Duncan Salkeld will ask, do you know who your great-grandparents were and what they did?This talk will explain how to research your family history, supported with illustrations and examples, to encourage you to pursue you family roots.
Chosen Charity: West Sussex Archives Society – Education, training arts, culture, heritage and science.
This talk will be at the Studio, New Park Centre on Park Road, Chichester PO19 7XY
Rom Stanko, director and conductor of Chichester City Band, will give a history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development, with musical demonstrations, noting how technical limitations influenced musical writing for the instruments.
Chosen Charity: Changing Faces, the UK’s leading charity for everyone with a scar, mark that makes them look different. They provide advice, support and psychosocial service to all ages.
Born in the slums of Salford and rose to become Chairman of Lewis Department store, was minister for food and reconstruction in WW2, lived in Walberton and Patrick Dealtry will tell his story and rise to fame.
Chosen Charity: Help for Heroes – provide facilities for service personnel, wounded or injured in duty.
Andrew Gibson will tell the tale of how the Chichester Canal came about, it uses, aspirations, finances and failure of our Canal leading up to its current success and future plans.
Chosen Charity: Chichester Ship Canal Trust which undertakes the preservation, maintenance and improvement of the canal for the public benefit and to maintain navigation.
Bill Coombes will explain the workings and modern versions of the Enigma, he will bring a homebuilt Enigma Machine with instructions to produce encoded messages!
Chosen Charity: St Wilfrid’s Hospice who provide palliative care in the hospice and community.
Catrine Clay, who wrote The Keeper which was made into a film about the goal keeper Trautmann, will talk about her newly published book, The Good Germans, who resisted the Nazis take over of their country, despite the dangers to themselves.
Chosen Charity: tbd
Jose Pound, who was the designer of the Festival of Flowers at Chichester Cathedral in 2014 and 2018, will talk about achieving the WOW factor to excite arrangers and visitors alike.
Chosen Charity: St Mary’s The Virgin Church at Apuldram- Grade I listed church of magical quality, blending so well with ancient flint and Caen stone.
Richard Plowman will tell us about Admiral Murray, who was born in Chichester, fought in naval battles from American Independence, Napoleonic Wars, was a close friend of Nelson, and lived in the Ship Hotel in North Street.
Chosen Charity: The Murray Club
Sally Rieder will talk about the quirky churches she has visited in England, from the exotic to the simple, painted to the plain, these stories will come alive with her extensive slides.
Chosen Charity: Riding for the Disabled – Arundel Branch – helping disabled people to enjoy the thrill and freedom of riding.