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Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday March 15th 2005 at 5.15pm

Members’ Room

 

            Members present :

Frank Falle (Chairman), Jean Arthur, Marie-Louise Backhurst, Don & Jean Bell, Mary Billot (Secretary), Mervyn Billot, Bertram Brée, Gerry France, Mary Gibb, Douglas Hooke, Nicolas Jouault, Frank Le Blancq, Suzanne Le Feuvre, David Le Maistre, Georgia Le Maistre, Bob Le Sueur, David Levitt, Will Millow (new member).

 

1.            Apologies for absence :

Yvonne Aston, Francis & Anne Corbet, John & Pam Denize, Guy Dixon, Sue Hardy, Tertius Hutt, Sarah Jordan, Mike Lees, Bill Tower.

 

2.            Minutes of the meeting of February 15th 2005 and amendments   

5.2               Le Colombier [Manor] …Jean Arthur, Mary Gibb and Neil Molyneux have recorded the buildings. Mary Gibb questioned the existence of the horse’s head, which is being investigated.

The minutes were then approved as a correct record.

 

3.         Matters arising from the minutes not covered by the agenda

            There were no matters arising from the minutes.

 

4.            Chairman’s communications

4.1        Frank Falle has submitted the Section’s annual report for 2004 to the Bulletin editors. He asked for items for the Spring 2005 newsletter, including members’ current research.

4.2        He said that the National Trust for Jersey would include a flyer listing the Autumn 2005 lectures in its July mailing. The theme is Maritime Jersey; some of the slots are provisional.

§                      October 19 – Bob Le Sueur on Seymour Tower and its area

§                      October 26 – Alec Podger on Privateers

§                      November 2 – Ian Machin on d’Auvergne, Admiral of many talents

§                      November 9 – Jean Arthur on Newfoundland and the cod industry (provisional)

§                      November 16 - Frank Falle on Local links with the Le Hardy family

4.3       There are a few tickets left for the Variety Club walk around St Helier on Oak Apple Day, May 29th 2005. This is the last walk in the programme with the present Lieut-Governor.

4.4        Carnac study tour : Mary Billot said that Vannes proved impossible as a base because of a photographic festival taking up group hotel bookings. After consultation with Prof. Meirion-Jones and Mme Laurent, they agreed that Carnac was the only feasible alternative. Go France has made a quotation for thirty staying at the Hotel Diana**** and travelling by Condor. Members agreed that Mary should accept the quote and proceed with the booking. The Société Polymathique de Morbihan will probably host a reception for the group. Bob Le Sueur has a book on Vannes that members can look at.

4.5        Frank welcomed Will Millow, a new member. He is a Warwick University graduate in French and History, and has been Dr Paul Sanders’ research assistant for the new history of the German Occupation.