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BWS monthly meetings
Our meetings will take place in in the Catholic Church Hall, Martin Street, Bishop’s Waltham, SO32 1DN on the customary third Thursday of the month at the usual time of 7.30pm. There is ample free parking available and we look forward to seeing you there. Should there be any change to this situation, we will update this page with the relevant information and inform members via email.
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Thursday 15 May
Hidden in Plain Sight: Reminders of WW2 in the New Forest, with Marc Heighway.
During the Second World War the New Forest area saw a huge amount of activity. It was home to several airfields, training areas, D-Day camps and an embarkation point, a secret spy school, a POW camp, traps were set for invading armies, and it was also the scene of the biggest ever bomb dropped on UK soil. This presentation takes the form of a photo tour and talk on areas of the New Forest you will be familiar with but showing you things left over from the war you might not have noticed before, and the stories behind them
THE EARLY HISTORY OF WALTHAM told in posters
by Tony Kippenberger
Bishop’s Waltham’s long history is showcased in a unique series of outdoor storyboards.
The 10,000 year timeline covers the Stone Age to the destruction of the Bishop’s Palace during the Civil War, and as a public exhibition it delivers a fascinating picture of the small market town in bite-sized portions.
You can buy your own copy of all the posters of The Early History of Bishops Waltham for £5 at Sweet Corner, Studio 4, and the Museum as well as at our monthly meetings at the Catholic Church Hall in Martin Street.
