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Hampshire Group : Diary of Events 2011
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| For further information, or to make a booking, please contact Helen Howe,
Jane Austen Hampshire Group,
5 Walkers Close, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 7NH,
or e-mail hants@jasoc.org.uk
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| February |
Newsletter publication
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| Saturday 14 May at 2pm |
AGM and Lecture
Speaker: Hazel Mills, 'Know Your Curricle from your Phaeton'.
Venue: Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton, Hampshire.
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| Wednesday 8 June at 2pm |
Visit to Steventon, followed by afternoon tea.
The initial meeting point is the Church, in which Jeffrey Mann will give an introductory talk about the Church
and the village, with specific reference to Jane Austen and her family. (Further items of interest are the recently
restored medieval paintings in the Church, one of them depicting a medieval bishop.)
After the talk, our party will be free to explore, and then tea will be served in the Church grounds. Steventon is a very
pretty village, little changed from the times of Jane Austen.
Cost: £6
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| Wednesday 29 June at 2pm |
Visit to Ibthorpe House, followed by full afternoon tea.
Ibthorpe House was the home of the Lloyd family who enjoyed close relationships with the Austens.
When Jane's family moved to Bath, lengthy stays at Ibthorpe enabled her to postpone her move to Bath, similar to the experience
of Anne Elliot in Persuasion.
The afternoon will include a tour of both the House and splendid garden, followed by a full afternoon tea. (Ibthorpe House is not open
to the public, but by appointment only.)
Cost: £6, plus £8 for afternoon tea.
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| Wednesday 20 July at 7pm |
Talk by Ruth Facer, 'Mary Bacon's World'
The speaker (an independent researcher) discovered a ledger belonging to Mary Bacon, a farmer's wife
who lived in Hampshire (near Steventon) in the 18th/early 19th century. The ledger contains information
on a wide range of subjects, including religious musings, medical cures, weather reports and almanac material,
providing an insight into Jane Austen's world and times.
Wine, soft drinks and light refreshments will be available before the talk.
Venue: Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton, Hampshire.
Cost: £6
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| September |
Newsletter publication
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| Saturday 5 November
9.45am for coffee
and start at 10.30am |
Annual Study Day at Alton Abbey
Topic : 'Jane Austen's Letters'
Cost: £20. Booking to be made direct with Alton Abbey.
Tel: 01420 562145. Address: Alton Abbey, Alton, Hampshire GU34 4AP.
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