| Guildford Travel Club meets at Onslow Village Hall on alternate Tuesdays from October to April at 8.00pm. | |
Membership is £28 per annum; Student Card Holders - £14. There are 12 lectures during the season plus an informal annual Social, the AGM and the opportunity to attend ‘Members Evenings’ (no extra charge). Visitors are welcome - £5 per evening; Student Card Holders - £2.50 Complimentary refreshments are served during the interval at meetings. For more information or to join, please contact our Membership Secretary, Ben Baker. |
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| telephone: 01428 683059 | e-mail: eandbbaker@hotmail.co.uk |
The Evening Format A typical evening programme has the following format: Doors open at 7:30pm The programme starts at 8:00pm with Chairman's announcements followed by Part 1 of the slide show for 45 to 60 minutes Tea/Coffee break for 20 minutes Part 2 of the slide show to finish about 10:00pm All the speakers have an interesting story to tell and a set of slides to capture your imagination. |
Provisional Programme
2009-2010 |
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| 2009 |  |
Speaker | Title |
| October | 6 | Helena Drysdale | Strangerlands ( New Zealand) |
| October | 20 | John Wood | Route 66 – A Journey Along America’s Mother Road A journey across America from Los Angeles to Chicago.following the original route 66 & discovering a different America along the way. |
| November | 3 | Richard Snailham | The Zaire River Expedition 1974-75 |
| November | 17 | Social | Annual Social for Members |
| December | 1 | John Buckingham | Australia – Birds. Wildlife, Flora and Scenery A rare chance to share with John the beautiful birds, flowers, scenery and animals ‘down under’. |
| December | 15 | Rob Lilwall | Cycling from Siberia to Papua New
Guinea Rob travels from the frozen tundra of Siberia to the steaming jungles of papua New Guinea, crossing the epic plains of Australia & the lonely passes of Afghanistan. |
| 2010 | |||
January |
5 | Ralph Holmes |
Cape Verde Islands - Are they the next big destination? |
January |
19 | Paul Goldstein | The Great Migrations The greatest show on earth! Come & listen to Paul as he lavishly illustrates his customary passionate commentary on the great migrations. |
February |
2 | Sarah Anderson | On the Road from SW China to Tibet Sarah has travelled widely & in this talk tells of her journey driving from SW China to Lhasa in Tibet. |
| February | 16 | Dr. Peter Brandham | All Roads Lead to Rhodes Local atmosphere as Peter shows photos of the varied springtime Botany of this wonderful magical Mediterranean Island. |
March |
2 | David Hamilton | Mt Everest – The Highest Job in the World A three times Everest summiteer,David considers the risks and rewards of guiding paying clients to the top of the world’s highest mountain. |
March |
16 | Sam Manicom | Under Asian Skies Sam describes a motor cycle adventure through Australia, Asia & the Middle East. |
| March | 30 | Richard Grundy | Tristan de Cunha – The Remotest Island in the World Richard will highlight the extraordinary volcanic landscape, wildlife, history & lifestyle of the world’s most remote community. |
April |
20 | AGM & Kevin Brackley | Laos – Exploring New Trails Kevin travels through Laos in search of new experiences for Gecko Travel. |
| These
are the main items of the programme, but they may be subject to change
due to circumstances beyond our control. Other events will be announced
at the meetings and in our newsletters. |
MEMBERS'
EVENINGS: |