Membership, walk and talk...
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Conserving our Heritage Protecting our Future |
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| Dear {$firstname}, Welcome to the November 2025 Newsletter. Golden leaves on our walk and spiralling swifts in our talk. |
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| WALK: Horsebridge Wednesday 12th November, 10:00 |
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Meet at 10.00am at the car park at Horsebridge, opposite the John O’ Gaunt Inn (SU345304). This is a 6 mile walk using the Test Way and Monarch’s Way, and replaces the walk advertised in the magazine. Option of lunch afterwards at the John O’ Gaunt Inn. To book lunch or obtain further details, please contact [email protected] or 01794514415. |
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| TALK: Saving Romsey's Swifts Wednesday 19th November |
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Tim Norris will be talking about measures being taken to attract swifts back to Romsey. Swifts are now reliant on accessing their nests through small gaps in the eaves of our homes. But as our homes are fitted with loft insulation and our fascias and soffits are repaired with uPVC they have declined by about 70% in the last 30 years. But there is good news as Swifts can easily be helped by the installation of nesting boxes. Come and hear about these amazing birds that can spend most of their lives without ever landing, and hear how you can help them. As this is likely to be a popular talk and places are limited, please book your seat by contacting Kate Allen at [email protected] with the name(s) of attendees. |
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| Poetry for Pleasure
Friday 28th November 2025 |
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19:45, Romsey Methodist Church |
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| A message from our Membership Secretary |
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Dear Members, Standing Order payments for Subscriptions for the Society are due to be paid this month for many of our members. Please check when your Standing Order payment is due.The subscription fee has increased to £10 per person. If you pay for joint membership, it will be £20.We sent out a reminder in the last newsletter so if you have updated your Standing Order thank you very much.If you pay your subscription by Bank Transfer, please check when your subscription is due. If you are unsure, you can ask me as I have a note of when you paid on the spreadsheet.
The society bank information is as follows Romsey and District Society Sort Code: 40-39-05 Acct no: 03019462
Membermojo update
I am going to keep adding members to this online membership system. As I add members you will get a welcome email. Please have a go at logging on to your membership page.
Yours, Roz Contact: [email protected] |
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| Can you help deliver the Magazine |
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We still need more help with distributing the paper Magazine. If you are able to push some magazines through the letter boxes of members in your street, please contact the Society Secretary. [email protected] |
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| Thank you Litter Pickers! |
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Another successful morning tidying the regions around Romsey. 37 people joined in, and we collected 68 bags of rubbish plus a few items like broken wooden boxes, kitchen worktop, scooter and traffic cones that didn't fit into the bags. We finished with a cup of coffee at La Parisienne and a good social chat! Thank you to those of our members who helped out. Roz Fresson |
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| A big "thank you" to Catherine Lee who has donated a significant amount of wine to the Society. We're very grateful that Catherine offered the wine to us, which will be used at some of our forthcoming events such as the AGM and Annual Lecture. |
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| October is the month when the Warner Prize is awarded by us to Romsey Pupils in Years 7 and 8 who have created a project looking at an aspect of Romsey's history. Once again, the Mountbatten Secondary School entered projects from their Romsey Abbey and Industrial Revolution projects. Entries included a video tour of the Abbey, wonderfully researched Top Trumps Cards and a diary written by the Abbey itself. The ceremony took place in Crosfield Hall thanks to moneys bequeathed by the Warner family. More in the next magazine. |
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| TALK: Winter Wildlife of the New Forest Thursday 12th February 2026 |
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Winter can be one of the most rewarding times to watch birds in the New Forest. In this image-rich talk, Marcus Ward showcases the rich variety of species that make the Forest their home or winter refuge and the stories behind some of our most charismatic winter visitors. The talk will be full of practical advice and beautiful photography, suitable for birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts of all levels. |
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| To get involved in what we do or if you have ideas for activities you think we should be organising or that you would like to take part in, please contact our secretary using the email address below. |
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| You are receiving this email because you provided your email address to the Society. [email protected]
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Romsey & District Society c/o Bells Solicitors, 5 Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8FX Email: [email protected]
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