Wadhurst History Society

Next meeting - we have had to swap the speakers for September and October.

So the September Meeting will be Richard Filmer on
‘Traditional Crafts & Trades of Sussex’

Meeting schedule

Jan 10. Thur	Richard Pitcairn-Knowles	'Andrew Pitcairn-Knowles - An Edwardian Photojournalist’
Feb 13. Wed	Chris McCooey	‘Sussex Heroes - 32 men and women and one dog’
Mar 12. Wed	Malcolm Pratt	‘Strange goings-on in Winchelsea in the 18th C’
Apr 9. Wed	Leonie Seliger	‘Historic Stained Glass’
May 15. Thur	Chris Butler	Archaeology of the Defences of East Sussex from the Tudors to the present day
Jun 11. Wed	Prof. Langton	‘The Clearing of the Woods or The Running of the Deer’
Jul 9. Wed	Judith Kinnison-Burke	‘Tenterden Union Workhouse’
Sep 18. Thur	Richard Filmer	‘Traditional Crafts & Trades of Sussex’
Oct 9. Thur	Robin Hodgkinson	'The Roman Wealden Iron Industry’
Nov 12. Wed	Heather Woodward	‘Scotney Mansion – a work of Art and Nature’
Dec 10. Wed	AGM

From Thursday 24 April - Ashdown Forest Visitor Centre Information Barn

THE FOREST - WAR AND CONFLICT

Few areas can have the association with things military over such as sustained period of time as Ashdown Forest. For 2000 years it has been home to armies, a site for weapons manufacture and a place of testament to conflict and threat, at local, national and international level. This exhibition, containing documents and artifacts, is a fascinating review of this aspect of Forest history.

The exhibition is open during normal Information Barn hours:
Weekends, Bank Holidays (excluding Christmas and Boxing Day) and Half Term Holidays 11:00 - 17:00
Weekdays 1 April to 30 September only 14:00 - 17:00
for more information call 01342-823583

(A free exhibition - but donations very welcome)

The Summer barbecue and pig roast has had to be cancelled - because of a lack of sufficient early support. Your committee did not feel it was their job to cajole members ot make up their minds and buy tickets in good time, so that we could commit to 'kill the pig'!

The AGM in December 2007 resulted in changes to the Committee - see here; and following on from Michael Insley's talk on The Last Prize Fight - in Wadhurst on 10 Dec 1863 between Tom King, the British champion, and John Heenan, the American champion, a new and enlarged version of his book is now on sale - price £4

A list of ESRO sources for Wadhurst research, is now available here - the full summary can be found here

WHS Membership: Individual £10, Family £15 and young students of history £5. [Half price if joining after 30 June] Subscriptions can be paid to The Treasurer, Trewyck, Woods Green, TN5 6QS. For further details, contact Michael Harte on 783 292 or print a copy of the membership application form.