Rugby School. He then read English under C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien
at Magdalen College, Oxford, where his studies were interrupted by voluntary
service in the Royal Air Force.
He has been a trustee of the World Wild Life Fund, the Royal
Armouries and the Mary Rose Trust. The latter two have allowed him a
unique chance to study at first hand the Longbow, on which he has become widely
recognised as a leading expert. The weapon is the subject of his books
Longbow: A Social and Military History and The Great Warbow.
He was awarded a CBE in 1981 and honorary Doctorates of
Letters by three universities. He was Master of the Worshipful Company of
Bowyers 1990-1992 and his interests include archery, bowyery, conservation and
horsemanship. He is a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society, the
British Longbow Club and the Woodmen of Arden.
Full details are on the enclosed flyer. Space is limited,
and to book your tickets please go on to our Museum web site at:
Go onto the” What’s on” page, scroll down to the date, 3rd
November, and purchase your tickets through PayPal.
Somme Maps
Secretary writes:
Members will have seen the Fir Tree Aerial Map of the Somme
which has been available for some months - see http://www.firtreemaps.com/Somme-large.jpg.
There are 3 different map formats. Paper Folded or Rolled
(in tubes) £9.95 RRP and laminated £13.95 RRP. (No vat on maps in UK)
If members would like to order copies of these maps please
let me know.
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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