Jeremy always provides an informative and interesting talk with his droll sense of humour, this last of the Winter programme is a must…..
From an anchorage 400 yards up-river from the Cruising Association’s headquarters in Limehouse,the China Company despatched its first fleet in search of the North East Passage. A stone’s throw in the opposite direction, Nelson’s first flagship was built. A mile further down-river, Brunel launched [eventually] the Great Eastern. But why had he brought her predecessor, the Great Western, all the way from Bristol to Blackwall just to have her engine installed? Why did Henry VIII decide to build the Mary Rose’s bigger sister at Woolwich instead of Portsmouth, and how did Thames Ironworks win the contract for her 19th century equivalent? Why was the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered at Greenwich Yacht Club? How did the Dutch sneak up the Medway to raid Chatham? All these and more tales of the Thames and Medway – and the canal that joined them. Plus: how Olaf the Viking made London Bridge fall down – and he was on our side!
Location: Early Bird PH, Grove Green, Maidstone, just off Junction 7 of the M20 Tel 01622 734237 [SAT NAV ME14 5TQ].
For those who would like to eat, there is a good choice of Pub Grub. It helps them at the Early Bird if you telephone your food order earlier in the day or even the day before Tel 01622 734237.
The meetings begin at 19:00 hours for those that would like to eat with the talks beginning at 20:10 hours.
Cost: The charge is £3.00 a head.
It helps to know the numbers attending, but don’t let that stop you coming and please “bring a friend”, just a simple email to Ian will suffice. If you forget, don’t let that stop you turning up…….
Ian can be contacted on 01959 562075 or 07721 411598 or at iangalletti@btinternet.com