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The History group

The group started in 2007 and we now meet on the second Thursday
Of the month in the pub. (Please check before attending as we do have to make changes to the date depending on other events) We are a very informal group so please feel free to dip in and out as you see fit. We discuss various topics as well as organising trips and walks. We have already run successful events such as our cheese and wine, ironstone film and photos, Edgehill battlefield walk, Flora Thompson walk, Roman evening and a very successful trip to the Imperial War Museum.
We have also completed a Hornton Year Book, this was a continuation of books put together by the W.I. back in 1965 and 1985. Unfortunately we missed the 20 year gap but completed our book in 2008.
We welcome new members so why not join us at our next meeting....

The groups next weekend exhibition, August Bank Holiday weekend 2017, is gathering pace. Lots of good information and memorabilia are being collected by the team from people in Hornton and family and friends far and wide.
The exhibition will be based around the trades, professions and industries of Hornton and the surrounding area.
Do you have a family story to tell, old photos or documents, please let us know. We would love to hear from you, please call or email.

The Great War 1914-1918 - Lest we Forget

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There's lots going on in the Hornton History Group this year, from ships in Portsmouth to a big barn dance in the village and a major exhibition focused on village life over the centuries. Here are a few highlights for you to note, act on and mark on your calendar...
Looking back on life in Hornton
We are scheduling this event, entitled The Way We Were, for 25th, 26th, 27th 28th August 2017, Bank Holiday weekend. The main display will be at Hornton Pavilion – and there will also be a village trail, guided by a walking-tour map, for you to seek out and discover historic places of interest. All ideas and contributions of memories and memorabilia are still very welcome – and thanks to all those villagers, friends and former residents who have provided information and artefacts so far.

Coming up in the next few months...

Barn Dance organised by the History Group - Saturday 20th May - Dancing starts at 7pm - Pay bar and hog roast. Tickets for this spring big Barn Dance at Hornton Grounds have just gone on sale - and there are four places you can get them in the village; Catherine and Graham Vint - tel 678318 - Lorna and John Abbott - tel 678015 - Isabelle and Ian Harris - tel 670304 - Chris and Steve Woodcock - tel 670795 - Tickets are £7.50 per adult and £5 per child (16 and under) and need to be booked and paid for in advance, please
PLEASE NOTE ONLY 20 TICKETS REMAIN

Trip to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, all day on Saturday 22 July (provisional date). Portsmouth is home to some of the most famous and historically important naval ships in the world. It's a six-attraction day (HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, Mary Rose, the National Musuem of the Royal Navy, Action Stations and HMS M.33) plus a harbour boat tour, galleries and exhibitions. Jane Wain is organising a coach pick-up in the village at 8.30am. The total cost will be about £37, with concessions. There will be free time to catch an evening meal before the return journey.

The last History day trip to Bristol Docks was a big success, so we're expecting this one to be popular too. Depending on how many History members sign up, there are likely to be some spaces for non-History villagers, so contact Jane if you're interested: tel 670716.

Finally, we have welcomed more new members to the History Group this year. The annual membership fee is just £12, for which you get involved in lots of varied projects and have special access to trips and speaker presentations. For more information, contact Kevin Wain, our chairman: tel 670716.

In Remembrance Armistice Day 2018 - The End of the Great War
The History Group remembered the start of WW1 with a weekend exhibition, it's our intention to commemorate the end of the war too. This will hopefully culminate in the erection of a stone marking the loss of Hornton men in this conflict and any subsequent conflicts since. We are hopeful that the stone will come from Hornton and the excavations for the new houses on Millers Lane has unearthed a suitable piece. If successful this has further connotations as not only will this be genuine Hornton stone but the family of William Cawley actually lived in a house on the site before they were demolished.

This talk was held earlier in the year.

This tour was held earlier in the year.

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