Emsworth

Events

Monthly Meetings

Monthly meetings are usually held on the third Friday of the month except August and December. Normally they are held in St James' Hall which is accessible for wheelchair users.

The doors open at 9.30 am to enable people to catch up with friends, check availability of groups and sign up for outings. Tea, coffee and biscuits are served. Each group takes it in turns to provide the tea and coffee - follow the link to see the rota. The minutes of the most recent committee meeting will be available on the notice board, usually situated to the left of the screen, and a talk begins around 10:20am. The speakers are organised by Gill Davies, our Speakers Secretary.

Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Fri Apr 19th Julian Le Good - "A Portrait of the Architect as a Young Man"

Julian was one of the fortunate ones who witnessed the evolution from drawing boards propped up on brick samples; yards, feet and inches via "draughting machines" to Computer Aided Design and 3d Modelling. Julian's life as an Architect was one of laughs misadventure and the absurd!
Fri May 17th Harry Venning - "The Art of the Cartoonist"

Harry will be tracing the history of his profession with examples from early practitioners like Cruickshank and Hogarth, to more contemporary artists such as Giles and Schulz.
Fri Jun 21st Andrew Negus - "Portsmouth - Harlots, Dung and Gory" - Part 1 (1100 - 1800}

The talk is in four parts and covers the origin and development of the settlement from 1100 until today. Naturally its history is closely related to the growth of the Royal Navy and the navy's part in making the UK the most powerful country in the World by 1900.