Dear All

We got the new season underway on the 9^th September with the AGM which included talking about possible visits next spring following the visit to Bletchly Park earlier this year. There will be a list of possibilities at the next few meetings to assess the levels of interest. It was also agreed to have a Christmas social on the same basis as we did before covid ie an American Supper (bring and share). As a result, Michele and Anne-Marie will be “mugging” people at the next couple of meetings for their contributions.

It was followed by John Reynolds giving one of his dips into the archive. He included stories about some local residents which as well as being of interest highlighted how an archive like ours, which has been built up over the last twelve years, allows information which has been gathered from a number of independent sources to be put together to make a much more comprehensive item of interest. John also had a range of photographs from different times showing changes including how the interiors of some of our churches have evolved.

Next Monday (October 14^th.) we will welcome Martin Crowther to Barham Village Hal at 7.30pm when he will be talking about the £10.5m. Maison Dieu project to restore the 800 year old property and create a structural and financially sustainable future for the building. It has been Dover’s Town Hall since the 1830s, As always, everyone is welcome but we do ask non-members to pay a small fee to help cover the society’s costs.

Those members who were not able to get to the September meeting will be able to pay their subs. next week !!!

Our November meeting on November 11^th Andy Linklater will be talking about the lost churches of Canterbury and the December meeting will be the social on December 9^th at Barham Village Hall.

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

For info please see below for details of a talk at Kingston Barn on Friday next week.

Sir Antony Beevor has kindly donated his time to give a talk in Kingston Barn at 7.30 pm on Friday 18 October on D-Day The Battle for Normandy. £20 pp and all proceeds to Friends of St Giles, Kingston. Reserve a seat by emailing The Friends’ treasurer on joy.rule@sky.com and Joy will give you the Friends’ bank details to pay in advance on-line and secure your seat.

If you’re at all interested in WW2 and especially the D Day landings then don’t delay in emailing Joy as seats are selling fast.

Thanks

David Wood