Dear All

We hope members and friends of the society have had a good festive break.

In December the society held a lighthearted Christmas social including a short quiz about Christmas with interesting facts about it as well.

In January we will meet next Monday 12^th when Colin Varrall will return to give a talk on the history and development of Richborough Port built by the Royal Engineers during the First World War. The 2,200 acres military complex accommodated 19,000 men and women at the site. Richbrough saw the development of special cross Channel barges, along with the first electric cranes and gantries, pioneering aircraft, and also the first cross Channel train ferries, which transported thousands of tons of cargo for the war effort. 

On February 9th John Bulaitis will be with us at Barham Village Hall to give a talk on the tithe wars in the 1930s

The Atherton Heritage Centre at Barham Village will reopen after the break on Wednesday 7th. January.

If you know of anyone would like to be kept in touch with the society’s activities please ask them to contact David Wood (dw4746@yahoo.co.uk / 01227 832430) and they will be put on the monthly circulation list.

As always if you do not wish to continue to receive these monthly notes just return this e-mail with your name and I will delete you from the circulation list and acknowledge your request. You can rejoin the list at any time.

Thanks

David Wood