Blagdon Local History Society
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Blagdon Local History Society
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Some of the founding members of the BLHS committee with the late Mick Aston of the Time Team programme.
An amazing and unique event at Bristol Beacon on Sunday 1st December at 7pm.
The event is to commemorate the centenary of Bristol Archives, when we shall be projecting film footage from the Archives onto a massive screen.
If that's not ambitious enough, all this in front of a full orchestra - the Bristol Youth Orchestra.
For further background, I have attached a media release and a flyer.
Tickets are on sale now on the Bristol Beacon site. Link below:
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/bristol-100-years-in-music-and-film/
Please feel free to forward to anyone who you think may be interested in attending.
Our final meeting of this calendar year is next week:
THURSDAY 14th NOVEMBER
2.30pm in the afternoon in Court Lodge
BEDMINSTER COAL. BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
with Garry Atterton
This is the story of five generations of coal miners set in the context of the growth and decline of a lost industry in Bristol and Somerset. The story culminates in the Dean Lane colliery disaster of 1886.
ZOOM
This talk cannot be held on Zoom, however it will be recorded and an online link will be circulated.
Also future meetings are unlikely to be held on Zoom because of problems associated with Court Lodge, which have irritated not only those online but the live audience in Court Lodge, who have experienced interruptions and delays.
It is likely that meetings in 2025 will be recorded and made available on our website or on YouTube, where non-members will still be able to give a donation to support our society if they wish.
ALL WELCOME
As usual, members are free and visitors £3 which includes refreshments.
Our opening meeting in 2025 will be on Thursday January 9th -- 'Turnpikes and Toll Roads’