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News May 2005

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News Archive for May 2005

The main news follows our recent 15th A.G.M. and the subsequent committee meeting.

Congratulations to

Martin Holt for national BALH award
Cliff Burd for being elected our first active Life Honorary Member for his outstanding contribution to the Historical Life of the Town.
Sam Eedle for being awarded the 2005 Woodard Award for his article "Abbey Boys in the Terriers", published in Bulletin 13 (2004).

Your Officers for 2005-6

Chair: John Dixon
Treasurer: Bill Camp (last year) see our update about the serious illness of Bill Camp
Acting Secretary: June Flude

Finance

Summary of audited financial status 31 March 2005:

cash balance: £444.17p with all publications paid for. Members 76

Membership Fees:

as at present for local members

new expatriate membership of £10 sterling which includes one free bulletin + p&p.

Bulletins

Bulletin 14 with its new style cover is now available.
all bulletins 1-14 are now fully indexed - and a paper copy is available.
the deadline for Bulletin 15 for members is 1 November 2005!

Future Projects

21 May 2005 from 10-14.00 hours at the Town Library.

"Who do you think you are?"

an open session hosted by John and David Willavoys

for potential Family Historians.

Please note that we now have an updated computer

which can use photographs from the Woodard Database.

Historical Walk as an an addition to the 2005 Programme:

Thursday 23 June - Tewkesbury's Lost Railways

to contribute to the joint commemoration of VE Day and VJ Day during the weekend of 9-11 July, we are applying via Tewkesbury Borough Council for a grant from the Home Front Recall Fund to enable students to undertake research amongst their families and friends and to mount an exhibition for the community at the Town Library starting on 9 July 2005.
the 2005-6 Programme of Meetings is now available; first meeting 22 September 2005
Thursday 8 September 2005 at 7 p.m. next committee meeting.

This will be the last update of the website until late August in readiness for the new season, so may the committee wish you a happy summer season (or winter season!) as is appropriate to your location.

John

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