We shall be remembering Richard’s cruel death at the Battle of Bosworth on August 22, 1485 with a social event. This year we will be attending the 10am service at All Souls’ Church, Leichhardt on Sunday August 23. They are always so welcoming to those Ricardians who do attend their services, that we urge you to make the effort to attend to show our appreciation of their kindness. Parking in some of the streets nearby is apparently at no cost on Sundays – and their morning teas after the service are delightful.
Please join your fellow Ricardians for the service. This is, after all, the most significant time in our year!
We will of course go on to have lunch at La Galletta Restaurant at 161 Norton Street when Tony will present his usual delicious menu choices to us for a very reasonable price.
For more information or if you would like to attend, please contact social@richardiii-nsw.org.au.
Tags: Bosworth, NSW Branch, Richard III
Please note that Saturday’s (8 August) General Meeting will be in the meeting room on Level 5 of the Sydney School of Mechanics, which is larger than our usual room which could be a good thing for the performance of Remembering Richard.
Julia has been given a key to Level 5 – and there will be a notice by the lifts to tell everyone where we are meeting.
See you all there!
Tags: NSW Branch
“Remembering Richard”, a discussion between Richard’s family and friends with a possible solution to the mystery of the Princes. Written by Kevin Herbert and read by Judith, Kevin, Carol, Dorothea, Julia, Lynne, Jan and Jackie.
The proposal by the New South Wales Branch that the date on the coverof the Ricardian Bulletin should give the month rather than the season to be in keeping with the Society’s world-wide membership, was passed unanimously by the UK Executive Committee. Thanks to the NZ Branch for seconding our proposal.
Unfortunately the UK mailing agency in its wisdom sent the New South Wales copies of the 2009 Ricardian and the June 2009 Ricardian Bulletin to New Zealand. However, Rob Smith has kindly forwarded them to us, and they arrived earlier this week. All members will be able to pick up their copy at the meeting. If you do not come to the meetings that regularly, but are planning to come this time, please let us know at library@richardiii-nsw.org.au so that we can make sure to bring your copy along. All others will be posted afterwards.
The second issue of our own journal, The Chronicles of the White Rose, is with the printers and should also be available at the meeting.
Surely this should be an extra reason to come and attend what promises to be a very enjoyable afternoon.
Tags: NSW Branch, Richard III
The speaker at the general meeting on June 13 was one of the Branch members, Lynne Foley. She spoke on Architecture and Excavations at Medieval Battlesites. Much of this reflected the amazing amount of recent work on the site of the Battle of Towton which employed recent forensic techniques that told us so much about the men who fought there – and whose skeletons provided information about the method of their deaths. Illustrations showed the excavation in progress (thanks to the generous owners of Towton Hall who lived with the work for 10 years) and the various weapons and other items that were uncovered. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: NSW Branch, Towton
Don’t forget that our next general meeting is next Saturday, 13 June 2009, at 2 pm at the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts. For all the details have a look under Upcoming Events.
Tags: NSW Branch
Yes, after many years the Sydney, New South Wales Branch is now incorporated. It has taken some time to organise with various volunteers taking on the chore, then mysteriously disappearing from the action! So we all owe a great vote of thanks to Carol Gerrard who bit the bullet and got to work – and got it done!. Thanks, Carol, from us all.
Tags: NSW Branch
After getting the impression that most members would like the next day-long conference to take place in Sydney, the committee went to work on dates and venues – and came up with the following:
Place: North Sydney Leagues Club, Abbot Street, Cammeray.
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010, from 10am – 4pm
Many of us know and like the Club, one of its advantages being ease of access: a short bus trip from Wynyard to Cammeray shops, then a very short walk to the club. Or train to North Sydney and a bus to Cammeray shops from there. There’s a large car park for those shunning public transport.
More details will come later, of course, but we hope it will be as enjoyable as our last day-long conference, and we aim to keep the costs down. Morning and afternoon tea and lunch will be included.
Tags: Conventions, NSW Branch
A good crowd of members and friends turned up for our meeting, despite the change to the third Saturday of the month because of the Easter long weekend. Carol Gerrard, our Chairperson, was happy to welcome one of our most recent members, Rayma Turton, who had made the trip from the Blue Mountains to attend her first meeting with us, the first of many such visits we hope. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Medieval Life, NSW Branch
