SUMMARY PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2021-2022
All Talks and Meetings will commence at 2.30 pm and be held in the pavilion, Field Place, Worthing, BN13 1NP; unless another venue or time is indicated.
Visitors are welcome to attend all meetings; there is a charge for non members of £5 which includes tea/coffee and biscuits, members and spouses pay £2. To become a member see Membership under About Us.
Timings for visits and outings will be as printed in the detailed description of the activity. Click here for full details…
Coffee mornings take place at 10.30am on the 3rd and last Thursdays of the month. Click here for full details…
Description
| Date | Event | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| April 27th | Talk |
Geological and Geotechnical hazards in SE England, by Roger Smith. |
Zoom |
| May 18th | Talk |
Operation dead stick, the story of glider borne assault on Pegasus Bridge. The first action on D-Day. By Dudley Hooley
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Zoom |
| May 20th | Coffee | Members at the Spotted Cow | Angmering |
| June 17th | Coffee | Members at the Spotted Cow | Angmering |
| June 24th | Coffee | Members with partners at Swallows Return | Ferring |
| July 21st | Outing | Lawnmower Museum, Hassocks Garden Centre | Hassocks |
| July 15th | Coffee | Members at the Spotted Cow | Angmering |
| July 29th | Coffee | Members with partners at Swallows Return | Ferring |
| Aug 19th | Coffee | Members at the Spotted Cow | Angmering |
| Aug 26th | Coffee | Members with partners at Swallows Return | Ferring |
| Sep 9th | Outing |
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. 1330 for1400hrs |
Tangmere |
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Sep 16th |
Coffee | Members at the Spotted Cow | Angmering |
| Sep 21st | AGM | Followed by talk on London landmarks by blue badge guide. | Field Place |
| Sep 30th | Coffee | Members with partners at Swallows Return | Ferring |
| Oct 5th | Outing | Ford Re-cycling plant | Ford |
| Oct 12th | Talk | Railway Rolling Stock- a generation of change. By Jeff Ward, retired railway traction engineer | Field Place |
| Oct 21st | Coffee | Members at the Spotted Cow | Angmering |
| Oct 28th | Coffee | Members with partners at Swallows Return | Ferring |
| Nov 9th | Talk |
novaSAR_ A new concept in Earth Observation Satellites Martin Cohen, Airbus Project Manager |
Field Place |
| Nov 18th | Coffee | Members at the Spotted Cow | Angmering |
| Nov 25th | Coffee | Members with partners at Swallows Return | Ferring |
| Dec 9th | Xmas Lunch | Confirmed |
Windsor Hotel Worthing BN112LX |
| Dec 14th | Talk |
Alternatives to the high carbon internal combustion engine. Will include hydrogen, fuel cell and electric propulsion. Gerard Sauer (a lifetime motor consultant) |
Field Place |
| Dec 30th | Coffee | Members with partners at Swallows Return | Ferring |
| 2022 | |||
| Jan 11th | Talk | History of Weather Forecasting, Ian Currie, Freelance weather consultant. | Field Place |
| Feb 8th | Talk |
The sun and space technology for observations, Chris Brockley-Blatt BEng(Hons)CEngFIMechE Senior Project Manager, Mullurd Space Science Laboratory.
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Field Place |
| Mar 8th | Talk |
Submarines through the ages. The history and technology of submarines from early ww1 to latest nuclear submarines. Nigel Manger ( a submariner) Captain RN retired |
Field Place |