Brook House Country Club, situated just off the main road through Binstead and extending in open country with a variety of amenities to please its clientele.
We would like to invite members, friends, and all who are able to spare a while to come along, to join us for our Christmas drop-in on Tuesday 17 December 2019, at the Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. We will be open 10am till 2pm.
In November, our busy research team added 53 biographical records to names on the website, including that of John Peter Gassiot, port wine merchant and amateur scientist.
On Tuesday afternoon 12th November, a group of 13 members visited Carisbrooke Castle Museum for a presentation entitled ‘King Charles I: Royal Prisoner’ given by Rosemary Cooper.
The Service of Remembrance took place in the South Chapel of Ryde Cemetery on the 7th November 2019, at 6.30, which was appropriately decorated for the occasion.
On the first anniversay of the end of the First World War there were many still suffering and dying but for others there was hope and happiness.
In October, our busy research team added 32 biographical records to names on the website, including that of Colonel George Nisbet Mayne, who was a famous gentleman jockey in India.
Chairperson, Barbara Hunt, gave a warm welcome to everyone who attended the AGM and Social morning at the George Street Centre on 12th October, and she thanked so many for coming to support the group.