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On Saturday, the 29th of January we hosted the Big Garden Birdwatch at the West Street cemetery between 10 am and 2 pm. About 19 people attended the resource centre, with 14 taking part.
On Saturday morning 8th January we held our quarterly Members Meeting at the George Street Centre Ryde.
On Saturday 4th December Ryde Social Heritage Group held a Christmas Celebration Drop-in at the Resource Centre.
On Friday 12th November, 2021 @ 2.30 in the West Street Cemetery, Ryde Social Heritage Group held their annual service of Remembrance in the South Chapel.
This last Tuesday 9th November, 2021, we were privileged to have join us, a couple from Worthing, Carole and Tony Smith, who have been researching Carole's family tree.
We held our first Coffee Morning on Saturday 23rd October 2021, when it was so good to see members and friends after the long break during Covid lockdown.
The Member's AGM & Social Morning on Saturday 2 October 2021. A very good attendance despite miserable weather.
Our Carnival display was in the old “Miss Packs” building in Cross Street, Ryde, during Carnival Week.
John James Smith Gawn is featured for September. He sacrificed his life in rescuing two children from drowning in Scratchells Bay.
In August, our busy research team added 31 biographical records to names on the website, including that of Frank Dyer, a nine-year-old schoolboy who was a Wolf Cub of the 1st Ryde Scouts.