programme 2011

14 Jan	7:30pm	New Year Social Gathering at Town Hall - Ł5 includes refreshments
9 Feb	7:30pm	Dinner at The Methuen Arms
25 Feb	7:30pm	"The Archaeology of Wiltshire" - Talk by David Dawson, Director of The Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes
1 Apr	7:30pm	"My first ten months as an MP" - Talk by Duncan Hames, MP for the new constituency of Chippenham (Now to be held in Corsham Town Hall)
15 Apr	7:30pm	"The work of the House of Lords." - Talk by Lord Methuen who lives in Derbyshire and plays a prominent part as one of the remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords.
13 May	7:00pm	AGM at the Corsham Town Hall (7:15pm start)
24 Jun	7:30pm	"The Aims of Corsham School" - Talk by Martin Williams, Head Teacher, and Irene Large, Deputy Head of Corsham School. (Now to be held in S Block, Corsham School - Main Building at the end of The Tynings)
22 Jul	6:30pm	"The History of Hartham Park" - Meet in the foyer of Hartham Park. Includes a visit to the Sticke Tennis Court and Hartham Chapel. Allan Bosley, chairman of Corsham Town Council will lead. He is long associated with Hartham Park and its business park.
6 Aug	4-6:30pm	Members' Garden Party - (dependent on fine weather) Ł3 includes cream tea
23 Sep	7:30pm	"Some Interesting Buildings in and around Corsham" - Talk by Pamela Slocombe, organiser of the Wiltshire Buildings Record.
28 Oct	7:30pm	"West Country Carriers and Stage Coaches before and after Turnpiking, 1680-1840" - Talk by Dorian Gerhold, principal Clerk to the House of Commons and author of several important works on the history of the coaching and carrying trades, as well as on Putney and Westminster Hall.
25 Nov	7:30pm	"The Churches of Wiltshire" - Talk by Michael Rumsey, retired headmaster and Chairman of the Corsham Civic Society.

NB: All meetings commence at 7:30pm and are held at the Pound Arts Centre unless otherwise indicated.

The Pound Arts Centre, Pound Pill, Corsham was extensively refurbished in 2006/7 and re-opened as "The Pound" in September 2007, when it returned to being the regular venue for our monthly meetings. However, some meetings are held elsewhere and their venues are noted above.