West Chiltington Rural Preservation Society Coffee Morning Speakers The intent here is to list all the early days Speakers and Topics for later generations to perhaps follow up and re-run the talk to a latest date position. Obviously “Time and Tide will have had there affect on the early day Speakers. However the Topics remain constant In some cases the handwritten work has been hard to decipher. Best endeavours have been used and question marks used on some items where it really is a problem. (The data is contained in a “Blue Hard Cover File” – entitled – “Speakers Pre 1996 – Parish Mag. Copy” - Anyone may review the original files – The files contain what seem to be all the original correspondence and will give a good clue as to who or what to contact to set up a visit. Please contact Barry Wright – at -
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for the file) Within the Blue Book there is a “Civic Trust list of Speakers and Topics and their contact data” – Perhaps a new copy could be obtained to modernise the speaker lists and see what’s available. There is however, an annual fee for registration. The www. route may also prove useful. We also have copy of the Pulborough Society Speakers List by - Month/ Year/ Topic/ Speakers Name covering 1973 through to 1991 Refer the Blue Book noted above You will also note the late 1990’s are somewhat short of speaker data. If any are found please use the contact data as above. |
| Year | Dates | Speakers | Contact Data – and/or Subject Matter |
| 1966 | Jan 25th | Mr Goatcher | Gardening Hints |
| | March 5th | Mrs Saunders – Jacobs | Old West Chiltington |
| | Sept 21st | Common Open Spaces Preservation Soc. | 166 Shaftsbury Avenue London - Preservation of Common Land |
| | Oct 19th | R S Sawyer | R.D.C. and the Rates |
| | Nov 15th | Sussex Naturist Trust | Woods Mill - Henfield |
| 1967 | Jan18th | D. R. Atkins | Work on the WSCC |
| | Apr | D. R. Veryard | Weather and Climate in West Sussex |
| | Sept. | J Armour-Milne | Experiences of a Journalist |
| | Oct 18th | A Holford-Walker | Secretary CPRE |
| | Nov 15th | Mrs Saunders-Jacobs | West Chiltington |
| 1968 | Jan | F Sprinks | Tea Planting in Ceylon |
| | April 17th | Mr Goatcher | Gardening Problems |
| | Sept 18th | J R Armstrong | Open Air Folk Museum |
| | Oct 16th | Mrs S Houghton | Work of the National Trust |
| | Nov 20th | Law G Bill | Modern Trends Gardening |
| 1969 | Jan 15th | Dixon | As Clerk Parish Council |
| | Feb 19th | S W Rickards | Forestry Commission – Rewell Woods – Chichester Road Arundel |
| | Apr 16th | Miss Maxsew | Womens Institute |
| | Sept | G C Matthews | Redcliffe Maud Commission |
| | Nov 19th | F W G Dines | History of Heraldry |
| 1970 | Jan 21st | S Harris Curator of Horsham Museum | Life 50 Years ago |
| | Feb 18th | J Bassingdale | Gardening |
| | April 15th | ? Porter | Sussex River Authority – Sussex Rivers |
| | Sept 16th | J C Murray High Over Horam Heathfield | Wild Birds |
| | Nov 18th | F Law Reynolds | European Conservation Year |
| | Dec 16th | R G Law Haydon | NFU – European Common Market |
| 1971 | Jan 20th | C W Cramp | Musical Boxes – 4 West Str Horsham |
