Programme
Autumn 2024
25th September.
John Smith (TLHG)
‘Why is it called Lysander Road? Yeovil’s Contribution to the Clandestine War.’
23rd October after the AGM.
Denny Robbins.
‘Saints to Singers Gallery: Things you may not know about Tintinhull’s churches!’.
27th November.
‘Ghosts, Royals and Ferrymen.’
Social history relating to a wide variety of river, estuary and inshore ferries and the stories that accompany them.
Brian Margetson
11th December.
Dr.Francis Burroughes.
‘A Juvenile Drama production: H.M.S. Pinafore.’
From about 1810 to the 1880s one of the most popular home entertainments was the model theatre. Numerous printers produced paper sheets with characters and scenery to cut out for use on a model stage. Abridged versions of selected operas have been arranged from the original printed sheets, with music and dialogue from historic recordings. The performance is projected on to a large screen.
22nd January 2025
Montacute, its Priory and its Lordship of Tintinhull for 400 years.
Denny Robbins TLHG
26th February 2025
‘From Boy to Man in the Somerset Coalfield.’
Reminiscences of a former miner whose father and uncles had worked in the mines before him. Working practices and conditions are considered along with mechanisation of the industry and its eventual closure.
Bryn Hawkins
26th March 2025
‘A History of Coinage.’
The entire history of coins is explored, from one of the greatest inventions of the Ancient Greeks to the present day.
Brian Short
23rd April 2025
‘Hospital Blues: Nursing in the Dorset Region in the First World War.’
Focusing on the Sherborne Group of British Red Cross Hospitals (which included Yeovil), the pivotal role played by V.A.D.s, mainly women, is explained.
Luke Mouland
Events start at 7.30 pm and are held in Tintinhull Village Hall.
Doors open 7:15 pm when coffee and biscuits will be available.
Entry per meeting : Members £1, Visitors £3 including light refreshments.