2009 Yellowcard

DEAL - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 2009/10 TALKS AND MEETINGS PROGRAMME 3 November 2009 to 6 April 2010 Town Hall, Deal 2010 SOCIAL PROGRAMME 20 March 2010 to 15 December 2010 (Full details and application forms for events in the social programme will be circulated to members in February 2010) TALKS AND MEETINGS PROGRAMME Tuesday 3 November 2009 Town Hall, 7.30 pm "Butler to Royalty" Christopher Dovey will recall his experiences as a single-handed butler at Clarence House, with many happy memories of his time in royal service, including recollections of official tours abroad with Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. No December meeting The Christmas Drinks Party will be held on Wednesday 16 December 2009. No January meeting Tuesday 2 February 2010 Town Hall, 7.30 pm "More than just a Doctor – third time lucky!” Dr Vivienne Nathanson, Director of Professional Activities at the British Medical Association, will talk about her experiences and the changing face of healthcare today. Her work takes her far beyond the NHS, to tobacco control, stem-cell research and euthanasia, and she has even visited death row in the USA and the mine fields in Cambodia. Tuesday 2 March 2010 Town Hall, 7.30 pm "The Tower you know and the Tower you don’t know” Richard Harrold OBE, Deputy Governor of the Tower of London, prefaces his talk with the comment “You only have to say “the Tower” and everyone knows what you are talking about – or do they?” To its gruesome reputation and fabulous Crown Jewels, this talk will add stories which you will not have heard before. Tuesday 6 April 2010 Town Hall, 7.45 for 8.00 pm Annual General Meeting The Meeting will begin at 8.00 pm. Members are invited to arrive at the Town Hall at 7.45 pm for a glass of wine with the Committee and fellow members. SOCIAL PROGRAMME Saturday 20 March 2010 Coffee Morning 10.30 am – 12.00 pm, Town Hall. Friday 23 April 2010 Spring Drinks Party 6.30 – 8.00 pm, Glenhill, Liverpool Road, Walmer. The date and venue of the party are provisional, as it is too early for Andrew and Alison Wollaston to finalise their letting programme for Glenhill. Wednesday 12 May 2010 Squerryes Court and gardens, Westerham This beautiful 17th century manor house has been the Warde family home since 1731. The rooms contain paintings, furniture, tapestries and porcelain collected in the 18th century. Twenty acres of attractive and historic gardens surround the house. We hope to call in at Aylesford Priory on the way home to Deal. Wednesday 16 June 2010 Pocahontas Cruise, Gravesend/London MV “Princess Pocahontas”, named after the famous Indian Princess buried at Gravesend, will take us along the least used natural highway in the country, passing the Thames Barrier, Greenwich, Docklands, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London and Westminster, and possibly reaching Chelsea. Wednesday 21 July 2010 Summer Supper 7.30 for 8.00 pm, Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Deal. Wednesday 15 September 2010 Finchcocks, Living Museum of Music, Goudhurst The 18th century manor of Finchcocks is home to a celebrated collection of historical keyboard instruments, and is set in a beautiful garden surrounded by glorious countryside. Richard and Katrina Burnett are the most welcoming hosts, and Richard’s demonstration/recital is legendary. Wednesday 15 December 2010 Christmas Drinks Party 6.30 – 8.00 pm, Town Hall, Deal. THE DEAL SOCIETY Patron The Lady Boyce Acting President Una Stanley Vice-Presidents Alan Fordham Brian Groser COMMITTEE Chairman and Planning & Liaison(Deal) Robin Green 389050 Treasurer and Talks Programme Secretary David Bridgen 369561 Membership Secretary and Editor, News Update Anthony Hodson Mackenzie 379303 Planning & Liaison (Walmer) John Goodban 365209 Archivist Josephine Dempster 367791 Social Programme Secretary Patricia Russell 360382 Committee Secretary Carol Burns 372188