ISLE OF WIGHT NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION AUTUMN/WINTER 2018/2019 PROGRAMME - autumn/winter 2018/2019 ...
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ISLE OF WIGHT
NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION
-
AUTUMN/WINTER 2018/2019
PROGRAMME
Thursday 16th August 2018
2pm Visit to the Postal Museum
By special request, we have arranged a visit
to the Island's very own Postal Museum on
Fairlee Road (location map in yellow pages).
(Free parking on site – turn in up the lane)
This is possibly one of the best collections in
the country of Post Office memorabilia. Its collection of Post Boxes from
various reigns and from Britain's outposts around the world shows just
how postal services grew with Roland Hill's introduction of the penny post.
It is a fascinating collection to wander round.
You will be able to purchase tea and cake during the afternoon.N
Cost £5.00 – for LAST MINUTE bookings
please ring Rachel Rudge on 864694
Wednesday 19th September at 2.15pm at the Riverside Centre
Talk by Kevin Shaw on 'Samuel Pepys'
Kevin Shaw returns for the first of our autumn talks
to take us on an exploration of Samuel Pepys' lively
life and his private diary written when he was a
comparatively young man.
The diary is a unique revelation of the man and his
age.
A real life story of life upstairs and downstairs at the
time of the restoration of Charles the Second.
Tuesday 25th September – Day Trip to visit Winchester City Mill
(NT) and The Vyne (NT) departing from Yarmouth on the 10.05am
Ferry (please arrive by about 9.20am to allow time to park AND buy
your ferry ticket) returning 6pm from Lymington. Cost £18.00 per
person including coach and gratuities (NOTE the Wightlink ferry
fare is to be paid by individuals).
Winchester City Mill - there has been
a mill on the site since 932AD (Saxon
times) and the Domesday Book
identifies the mill as one of the most
profitable in the country. A series of
bad harvests in the early fourteenth-
century, coupled with Winchester
having lost its status as the nation’s
capital, quickly reduced the value of
many of the mills in the area.
Winchester Mill was recorded as being derelict by 1471.
In 1743, James Cooke began rebuilding the Mill and it is this building we
see today, which continued milling to the early 1900s. The mill was gifted
to the NT in 1931.
The Vyne was transformed from a
cluster of medieval buildings into a
Tudor Palace between 1500 and
1520. This Palace became the home
of William Sandys who was made
Lord Chamberlain to King Henry VIII
in 1526. In 1535, Henry and Anne
Boleyn came to the Vyne and the NT
has recreated this visit with a Tudor
Mass in the Chapel.
In the 17th Century the sixth Lord
Sandys sold The Vyne to Chaloner Chute, the Speaker of the House of
Commons who reduced it to its present day size (a third of the original
size), modernised it and added the portico in 1654.
After a varied history of usage since then, Sir Charles Chute left the house
to the National Trust on his death in 1956.
There is a café at the Vyne that serves simple lunches.
Because car parking is expensive at Yarmouth
please try and share cars
Wednesday 10th October at 2.15pm at the Riverside Centre
Talk by Patrick Keen on 'Through
the Amazon Rainforest to find the
King George Falls'
Patrick will take us on a unique and epic
journey of discovery through the
Amazon rainforest to find the remote
and rarely visited King George Falls
Thursday 15th November at 7.15pm at the Riverside Centre
AGM followed by the long awaited Talk by
Mitch Jones on 'Life as a Beefeater'
Mitch Jones was one of the Queen's Beefeaters,
as they are nicknamed, which have long been
symbols of London and Britain.
They’ve formed the Royal Bodyguard since at
least 1509. Their origins stretch back as far as the
reign of Edward IV (1461-83).
It is thought their nickname is derived from
the fact that they were permitted to eat as
much beef as they wanted from the King's
table.
Saturday 8th December – 7pm at Arreton Community Hall
Christmas Buffet and live entertainment
This year we are having our Christmas event at
a new venue with parking.
Arreton Community Hall is on the Newport –
Sandown Road
Full details of the event can be found at the end of the Programme
– BOOKING IS REQUIRED
Wednesday 9th January – 2.15pm at the Riverside Centre
Talk by Richard Smout on 'Vicars on the Isle of Wight'
Richard is the Island Heritage Services Manager,
responsible for the Museum Service and, as such,
has an unrivalled access to the Island's archives
on which to base his researches.
His talk will be about well known and even
notorious vicars who have served congregations on
the Island over the years
Wednesday 13th February – 2.15pm at the Riverside Centre
Talk by Paul Bingham on 'The National
Trust on the Island from the 1920s to the
end of the Second World War'
Paul will be sharing with us the results of his
fascinating research into the history of the
Trust on the Island.
He will show us how the NT grew from, in
stages, from the acquisition of its first
property on the Island in the 1920s.
He will also introduce us to many of the varied characters who made
the NT on the Island what it is today.
Wednesday 13th March at 2.15pm at the Riverside Centre
Talk by Bryn Davis on 'The Work of
Amnesty International'
In his talk, Bryn will be illustrating the
vital work done by Amnesty International
by showing us the scale and variety of
cases they work on.
He will also be explaining the
campaigning work they do on the Island.
Thursday 21st March
Annual Members' Spring Lunch
It has been decided to move our Annual
Lunch for Members to after Christmas
this year to, hopefully, brighten up the
winter months.
This year the lunch will be held at the
New Holmwood Hotel at Egypt Point in
Cowes.
The menu choices are shown at the end
of this programme.
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE LUNCH
Numbers are limited and places will be reserved as and when
payment is received. A 'reserves list' will be maintained in case of
cancellations.
The last date for booking (if places still available) is:- 5th March
Thursday 11th April at 7.15pm at the Riverside Centre
Talk by Bob Hyde on 'Working with the
owners of Yaverland Manor'
Bob will be talking about his experiences of
working with the owners of Yaverland
Manor – Commander Penryn Monk and the
Honourable Sheila Monk.
To give you just a taster of what is to come,
Penryn Monk was the person who drove an Austin 'Baby' Seven across
Australia from South to North via Alice Springs.
Come & meet with your friends
at our ever popular
CHRISTMAS BUFFET & ENTERTAINMENT
at a NEW LOCATION! - the Arreton Village
Community Centre (PO30 3AD)
at 7pm on Saturday 8th December
Our Christmas Buffet will
commence with a glass of
hot punch followed by
music
from “Slainte Va”
The evening will end with our popular buffet
including a glass of wine or a soft drink and a
chance for a good old chat with friends.
Tickets £7.50 per person
NOTE!! - Booking Required by 22nd November
Annual Members' Lunch
12.30 for 1pm at the New Holmwood Hotel,
Cowes on 21st March 2019
MENU
Starters
Butternut Squash Soup (BS)
Smoked Salmon Mousse with Dill Dressing & Cereal Toast (SS)
Fan of Avocado with
Feta Cheese, Olive & Tomato Salad & Balsamic Dressing (RV)
Main Courses
Roast Loin of Isle of Wight Pork (PK)
with Apricot Stuffing & Wholegrain Mustard Sauce
Steamed Paupiette of Torbay Sole (TS)
Stuffed with Crab, White Wine & Dill Sauce
Nut Roast (NR)
With Wilted Spinach, Wild Mushroom & Tomato Gravy
Desserts
Date & Walnut Pudding (DW)
With Butterscotch Sauce & Clotted Cream Ice Cream
Hazelnut Meringue (HM)
With White Chocolate Mousse, Berries & Coulis
Chef's Selection of Cheese & Biscuits (CB)
followed by
Freshly Brewed Coffee with Chocolates
£21.50 per person (incl gratuities)
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