Surrey Heritage Showcase
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Discover history on your doorstep. This is a day of free activities and exhibitions for all the family.
A pdf with full details is attached or view www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/showcase2016
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Visit to Chedworth Roman villa
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The Battle of the Somme
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The Battle of The Somme 100 years on
Friday the 1st of July 2016
At 7am a service of remembrance will be held at the Commonwealth War Graves section of Ashley Road cemetery in Epsom.
Marvellous Metal Detecting
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The next Museum kids Club is Metal Detecting!
Towards the end of the 1960s a new technology appeared that would change the finding of objects from the past to the mainstream public. The hobby of metal detecting had been born.
Early metal detectors were quite rudimentary. Their basic design gave them the appearance of a simple transistor radio attached to a stick with a small coil on the end.
Bat Boat to Red Arrows – the story of Kingston’s aviation industry; Sopwith, Hawker, Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace
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Talk by Chris Farara, The Hawker Association
Part of the 41st Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures in Guildford (SIHG Map).
Single lectures £5, payable on the night.
Enquiries to Bob Bryson, 01483 577809, meetings@sihg.org.uk.
Visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace
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VISIT TO FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE ON 23 JULY
Visit to Chedworth Roman villa
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CHEDWORTH ROMAN VILLA ON 1 OCTOBER
Surrey Industrial History Group AGM + Conservation Award Presentation
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The Surrey Industrial History Group AGM will be followed by the presentation of the 2016 Conservation Award to
Painshill Park.
The Battle of the Somme
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The first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, claimed 57,540 British and Commonwealth casualties; 2 for every yard of the battle front. Just 141 days later, when the offensive ended, a huge total of 420,000 Allied men had been killed or wounded, including 70 men from Epsom and Ewell.
Learn about one of the darkest days for the British Army and discover why the human cost was so high. See the weapons and equipment that the troops used to live and fight .
A pdf with full information is attached.
Echoes of the Past
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Saxon Epsom will come to life in Rosebery Park. There will be living history displays and crafts. Adults £5 and children under 12 free. A pdf with all details is attached.
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