Spring Wells Heritage Group - Events



Provisional Programme for 2010

7.30pm at The Old Ship Pointon unless otherwise stated

January 19th - House History- Ivy House

At 2 Folkingham Road. Members only

February 4th - Members' Annual Dinner

8pm The Three Kings Threckingham

February 6th - 2nd Annual Gilbertine Lecture 'Gilbert's Saints'

By Heather Josselyn Cranson (Organised by the Gilbertine Group)

March 2nd - Committee Meeting. Venue to be arranged

March 9th - AGM (members)

April 13th - Duck Decoys - Open Meeting

By Roger Callow

Did you know that Duck Decoys were an important part of the local economy in the 18th Century? What were they? How did they work? Where were they and can we still see signs of them?

May 22nd - Inaugural Lincolnshire Walk

Starting at The Old Ship Pointon - launch of the Guided Walk Brochure. Times to be confirmed. (Organised by the Walking Group)

June 8th - Family History - Local Names

5th-21st August - 'Yesterday, for your enjoyment today'

Billingborough Village Hall

September 28th Farming - topic and speaker to be confirmed

November 16th - Members' Social Evening and Review of Year's activities

What we did last year:

The Car Dyke

7.00 pm Tuesday 15th September, The Old Ship Inn, Pointon

An illustrated talk by David Start of Heritage Lincolnshire. More

A Railway Evening

7.00 pm 23 June 2009

This event, attended by 50 people, was held at The Old Ship Inn at Pointon. A talk on the historic Sleaford and Bourne Railway line was given by John Clark with other people bringing their memories and memorabilia. More

First Annual General Meeting

Took place at 7pm on Tuesday 17 March 2009 at 22 Ousemere Close, Billingborough.

Agenda included:

  • Appointment of committee members
  • Adoption of constitution
  • Membership arrangements
  • Discussion of programme of events and activities

Gilbert Who?

The Group's first events were talks by Dr Kate Sykes of Oxford University entitled 'Gilbert Who?'. They took place on 3 February 2009 at Pointon Primary School, and on the 4 February at Billingborough Primary School

Dr Kate Sykes is a member of staff at Harris Manchester College, Oxford. She has studied aspects of the life of St Gilbert and the Gilbertines as reflected in the title of her Phd Thesis

Katharine Sykes Brasenose College Oxford. August 2007 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 'The origins of the Role of Master of the Order of Sempringham c1130 - c1230'

Kate came to talk to us about Gilbert the man. The person who found himself responsible for the spiritual and physical wellbeing of a group of people who wanted to share in community. He was their leader, but he did not himself belong to their community for several years.

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