Ordinary Meetings
As remarked on the Home page, we hold an Ordinary Meeting once each month (except in August), presenting and discussing items set out on a pre-circulated Agenda. Normally each such meeting is held on the second Monday of the month and starts at 7.30 pm.
The Agendas are very varied. A typical meeting begins – after making any new introductions that may be required – with a short session in which members report interesting new discoveries or lines of research, or raise queries on subjects of interest to them or announce details of history-related happenings elsewhere.
This is followed by several longer items, usually taking the form of presentations – by our own members or by invited speakers – supported by audio-visual aids. Sometimes we have instead just held a film evening, showing one or two substantial films. The December (‘Christmas’) meetings include quizzes and humorous items of a seasonal nature.
All meetings have a leisurely break for refreshments. This break also provides an opportunity to peruse newly-found historical documents or objects which members have brought along to show.
No Minutes are taken of these Ordinary Meetings.
The presentations in these meetings were for the benefit only of the members attending at the time and were not set down in written form, so please do not write to us requesting transcriptions – there are none to be had.