| | Feb 17th | R G Veryard | The Clouds have a Tale to Tell |
| | Apr 21st | Mrs Saunders- Jacobs | Fun in the Bad Old Days |
| | Sept 15th | C Ainsworth | WSCC – Roman History of Sussex |
| | Nov 17th | Miss P Gill | County Archivist – Work of an Archivist |
| | Dec 15th | K C Leslie | Victorian England |
| 1972 | Jan 19th | D H Harvey | Nature Conservation |
| | Feb 16th | Dr. J Stubbs | ICI – Plant Protection |
| | Apr 19th | J C Murray | Moths and Butterflies |
| | Sept 20th | A Dawnay | Arundel Wild Fowl Trust |
| | Oct 18th | Miss Allen Williams JP | The Run of the Downs |
| | Nov 15th | C W Mallison | County Treasurer – County Rates |
| 1973 | Jan 17th | P H Hextall JP | Work of a Magistrate |
| | Feb 21st | Rear Admiral P G Sharp | National Society for Clean Air – Pollution |
| | Apr 18th | Sgt D J Short | Sussex Police - Crime Prevention |
| | Sept 19th | J R Armstrong | History of Sussex |
| | Oct 17th | Miss F M Greenfield | Old Storrington |
| | Nov 21st | Sussex Trust | The Mens and The Cut |
| 1974 | Jan 16th | R A Ham | Out Planet Earth |
| | Feb 20th | Mrs Saunders -Jacobs | Old Village Houses |
| | Mar 20th | C Harris | West Chiltington in Colour |
| | April | Dr A N H Pearce | Bird Photography |
| | Sept 18th | J R Armour - Milne | As a Journalist |
| | Oct 16th | B Poole | WSCC – Local Government Reorganisation |
| | Nov 20th | Mathews | India and Nepal |
| | Dec 18th | Miss Allen Williams | Oberamagau |
| 1975 | Jan 15th | E G Porter | Southern Water Authority – Prevention of Pollution |
| | Feb 19th | C B B Wood | BBC – Work of the Engineering Division |
| | Mar 19th | J Batten | West Sussex Gazette |
| | April 16th | Miss K Murray | Society of Sussex Downsmen |
| | Sept 17th | Dr R Pepper | Holiday Photographs |
| | Oct 15th | D A Baker | WSCC County Structure Plan |
| | Nov 19th | D Legg - Willis | Goodwood Estate |
| | Dec 17th | Bell Ringers and Miss Sharp and Miss Engldow | Holland and Egypt |
| 1976 | Jan 21st | E F Holden | Sussex Archaeological Society - Archaeology and Conservation |
| | Feb 18th | D Cameron | Forestry Commission – Forestry |
| | Mar 17th | I.S.P.A | Illustrated Talk |
| | Apr 21st | Mathews | Far East |
| | Sept 15th | Kim Leslie | The Saving of Old Sussex |
| | Oct 20th | Miss Allen - Williams | Norwegian Costal Trip – North Cape |
| | Nov 17th | A A Jones | RDC – Community Land Act |
| | Dec 15th | Miss Ayre - Smith | Loseley House |
| 1977 | Jan 19th | O Buckle | Natural Surrounding Changes over the Past 30 Years |
| | Feb 16th | Capt. Villers | Work of CPRE over the past 30 years |
| | Mar 16th | A Howey | Southern Water Authority |
| | April 20th | F J Walker | Along the Sussex Downs |
| | Sept 21st | Miss J Simpson | Sussex Folklore |
| | Oct 19th | W Harrison | WSCC Roads in Sussex |
| | Nov 16th | R T Hodges-Paul | History of Inn Signs |
| | Dec 14th | W A Back | Sussex Rivers |
| 1978 | Jan 18th | D Cleverly | Stained Glass |
| | Feb 15th | C Cramp | Edwardian Sussex |
| | Mar 15th | F G Aldsworth | WSCC Sussex Archaeology |
| | April 19th | D Hull | Old Sussex Houses |
| | Sept 20th | A C Deffee | National Trust |
| | Oct 18th | Dr R Pepper | Knights of St John |
| | Nov | R Price | Deer Warden Petworth |
