Sydenham History Group
All meetings are held on Tuesday evenings (unless otherwise stated) at 7.30pm starting with refreshments at the SYDNI Centre, Cottage Square (Off Marloes Walk), Sydenham, Leamington Spa CV31 1PT. Contacts: Nigel 01926 330711 or Allan 01926 771988 or http://www.sydni.org
2016 programme
Tuesday 16 February; Cynthia Stanton, Spa Water Toffee – the continuing history of Spa water and toffee
Tuesday 22 March; Mave Dellor, Travels in Ethiopia by a Sydenham Resident
Tuesday 31 May; Allan Jennings, The Basque Children of 1937 – the link with Leamington Spa
Tuesday 26 July; Tom Lewin, Let’s go Shopping – shops then and now
WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER at 2.30pm (note change of day and time for this one);Trevor Humphreys, Dickens and Leamington
Tuesday 25 October; Dr Gillian White, The Great Fire of Warwick
Tuesday 8 December; Christmas Special
2015 programme
February 17 Jacqui Kirk – Leamington and the Flying Circus
How the WW1 pilots brought aviation to Warwickshire Tales of the Bonniksens and their aerodrome, Sir Alan Cobham’s exploits, and flights from Sydenham
March 31 Tim Booth – Watermills and Windmills around Leamington
May 26 Jim Layton – Black People in Leamington and Warwickshire
July 21 Nigel Briggs – The Bridges of Leamington Spa
Wednesday September 16 2 to 4 pm Anne Loscombe – The Life and Times of Trees Around Us
October 27 Kay Bugg – The First World War; a survivors story
Thursday December 10 Jane Arnold & Co. – A Wartime Christmas – Real food from the Second World War
2014 Programme (Updated3.12.13)
January 21 John Lethbridge Crime and Punishment in Warwickshire in Early 19th Century
March 4 Allan Jennings James Bisset, as important as Satchwell and Abbott?
April 15 Helen Larner The Leisure Gardens of Leamington Spa
June 21 Start of ‘Leamington Looks Back’ festival at various venues including the SYDNI Centre.
There will be a tour of notable people buried in Leamington Cemetery by Allan Jennings and others
July 1 “The History of Sydenham” book launch – Various speakers including Alistair Clark, Director of AC Lloyd on: ‘The History of AC Lloyd and the Construction of Sydenham’
Saturday July 5 Sydenham Estate 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Various events, music & talks at SYDNI Centre all day
July 6 End of ‘Leamington Looks Back’ festival
July 12 Leamington Carnival
September 9 Margaret Hunt The Central Hospital Remembered
October 18 Leamington History Fair at Dormer Place Conference Centre.
October 21 Richard Soans The History of ‘Soans of Leamington’
December 2 Christmas Social
To Margaret Hunt re: Central Hospital Remembered…The “Mr Farrand” mentioned on page 45 of your booklet was my Mother’s uncle. He had a vehicle during WW2 that he used as a taxi. His name was Ernest Amry Farrand. He was married to Amy Ena Lucy Hall. They had 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. Could she contact me at: gsoutham@sympatico.ca
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Dear Gerald
I have passed your comment on to Nigel Briggs to pass on to Margaret Hunt. Nigel coordinates the Sydenham History Group and we act as a noticeboard.
Jacqui Kirk
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Hi,
I have been conducting genealogical research on my family for several years now and was wondering if anyone possibly be able to help point me in the right direction.
I have an indirect ancestor named Douglas Campbell Anset. He was born in 1920 in London to Ernest Anset and Elizabeth (nee Campbell). The family lived at 19 Fairlawn Park, Sydenham. Douglas was reputedly very talented on the piano and had an excellent tenor voice, he eventually left the street to study and Cambridge University. He joined the RAF and was a member of the 156 Squadron until his plane was lost without a trace in 1943.
My main reason for posting is to enquire if anyone would know of anywhere that could possibly have a photograph of him – I have contacted the RAF archives and a copy of an obituary that was published in an Raf magazine – and despite numerous emails to archives I am yet to locate a photo. Im sure there must be one out there somewhere as I have photos of all of his contemporaries.
I also have a newspaper article which states that he was meant to participate in the 1943 Empire Youth Service at St Mary’s Church.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
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