May 2013
| Family History - Talk by Chris Oliver |
| Wednesday 22nd May 19:45 |
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Title TBA. Frossard Theatre, Candie |
June 2013
| Botany Walk - L'Ancresse |
| Saturday 1st June 14:15 |
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Meet at L'Ancresse Car Park by L'Ancresse Lodge flats to see Deptford Pink. Perry's Guide ref Pg7 E3. |
| Historic Buildings -French Trip - June 6th to 9th |
| Thursday 6th June to Sunday 9th June |
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French trip. We shall be arranging a weekend around the Granville area of Normandy and to Les Iles Chausey. If you are interested in receiving more information as it becomes available, please let the Secretary know by e-mail as soon as possible. Numbers will be limited to 25, and priority will be given to members of this group who register in good time, after which it will be opened for other friends and colleagues by invitation only. Please specify if you would be interested in visiting Chausey only.
New members are always very welcome to attend, but should contact John McCormack (tel. 720303; e-mail mrjam@cwgsy.net) beforehand in case of alterations or final instructions. Those attending regularly should ensure that they are already members of La Société, and are asked for an annual payment to the Section of £10 at the beginning of each year: this covers petty cash items |
| Council Meeting |
| Monday 10th June 19:30 |
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Section Room |
| Geology Outing |
| Thursday 13th June 19:00 |
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Meet at the Catioroc headland at 7pm for a walk around the headland both on the beach and on the land. |
| Family History - Cobo - a walk and talk by Sylvia Brouard |
| Wednesday 19th June 19:00 |
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Meet at the car park below the Guet at 7pm. £5 to non-members. |
July 2013
| Botany Walk - Fort Doyle |
| Saturday 6th July 14:15 |
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Meet at Fort Doyle car park for Yellow Cicendia and Orange Birdsfoot. Perry's ref Pg 7 H2. |
| Council Meeting |
| Monday 8th July 19:30 |
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Section Room |
| Geology Outing |
| Thursday 11th July 19:00 |
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TBA |
| Archaeology Talk "Bodies of New Evidence: New Light on Herm's Medieval Population" |
| Thursday 11th July 20:00 |
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On Thursday 11 July at 8.00 there will be a talk on the excavations at the cemetery of St Tugual’s Chapel in Herm. This will be given by Philip de Jersey and Jenny Cataroche. The skeletons discovered last year have now been fully examined and radiocarbon dated to the early Middle Ages. They are generally well-preserved and it has been possible to recognise pathologies and to make observations on life and death in Herm at this time |
| Historic Buildings - Outing |
| Saturday 13th July 14:30 |
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Split-level houses. Visits to houses at Les Issues and elsewhere. Details later.
New members are always very welcome to attend, but should contact John McCormack (tel. 720303; e-mail mrjam@cwgsy.net) beforehand in case of alterations or final instructions. Those attending regularly should ensure that they are already members of La Société, and are asked for an annual payment to the Section of £10 at the beginning of each year: this covers petty cash items |
| Astronomy Open Evening |
| Thursday 25th July 21:00 |
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See the Stars with large telescopes. There will be a talk or slide-show, plus observing if clear.
Donations are welcomed and assist with running and
maintenance costs. We suggest adults £2, children £1.
The Observatory is in La Rue du Lorier, St Pierre-du-Bois. Perry’s Guide reference 21 E3.
Parking is usually available at La Houguette School, Rue des Paysans. From the school go 100
yards up the road, then left onto Rue du Lorier, then immediately right, behind a large bunker.
The road is dark, so a torch is advisable.
For further information and directions see www.astronomy.org.gg, or call 255215. |
August 2013
| Astronomy Open Evening |
| Thursday 1st August 21:00 |
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See the Stars
with large telescopes
There will be a talk or slide-show, plus observing if clear.
Donations are welcomed and assist with running and
maintenance costs. We suggest adults £2, children £1.
The Observatory is in La Rue du Lorier, St Pierre-du-Bois. Perry’s Guide reference 21 E3.
