EVENTS
Saturday 24 April 2010.
Philip Larkin's Coventry
10.45 am - 4.30 pm (approx.)
There will be no charge for participants but there will be an entirely voluntary collection in respect of the Philip Larkin Statue.
Leaders: Don Lee and Gloria Gaffney
Assemble by Coventry Railway Station concourse (platform entrance) at 10.45 am prompt. The walk will cover approximately 4 miles. Guests will include Jeff Vent O.B.E (ex King Henry VIII master) and Pete Walters, who masterminded the production of the Trail as well as Covenrty’s Walk of Fame that features Larkin and which we shall visit on our walk.
Society members who received a copy of the Coventry Trail brochure with About Larkin 28 are asked to bring their copy along with them. The brochure will provide the background information for our walk, so if you want to be kept fully briefed, don’t forget to bring your copy with you.
Lunch is NOT being arranged, so carry food/drink as required. Please register for the event in advance so that the Society can record numbers.
For further details contact Don Lee: Tel. 0161 273 4995
Saturday 5 June – Sunday 6 June 2010
Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend
Joint event with the Thomas Hardy Society commemorating the 170th anniversary of Hardy's birth on 2 June 1840 and the 25th anniversary of Philip Larkin's death in 1985.
Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Events will include:
11.00 am - 'The trees are coming into leaf...'
A coach trip, led by Tony Fincham, visiting the Hardy heartland.
Tickets: Members of THS & PLS £10. Non- Members £12
3.30 pm - Thomas Hardy and Philip Larkin
The Birthday Lecture, by Dr Jane Thomas
Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall
Tickets: Members of THS & PLS £5. Non- Members £6
Tickets
Members of the THS & PLS £14. (Non members £16)
OR - Combined Saver Ticket for all the events: Members of the THS & PLS £25 (Non members £30) Price includes dinner but not lunch.
Further details from Carole Collinson: 01482 847047
Or write, enclosing a SAE, to:
THE THOMAS HARDY SOCIETY
c/o DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM,
HIGH WEST STREET,
DORCHESTER,
DORSET
DTI 1YH
Saturday 12 June 2010
Annual General Meeting
AGM — 12.00 noon, followed by a wine reception at 12.30, lunch at 1.00 p.m. and at 2.00 p.m. by our
Distinguished Guest Lecture
Alan Plater
The Road to Sweet Sorrow. How my relationship with Philip (it wasn't really a friendship) turned into the play
Hull Truck Theatre
50 Ferensway
Hull
HU2 8LB
Further details to be announced.