Diary Dates of AOUG in the South (02)
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All events are for all members, families and friends, so please come and join us.
Sunday 12 February 2012, 2.00 pm
meet at Warnford Church for the snowdrop walk through the woods, followed by ‘refreshments’ (depending on weather, we may have to forego this).
Thursday 23 February 2012, 7 pm for 7.30
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concert in Portsmouth Guildhall (Scriabin – Reverie, Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No 2, Rachmaninov – Symphony No 2).
Provisionally arranged for mid-March will be a walk of 4 miles from Winchester railway station to Shawford railway station, along the Itchen Way, with lunch in The Bridge Tavern. This is along a boardwalk or firm path and featured in the BBC Countryfile programme recently. Return to individual starting points by train from Shawford (hourly trains to north and south).
Friday 16 March 2012, 11.00am
In Easter week (dates to be confirmed in early to mid-March, when re-opening after the winter break), Narrowboat trip along the Chichester Canal, afterwards lunch in the Waterside Inn. In late April or early May, visit the Weald and Downland Museum, near Chichester.
Thursday 19th April, at 11.00 am:
Visit to the Bodleian Libraries Exhibition "The Romance of the Middle Ages". Meet at the Catte Street Entrance. Entry to the Exhibition is free. Afterwards, adjourn to the White Horse in Broad Street, opposite the Bodleian, for lunch.
Tuesday tba May, at 12.15:
Lunchtime organ recital in Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates. Meet in the café, also in the Town Hall, for a cup of coffee or bowl of soup. The recital is from 1.00 to 2.00 pm. Tickets are £3, on the door. Contact Colin after Easter for the date.
Saturday 16th June, at Noon:
A walk around the historic town of Wantage. Meet at the Vale and Downland Museum, Church street, Wantage OX12 8BL. There is a pay-and-display car park in Church Street, by the Police Station. By Public transport, take the X30 from St Aldates or the 32 from Didcot Parkway. Have a pub lunch on the way. If the weather is too bad, browse round the Museum, to which entry is free.
Thursday 6th September, at 2.00 pm:
Visit to Dorchester Abbey and Museum, Dorchester-on -Thames, Wallingford, OX10 7HH. Entry is free. Parking is available nearby. By public transport, take the X39/X40 from Oxford, St Aldates (stop H5) or Reading Station (stop EB) to Dorchester Bypass, from where the Abbey is a 15 minute walk.
Saturday 13th October, at 12.00 for 12.30 pm:
The Autumn Lunch is to be held at The Mitre, corner of Turl Street with the High Street. Members and friends from any Region or Nation will be welcome to join us. If you would like to attend please contact Colin Reed on 01235 815548, as he will need to reserve a table.
Thursday 15th November, at 11.00 am:
Coffee morning in the Ashmolean Museum's rooftop café. Afterwards, stroll round the Museum or, perhaps, attend one of the free lunchtime lectures (13.15 - 14.00). Please bring any suggestions you have for future events.
Thursday 13th December, at 11.00 am:
Coffee morning in the Ashmolean Museum's rooftop café, as above. It is anticipated that the annual Oxford Christmas Market will be taking place on the nearby redeveloped site of the Castle.
LOCAL CONTACTS:
Executive Representative - Mike Bechley
(and Portsmouth and South Downs) 02392 552087 m.bechley@ntlworld.com
Carol Lamb:carollamb@wordproc.co.uk
Oxford Area - Colin Reed 01235 815548 colin@crv-reed.demon.co.uk