| | Dec 3rd | W Law Weller | King and Chasemore - Antiques |
| 1979 | Jan 17th | R A Ham | Mans Conquest of the Moon |
| | Feb 21st | RSPB | Birds of Your Garden |
| | Mar 21st | Mrs Anderson & Miss Robinson | The Sussex we Live in |
| | April 18th | Miss M Davis-Pointer | Chichester Festival – The Plays the Thing |
| | Sept 19th | E B Burrows | Ranger St Leonard’s Forest – Wild Life Conservation |
| | Oct 17th | P G Reed | Diamonds |
| | Nov 14th | A Dawnay | Wild Fowl Trust |
| | Dec 12th | G Nutbeam | WSCC Countryside Preservation |
| 1980 | Jan 16th | W C Harrison | County Engineer – Waste Disposal |
| | Feb 20th | Asst Div Officer King | The Fire Service – The Modern Fire Service |
| | Mar 19th | Sussex Police | Home Security |
| | April 16th | West Sussex Libraries | Sussex at the turn of the Century |
| | Sept 17th | Grp. Captain W L Clarke | Sussex Rural Comm. Council |
| | Oct 15th | John Sherlow - Farmer | Farming a Business or a Way of Life |
| | Nov 19th | A H Windrum | Federation of Sussex History Societies |
| | Dec 10th | Mr Zeures | Singleton Open Air Museum |
| 1981 | Jan 21st | Lt. Cmndr Bagine | RSPCA |
| | Feb 18th | Charles Shippam | Footpaths / Bridle Paths |
| | Mar 18th | AGM - Miss Baxter | Windbreaks |
| | April 15th | Mr Webb | Petworth House – National Trust |
| | Sept 16th | Mr J A Dunnett | The Prison Service |
| | Oct 21st | Dr Richard Pepper | Islands in the Sun |
| | Nov 18th | Mr W K Ford | Urban Development in Sussex |
| | Dec 16th | Dr J R Lowerson | Golf and the Sussex Rich |
| 1982 | Jan 20th | Miss F W Gregory | Watermills of Sussex |
| | Feb 17th | Mr Ian Dean | Chalk Pits Museum |
| | Mar 17th | Mr W K Ford | Sussex Landscape |
| | April 21st | Mr Evan Perry | AGM + Collectors and Collecting |
| | Sept 15th | Mr K I Brearley | Air Traffic Control Gatwick |
| | Oct 20th | Lt Cmndr. Peter Whitlock RN | The Mary Rose Project |
| | Nov 17th | Mr J F L Norwood | Curator W Museum – Sussex Shepherds |
| | Dec 15th | Miss Ann Griffiths | Aspects of Conservation and Planning |
| 1983 | Jan 19th | Mr A V Reid - Thomas | Hardham Water Treatment West Sussex |
| | Feb 16th | Miss Jenny Stephens | Conoco Oil Exploration |
| | Mar 16th | Brig. J W C Spiller | Ancient Sussex Churches |
| | April 20th | AGM + Graham Mackenzie | Wine Tasting |
| | Sept 21st | Mr A Jennes | National Trust Properties in West Sussex |
| | Oct 19th | Mr Ian Mason | West Sussex records Office |
| | Nov 16th | Mr Ian Phillipson | Heritage in Surnames |
| | Dec 21st | Mr M A C Wheeler | Downs at Risk |
| 1984 | Jan 18th | Mr R Williamson | Kinsley Vale Nature reserve |
| | Feb 15th | Mr J Stephenson | The Wild Fowl Trust Arundel |
| | Mar 21st | Mr E S Scarfe | FWM Director |
| | April 18th | Miss Sylvia Adams + AGM | Sussex Castles |
| | Sept 19th | Mr Alan Everton | Sun Alliance Insurance |
| | Oct 17th | Mrs E Anderson | Slide Show CPRE |
| | Nov 21st | Ros Curtis | British Heart Foundation |
| | Dec 19th | Mr Asmaston | Rural Transport |
| 1985 | Jan 6th | Mr Jack Silverson | RNLI |
| | Feb 20th | Mr Peter Jordone | Sussex Scenes |
| | Mar 20th | Willmer | 50 Years Sussex Rector |
| | April 17th | AGM + Mr A M Jones | COSIRA |
