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Programme 2010/2011

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Here's this season's programme at the Herne Bay Historical Records Society:

2010

7th October: A.G.M. Followed by some more: "Images from the archives"

21st October: Peter Ewart: "The Swing Riots"

4th November: HAROLD GOUGH MEMORIAL LECTURE: Brian Philp: "Excavations of the Roman Fort at Reculver"

18th November: Richard Filmer: "Hops and Hop Picking"

2nd December: John Fishpool: "Raiders & Invaders - The Defence of Kent from Iron Age to Cold War"

 

2011

3rd February: Anthea Bryant: "Canterbury, the Hidden City - Saints and Pilgrims"

17th February: Mike Bundock: "Beltinge and the East Cliff"

3rd March: Dr. Rebecca Oakes: "Kent Medieval Church Leaders"

17th March: Mr. lan Tittley: "History of the Natural History of North Kent"

26th March: HBHRS Wine & Wisdom Evening at Christ Church: Entry by ticket, details TBA.

7th April: End of Season Social 

Dates TBA: Walks Back in Time

Teas and Coffees are available after the lecture meetings

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A la Carted

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Age Concern have started a new service for the elderly in Herne Bay. 'A la Carted’  is their new home meal delivery service, introduced to meet the demand in Herne Bay for a nice hot fresh cooked meal delivered to the door. Operating five days a week they will prepare and cook a hot meal in their kitchens and deliver it onto the plate between 12 noon and 1.15pm each day.

For further details, to request a menu or to join the scheme please contact Brenda Kemp on 01227 360494 or email brenda.kemp@ageconcernhernebay.org

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What's happening?

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After the flurry of activity and consultation that the City Council indulged in during the latter part of the Summer we still await the results of their cogitation. At the last consultation meeting we enquired when we might see the results of this process, probably late September came the optimistic reply. By this time we had hoped to get a glimpse of the Council's plans concerning the future of the whole Museum Service and Herne Bay in particular.

I have had an interim answer to the question, the 'what is happening and what is going to happen' question. This comes from Peter Davies. Peter is museum trained and an ex-colleague of mine, now working in the Dept of Culture at Military Road. I quote from his letter:

"The Council are currently working on their Star Chamber deliveries over the coming weeks, and as such all communication of budgetry type stuff is embargoed because of the obvious political nature of the information.What I will say is that we have been working hard - and I do mean this with sincerity - on a presumption not to close for all museums.This will mean that other options will need to be considered and these will have a sharp focus on the 'worth' of the museums to visitors from outside of the district.

We feel confident we can mitigate the harsher savings climate of last year with a much more levelled and community-responsive set of recommendations for meeting last years and future savings targets."

So there you have it, I think this still means that the museum will stay open, but not as we know it. The future shape we can only guess at and in all probability that guess would be wrong. Whatever change is proposed, I am sure it's going to mean a greater level of community involvement, which is why we need to concentrate on increasing the membership and building a solid support organisation.

David Cross, secretary

October 2010

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