Parking is usually available at La Houguette School, Rue des Paysans. From the school go 100
yards up the road, then left onto Rue du Lorier, then immediately right, behind a large bunker.
The road is dark, so a torch is advisable.
For further information and directions see www.astronomy.org.gg, or call 255215. |
| Botany Walk - Forest Cemetery |
| Saturday 3rd August 14:15 |
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Meet at Forest Cemetery - please park on Le Chemin le Roi for Field Scabious and arable weeds. |
| Astronomy Open Evening |
| Thursday 8th August 20:30 |
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See the Stars
with large telescopes
There will be a talk or slide-show, plus observing if clear.
Donations are welcomed and assist with running and
maintenance costs. We suggest adults £2, children £1.
The Observatory is in La Rue du Lorier, St Pierre-du-Bois. Perry’s Guide reference 21 E3.
Parking is usually available at La Houguette School, Rue des Paysans. From the school go 100
yards up the road, then left onto Rue du Lorier, then immediately right, behind a large bunker.
The road is dark, so a torch is advisable.
For further information and directions see www.astronomy.org.gg, or call 255215. |
| Historic Buildings - Outing |
| Saturday 10th August 14:30 |
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A visit to Les Annevilles Manor and its garenne. This house includes much of what was built between 1248 and 1265 by Sir William de Chesney, enigmatic though much of it is; and the only moated rabbit warren in the Channel Islands. Meet at the Manor. Adequate parking at both sites. |
| Astronomy Open Evening |
| Thursday 15th August 20:30 |
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See the Stars
with large telescopes
There will be a talk or slide-show, plus observing if clear.
Donations are welcomed and assist with running and
maintenance costs. We suggest adults £2, children £1.
The Observatory is in La Rue du Lorier, St Pierre-du-Bois. Perry’s Guide reference 21 E3.
Parking is usually available at La Houguette School, Rue des Paysans. From the school go 100
yards up the road, then left onto Rue du Lorier, then immediately right, behind a large bunker.
The road is dark, so a torch is advisable.
For further information and directions see www.astronomy.org.gg, or call 255215. |
| Astronomy Open Evening |
| Thursday 22nd August 20:30 |
|
See the Stars
with large telescopes
There will be a talk or slide-show, plus observing if clear.
Donations are welcomed and assist with running and
maintenance costs. We suggest adults £2, children £1.
The Observatory is in La Rue du Lorier, St Pierre-du-Bois. Perry’s Guide reference 21 E3.
Parking is usually available at La Houguette School, Rue des Paysans. From the school go 100
yards up the road, then left onto Rue du Lorier, then immediately right, behind a large bunker.
The road is dark, so a torch is advisable.
For further information and directions see www.astronomy.org.gg, or call 255215. |
| Astronomy Open Evening |
| Thursday 29th August 20:30 |
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See the Stars with large telescope. There will be a talk or slide-show, plus observing if clear.
Donations are welcomed and assist with running and
maintenance costs. We suggest adults £2, children £1.
The Observatory is in La Rue du Lorier, St Pierre-du-Bois. Perry’s Guide reference 21 E3.
Parking is usually available at La Houguette School, Rue des Paysans. From the school go 100
yards up the road, then left onto Rue du Lorier, then immediately right, behind a large bunker.
The road is dark, so a torch is advisable.
For further information and directions see www.astronomy.org.gg, or call 255215. |
September 2013
| Botany Walk - Port Soif |
| Saturday 7th September 14:15 |
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Meet at Port Soif car park by kiosk fro Blue Fleabane and Knotted Pearlwort. Perry's Guide ref Pg8 C1. |
| Council Meeting |
| Monday 9th September 19:30 |
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Section Room |
| Historic Buildings - Recording the Islands' Houses - Talk by John McCormack |
| Saturday 14th September 19:30 |
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Recording the islands’ houses. A discussion on the layout of spreadsheets for ‘Channel Island Houses’ and the arrangement of chapters; plans measured by the Section and so forth. It is possible that this date may need to be altered: please confirm with the Secretary before turning up. Frossard Theatre, Candie.
