Programme

Our 2023 programme: 23 Feb: '1926' - our speaker is our Chairman, Martyn Lockwood. 23 Mar: Annual General Meeting. 27 Apr: 'John Ray' - Jennifer Rowland. 25 May: Napoleonic Invasion Plans - Neil Wiffen. 22 Jun: 'Jersey under the Jackboot: the occupation of Jersey during WW2' - Patrick Griggs. 27 Jul: 'The Life and Times of William Byrd (c1540-1623): A Local History' - Andrew Smith. 26 Oct: 'The Prison at Hill Hall' - Anne Padfield. 23 Nov: Pre-Christmas meeting. Talk to be confirmed. Admission: Members £1, Non-members £5 Annual Membership: £15 (Family: £30)

Thursday 10 October 2013

A Student's Guide to Colchester

'A Student Guide to Colchester' is the title of our next meeting to be held on Thursday 24 September.  Our Secretary, Andrew Smith, is currently doing a Certificate in Local History at the University of Essex and has completed two modules on the history of Colchester, a very interesting town with a rich Roman past.  Andrew's presentation will be about the archaeological discoveries of the twentieth and twenty-first century which have helped in the understanding and to tell the history of the town.  His highly illustrated talk will take those present on an armchair (well, seated) tour of the town through the ages. It is a history of both Roman Britain and recent archaeology.  Andrew is not a Colcestrian, hence the title.  All welcome. Toot Hill Village Hall, Thursday 24 September beginning at 8.00pm.

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