EVENTS 2011

BURSLEDON BRICKWORKS
 
Sunday 15th May: Big Spring Craft, Models & Hobby Fair + Tractors
 
Sunday 19th June: Father's Day Special and Transport through the Ages
 
Sunday 17th July: Victorian Family Fun Day
 
Sunday 21st August: Railway Extravaganza – A MUST FOR RAIL BUFFS - HNGRT 50th Anniversary
 
Thursday 8th September: Heritage Open Day - Free admission
 
Sunday 18th September: Naughty Forties & Thrifty Fifties
 
Sunday 23rd October: Halloween Special & Autumn Steam Festival
 
20th November: Christmas at The Brickworks
 
Open days run from 10am until 4pm. Admission charges for open days: Adult £5, concessions £4, accompanied child over 3 years old £2. Family (2 adults + 2 children) £12. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. There will be more information on the Bursledon brickworks website about each open day nearer to the event. See www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
 
Europa Nostra UK Annual Programme of events 2011 Portsmouth (in association with the Fortress Study group and the University of Portsmouth)
 
The UK Group of Europa Nostra will this year meet in Portsmouth between Saturday 10 and Tuesday 13 September 2011, with a theme of “In Defence of the Realm” considering our military and naval heritage. Events include a walking tour of “Nelson’s trail”, a visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, a conference dinner and excursion to the Isle of Wight.
On Sunday 11 September 1700: The Duncan-Sandys Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Duncan Wilson OBE, Director, The Greenwich Foundation, and on Monday 12 September, a one day conference on the theme will be held in the University of Portsmouth. For full details, contact Dr Lester Borley – e mail lesterborley@waitrose.com
 
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Lecture Sponsored jointly by the Friends of Hyde Abbey and Hampshire Gardens Trust - Wednesday 5 October – 7.30pm
 
‘Clearly Obscure’ - talk by Tracey Sheppard FGE
Venue : The Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB
Cost: £8.50 to include a glass of wine and nibbles afterwards  
 
Tracey Sheppard is an internationally known glass engraver and a past Chairman of the Guild of Glass Engravers. Her work in Hampshire can be viewed at Winchester Cathedral where she engraved the glass panels in the Epiphany Chapel, Romsey Abbey, St Jude’s Southsea, and churches in Hurstbourne Tarrant and Brockenhurst, to name but a few.
Tracey’s work is also in a number of private collections including that of Her Majesty the Queen, the late Queen Mother and the Sultan of Oman. Tracey lives in Winchester close to the Hyde Abbey Garden where she designed the glass panel destroyed by vandals last year. She is now working on its replacement.
To apply for tickets, please contact Valerie Jolley on 01794 519919.