| | Sept 18th | Mr Ray Fox | Sussex Trust Nature Conservation |
| | Oct 16th | Mrs Phelps | CPRE |
| | Nov 20th | Mr Ware and Mr Pasish | Federation of Sussex Amenity Societies |
| | Dec | Nil | Nil Reported |
| 1986 | Jan 15th | Reg Haydon | Farming and Environment |
| | Feb 19th | Beryl Breen | Parham House and Owners |
| | Mar 19th | AGM | CEGB Film – Acid Rain |
| | April 16th | Keith Mellon | BT for C Volunteers |
| | Sept 17th | Bilcock | The South Downs |
| | Oct 15th | Darren Carrington | Bason One ? |
| | Nov 19th | Una Wilson | Arundel /Dussis Norpek ? |
| 1987 | Jan 21st | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| | Feb 18th | Christopher Dolphin | WR of District Collections ? |
| | Mar 15th | Andrews / Anderton | Annual Senerie Meet |
| | April 15th | Mr M A C Wheeler | Sussex Downsmen |
| | Sept 16th | Jenny Passman | Farming and Conservation |
| | Oct 21st | ? | Hurricane |
| | Nov 18th | Mrs Solder | Sussex - ? - Ponds |
| 1988 | Jan 20th | David Shaw | Nutbourne Manor Vineyard |
| | Feb 17th | Sir Francis Avey Jones | Herbs |
| | Mar 18th | AGM + | TWA Film - Water People |
| | April 20th | Mr David Broffitt | Editor – West Sussex County Times |
| | May 18th | Mr R Paulthrop | Weldan and Down Open Air Museum |
| | Sept 21st | Mr J Wood | Wey and Arun Canal |
| | Oct 19th | Mr D Atkins | WSCC |
| | Nov 15th | Mrs Finn | Magistrates Role |
| 1989 | Jan 18th | Mr Fox | Sussex Wildlife Trust |
| | Feb 15th | Mr D Attle | Victorian Slide Show – World of the Magic Lantern |
| | Mar 15th | AGM + | Slide Show of Turkey |
| | April 19th | Mr George Copeman | 1992 |
| | May 17th | Dr Brandon | Sussex Byways |
| | Sept 20th | Dr Evans | Role of Scientist |
| | Oct 18th | Mr J T Wadsworth | History of the Carpet - Persian |
| | Nov 15th | Mr D Andrews | South Horsham District Plan |
| 1990 | Jan 17th | Mr Norwood | Worthing Museum |
| | Feb 21st | Mr J Morgan | NRA – Southern Region |
| | Mar 21st | AGM + | Nil |
| | April 18th | Mrs Engledow | Rumania |
| | May 16th | R Said | ? |
| | Sept 19th | Mr Law Stone | Westminster Abbey Coronation |
| | Nov 21st | Mr P Jerrome | Old Sussex Characters and Slide Show |
| 1991 | Jan 16th | Mrs Eileen Walker | Billingshurst Society |
| | Feb 20th | Mr Graham Barnes | Resident and Migrant Birdlife in the Arun Valley |
| | Mar 20th | Don Filliston | The Sandgate Society |
| | April 11th | Mr Roger Collett | Hays Harriers ? |
| | May 15th | Mrs Ann Montgomery | Dukes of Richmone Gordon and Lennox – Goodwood House |
| | Sept 16th | Mr Gordon Robinson | Law and Solicitors |
| | Nov 20th | Miss Mary Ruther | Horsham North West Administrator – Police and Neighbourhood Watch |
| 1992 | Jan 15th | Dr Basil Morson | Antarctica. |
| | Mar 18th | Frank ? | Aspects of Council Decisions apart from Planning |
| | July 15th | Richard Reed | Sussex Downsmen |
| | Nov 11th | Mr R H Bayliss | HDC – Council Tax |
| 1993 | | | |
| | Mar 29th | | WCRPS Letter detailing The Guest Speaker Duties |
| 1994 | | | |
| | May 18th | HDC | Proposed Changes in local Government |
| 1995 | ? | This data may be in the files - but as letters only – Needs more work at a later stage if required | |
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