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GA Plymouth and District Branch
Miss N S M Paterson
Branch Secretary
Upper Flat
12 College View
Plymouth
PL3 4JB
Tel: 01752 668 482
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Secretary urgently required
The branch is urgently seeking a new secretary as the current officer is soon to stand down. If you are interested in taking up this post please get in touch using the contact details above.
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Summer Outings 2008
Dartmouth Walks
Saturday 13 September 2008
Led by Don Millgate
Meet at 11:00 at the bandstand adjoining the boat float for a short tour of the town. After lunch there will be a leisurely walk of about 2 and a half miles on the coast south of Dartmouth. The walk will start from the National Trust Car Park near Little Dartmouth at 14:30.
Kents Cavern
Saturday 27 September 2008, 14:00
Ilsham Road, Torquay
This outing has been arranged in conjunction with the lecture now scheduled for Friday 19 September (see below).
Lectures
385,000,000 years in the making of Kents Cavern
Friday 19 September 2008
Alan Sailsbury
Sailing Barges of the Fal
Friday 17 October 2008
Michael Grose
The South of France
Friday 21 November 2008
Don Millgate
Annual General Meeting
Friday 23 January 2009
All lectures are held in the Plymouth Athenaeum, Derry's Cross, Plymouth and start at 7.30pm. Meetings are both educational and social and conclude with refreshments. Non-members are most welcome to attend individual meetings and the outdoor events. For further details of any Branch events, please contact the Secretary, Miss Shirley Paterson.
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| Golden Jubilee Celebrations - 2007 |
This has been a very special year for the Plymouth Branch as we celebrated our Golden Jubilee anniversary, having been founded in 1957. We have enjoyed an excellent series of lectures this year with the official celebration to mark the event being held on Friday 19 October. This took place in the presence of the Deputy Lord Mayor and the Deputy Lady Mayoress, invited representatives from the University of Plymouth, University College Plymouth St Mark and St John, the Royal Geographical Society and an excellent turn out of our members.
The evening opened with a sherry reception for the invited guests and committee members hosted by the Chairman. The formal part of the programme commenced with the anniversary lecture entitled 'Literary Landscapes of the British Isles: a new regional geography?' which was delivered by Dr Derek Spooner, a Past President of the Geographical Association and a member of the Branch.
Following the lecture there was the presentation of an Outstanding Service Certificate to Wilfred Harrison by Dr Spooner. Another Certificate has been awarded, posthumously, to Jack Pope who was a founder member of the Branch in 1957 and who sadly died last April. This will go to his family. A third Certificate is to go to Helen Southern who unfortunately was unable to be with us on the evening.
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After the presentation, the guests and members adjourned to enjoy a memorable buffet supper. It was generally agreed to have been a very successful evening and a fitting climax to our celebratory year.
Shirley Paterson
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