Monthly Meeting Dates, Speakers and Subjects 
All meetings start at 3 pm at Burghclere Down Community Hall, Berry Way, Andover, SP10 3RZ
 the following procedure will be used at the hall.

  • On arrival,  weather permitting, all members wait outside the hall until chairs have been set up.
  • Chairs to be set up by just the first 4 volunteers to arrive please. 
  • Chairs will be laid out with 1m space.  Max 4 chairs either side of aisle and 5 rows (adjusted on the day if required). 
  • Masks to be worn when inside the hall until seated please.
  • Anti-bacterial wipes, gels or sprays will be available at the entrance
  • To avoid a bottleneck at the entrance, names will not be taken but a 'headcount' will be made once all members are seated to facilitate safe evacuation in the event of fire.
  • Windows will be open (if sensible – weather dependant)
  • There will not be a raffle.
  • There will be no teas and coffees - this will be regularly reviewed.
January 12 2022
 
A talk from 'Dogs For Good' by Jacqui Gawn and her assistance dog Duke.
 
Dogs for Good is a life-transforming charity that trains dogs to support
adults and children with a wide variety of disabilities and conditions
to live full and active lives in the community. Our dogs bring
independence to people by taking on many practical tasks, such as
retrieving items, helping them get dressed and opening doors. As well as
the practical help our dogs provide, the emotional support they give is
unparalleled.

Exceptionally, this meeting will be conducted on Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83204867096?pwd=SVVFbUhYZHlWYXlKQmtoaXNYVzNiQT09

Meeting ID: 832 0486 7096  Passcode: 238603
February 9th 2022
 
The Flying Boats:
To the ends of the Empire and Back 

Stephen Hoadley
Flying Boats are now extinct as a form of passenger transport, but for
20 years in the mid-20th century they were the ultimate mix of speed and
luxury. Based in Southampton and carrying only a few dozen passengers at
a time, they offered ocean liner standards of comfort and cuisine at
200mph. How long did it take to get to Australia? What was the in-flight
entertainment? And why were flying boats in danger of crashing when the
onboard cocktail bar opened?
March 9th 2022
 
​The Full Rigged Ship ‘GRACE HARWAR’
​
Bonny Sartin 
 
Launched in 1889 the Grace Harwar was one of the very last of the commercial sailing ships. For 46 years she tramped the oceans of the world looking for cargoes. Coal from South Wales to Africa, Guano from the Pacific to San Francisco and several times she became involved in the ‘Great Grain Race’ from Australia to The English Channel, often undermanned and in appalling weather around Cape Horn. This is her story and that of the heroes that sailed her.
​April 13th 2022
 
A talk about Weyhill and Weyhill Church

by Jim Cunniffe
​11th May 2022

The Tragedy of War - Vietnam 

Jeremy Prescott 
​A non-judgemental view from both sides of the conflict in a war that defined a generation of French, American and Vietnamese, the political leadership that guided the conflict, the way the war was fought, the role of the media, the public protests in America and in other countries, POWs, the human costs of the war, Vietnamisation, the end of the war and Vietnam today. 

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