New members are always very welcome to attend, but should contact John McCormack (tel. 720303; e-mail mrjam@cwgsy.net) beforehand in case of alterations or final instructions. Those attending regularly should ensure that they are already members of La Société, and are asked for an annual payment to the Section of £10 at the beginning of each year: this covers petty cash items |
October 2013
| Botany Walk - Fort Grey |
| Saturday 5th October 14:15 |
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Meet at the Fort Grey slipway for a walk through the lanes to view arable weeds.
Perry's Guide ref P26 B2. |
| Council Meeting |
| Monday 14th October 19:30 |
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Section Room |
| Family History Section - Annual Dinner |
| Wednesday 16th October |
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Venue and time to be announced. |
| Historic Buildings - Talk by John McCormack |
| Saturday 19th October 19:30 |
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Reviewing work on mounting-blocks and learning from this year’s French trip. Frossard Theatre, Candie.
New members are always very welcome to attend, but should contact John McCormack (tel. 720303; e-mail mrjam@cwgsy.net) beforehand in case of alterations or final instructions. Those attending regularly should ensure that they are already members of La Société, and are asked for an annual payment to the Section of £10 at the beginning of each year: this covers petty cash items |
November 2013
| Botany Walk - Reservoir |
| Saturday 2nd November 02:15 |
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Meet at Reservoir SW car park for Water figwort and Jersey Cudweed. Perry's Guide ref Pg21 G1. |
| Astronomy Open Evening |
| Friday 8th November 18:00 |
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See the Stars with large telescopes. There will be a talk or slide-show, plus observing if clear.
Donations are welcomed and assist with running and
maintenance costs. We suggest adults £2, children £1.
The Observatory is in La Rue du Lorier, St Pierre-du-Bois. Perry’s Guide reference 21 E3.
Parking is usually available at La Houguette School, Rue des Paysans. From the school go 100
yards up the road, then left onto Rue du Lorier, then immediately right, behind a large bunker.
The road is dark, so a torch is advisable.
For further information and directions see www.astronomy.org.gg, or call 255215. |
| Historic Buildings - Chimney Pots - a talk by John McCormack |
| Saturday 9th November 19:30 |
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Dating our chimney pots: an attempt to work out when and from whence they were imported. |
| Council Meeting |
| Monday 11th November 19:30 |
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Section Room |
| Family History Talk and AGM - Guernsey Deanery's Relationship with the Winchester Diocese - Very Rev. Canon Paul Mellor followed by AGM |
| Wednesday 20th November 19:45 |
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Frossard Theatre, Candie. All welcome. |
| Historic Buildings - The Peasant House of the 12th and 13th Centuries - Talk by John McCormack |
| Saturday 23rd November 19:30 |
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The peasant house of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. A review of the earliest fabric so far detected in Guernsey and Jersey houses and a discussion as to the reasons why grander buildings were possible from the fourteenth century onwards.Frossard Theatre, Candie.
New members are always very welcome to attend, but should contact John McCormack (tel. 720303; e-mail mrjam@cwgsy.net) beforehand in case of alterations or final instructions. Those attending regularly should ensure that they are already members of La Société, and are asked for an annual payment to the Section of £10 at the beginning of each year: this covers petty cash items |
December 2013
| Botany Walk - St Sampsons |
| Saturday 7th December 14:15 |
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Meet in St Sampson's by the clock tower for a walk in the lanes followed by cafe. Perry's Guide ref Pg11 F3. |
| Council Meeting |
| Monday 9th December 19:30 |
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Section Room |
| Historic Buildings - Mortars and Stonework: Dating by Geology - Talk by John McCormack |
| Saturday 14th December 19:30 |
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Frossard Theatre, Candie.
New members are always very welcome to attend, but should contact John McCormack (tel. 720303; e-mail mrjam@cwgsy.net) beforehand in case of alterations or final instructions. Those attending regularly should ensure that they are already members of La Société, and are asked for an annual payment to the Section of £10 at the beginning of each year: this covers petty cash items |
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Candie Gardens, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1UG, Channel Islands.
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