Our Society ‘Monthly Meetings’ are back at last! The first meeting for 2022 will be on 24 June, when Andy Butler and Alan Clark will be presenting a talk entitled A Naturalist’s Lockdown. The photograph here is one of Andy’s, taken on Bembridge Down in December 2021. Andy’s talks are always popular, and since we… read more »
We are very happy to announce the return of our regular monthly meetings, beginning in June. Our schedule of speakers for the rest of 2022 is below. As in the past, meetings will be at the Masonic Hall on Grove Road at 7:30-9:00 PM, on the last Friday of every month. There will be no… read more »
Ventnor and District Local History Society 2022 Annual General Meeting The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Monday 4 April 2022 from 7:30 to 9:00 pm in the Masonic Hall on Grove Road, Ventnor. The meeting will be followed by a short slide show about the history of the Cascade… read more »
We regret that our monthly Society Meetings are suspended during the pandemic. We hope to resume them as soon as possible.
The talk, by Nick Minns, will focus on the life and scientific career of Michael Faraday, with special emphasis on the time he spent on the Isle of Wight. The meeting will, as usual, be held at the Masonic Hall in Grove Road, Ventnor, and starts at 7.30 pm. Entry is free to members, while visitors… read more »
The Natural History of the Isle of Wight, Past, Present and Future is the second in our series of winter talks presented in collaboration with Ventnor Arts Club. On Monday 17 February, natural historian Andy Butler takes a look at how the wildlife of the Isle of Wight has developed from the age of the dinosaurs… read more »
Our third series of winter talks presented in collaboration with Ventnor Arts Club starts with Far Flung Places in the World with an Engineering Geologist, presented by Dr Alan Clark on Monday 10th February. On previous occasions he has presented informative and interesting talks based on his knowledge and work in our local area. He… read more »
Ventnor Arts Club and Ventnor Heritage Centre present a series of six Monday talks for Winter 2020. Talks are on the dates below, and are held in the Ventnor Arts Club. All talks start at 7.30 pm; doors and bar open from 6.30 pm. The talks are free but places are limited, so please email or… read more »
The talk, by Andy Butler, will be a continuation of his previous talk at the end of last year, and will be a nostalgic look back at what life was like in the 1950s and 60s. The meeting will, as usual, be held at the Masonic Hall in Grove Road, Ventnor, and starts at 7.30… read more »
Speaker programme for 2020: 31st January Andy Butler: The 1950s and 60s – The Way Things Used to Be 28th February Nick Minns: Michael Faraday and the IOW 27th March Annual General Meeting (followed by slide show)… read more »