Previous events, 2018-19:
Sat 10th Nov A.G.M. – Elections and reports
Wed 27th Feb Committee Meeting
Sat 16th Mar “Lost City of Bristol” a talk by Clive Burlton
Wed 3rd Apr Committee Meeting
Sat 11th May Photo Exhibition
Wed 14th May Committee Meeting
Tue 18th Jun Committee Meeting
Sat 22nd Jun “I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside” by John Penny
Sat 13th Jul “The Severn Festival”
Wed 31st Jul Committee Meeting
Mon 5th Aug Committee newsletter publication
We held exhibitions from our archives relating to :-
Sat 31st Aug Pilning Flower Show 50th Anniversary display
September Severn Beach School 50th Anniversary
Sat 28th Sep “City of the Sea” a talk by Chris Biggs
Tue 8th Oct Committee Meeting
Sat 19th Oct Nostalgia Day
Sat 16th Nov “Talk of the Fishermen by the Black Rock Heritage Fishery
List of Events from 2004 to present
2004 “Looking Into the Picture” – details of old postcards
2005 “Clifton Rocks Railway” Peter Davey
“Dustbin Films Man”
Summer events Pilning Carnival, Parish Information Day, “Weddings”
2006 “Look Into the Picture” – new photos
“Links with Brunel” – all day exhibition
“Magic Lantern Show”
Winter event
Exhibition from Thornbury Museum,
2007 “Film Show” – Brian Haynes
“Wartime Life” Dave Cheesley
“Genealogy” talk
“Victorian Magic Lantern”
2008 “Concorde Queen of the Skies” illustrated talk + exhibits
“Fry’s Chocolate Evening”
“Local History Needs You” – open meeting for information
“Fairgrounds” – Dave Cheesley
“Brunel” talk/book
2009 “Luftwaffe Attacks on Sth Glos”
“Photos and Things” – Mike’s Postcards
“A Night at the Cinema” – films about Bristol
2010 “Photo Exhibition” at Easter Compton
“Magic Lantern Show”
2011 “Changing Face of Shops – Tony Cherry
“Genealogy”
“Out & About in Bristol” – John Penny
“Severn Princess”
2012 “Back to 1950’s” – David Elesbury
“Nan’s Attic” – Mr & Mrs Elesbury
“Lights Out” educational films
“Grandad’s Shed” – Mr & Mrs Elesbury
2013 “British Piers”
Dave Cheesley
“Severn Princess”
“Ration Books to Rock & Roll” – Terry Merrett-Smith
2014 “Year on a Dairy Farm” – Richard Cornock
“Clifton Rocks Railway” – Peter Davey
“Dance Band Days” – Terry Merrett-Smith
“Teddy Boys to Glam Rock” – Dave Cheesley
2015 Joe Nemeth
“Severn Estuary” – Janet Maurice
Joe Nemeth
“Severn Princess”
“Remembering 1960’s” – Dave Cheesley
2016 “Fossils” – Janet Maurice
“Year on a Dairy Farm” repeat
“Remembering 1950’s” Dave Cheesley
Special Exhibition – 1st Severn Bridge
“Mustard Gas” – Joe Nemeth
2017 “Mud” – Janet Maurice
“Evening with Dave Cheesley”
“Trains” – Andrew Swift
“Village Through Time” – Rose Hewlett
2018 “Let’s All go to Severn.Beach” – Joe Nemeth
“Guilty Pleasures” – Chris Biggs
“Golden Age of Picture Postcards” – Dave Cheesley
“Wings of War” – Chris Biggs
“Toys & Games of Yesteryear”
“Gas Girls” – Joe Nemeth
2019 “Lost City of Bristol” – Clive Burlton
Photo Exhibition at Mafeking Hall
“I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside” – John Penny)
“Talk of the Fishermen”
Annual Open Archives Day in October each year.