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Enjoy a different view of Antiques 

 

Join us at Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood – at 7.30pm (unless noted otherwise below) on the fourth Wednesday from September to May (except December)

 

High quality speakers and the friendly atmosphere  bring members from the whole Forest,  east Dorset and south Wiltshire

 

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2025 /26 Programme

 

25 September - AGM at 7.15 pm, followed by our speaker

 

Kevin Patience

Salvage Master

 

Kevin has achieved the dream of many of us, as he has turned his enjoyable hobby of deep-sea diving into a full-time career. He has worked on the salvage of a great range of wrecks, civil and military, modern and antique, across many oceans.

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22 October - Duncan Sowry-House
Poole Pottery

 

Alongside his 30 year career in manufacturing Duncan built a significant collection of ceramics tracing the evolution of Poole Pottery through every decade of production. Withtalks, in collaboration with Poole Museum, he shares his knowledge and keen eye for quality and design to inspire a new generation of enthusiasts. The Pottery influenced not only the British design movement but the role of women in the whole creative process - aspects which Duncan is very keen to support.

26 November - Jayne & Mike Twomey

The Chained Library at Wimborne Minster

 

Jayne and Mike moved from commercial careers, in training and marketing respectively, to senior volunteer librarians atWimborne Minster. As such, they have close contact with the Minster's famed Chained Library, comprising volumes of great age and interest to Anglican, Jewish and other faiths.

24 December - No Meeting

28 January- Wayne Colquhoun

Art Antiques & all that Jazz 

 

Wayne is a familiar face (and voice !) on Antiques Road Show, where his great knowledge and the humour of his native city make for an enjoyable, intriguing and entertaining cameo.

 

25 February - Jason Middleton
The History of Jewellery

 

Jason has worked in the jewellery industry for over twenty years,initially with a well-known dealer and then with his own company. His breadth and depth of knowledge of this intriguing subject is sure to fascinate an audience of varied tastes.

David Brindley

Art and the Landscape

 

David is a former Dean of Portsmouth Cathedral, and Chair of a committee supervising 120 Church buildings in Hampshire. He holdsMasters degrees in Art History,Theology and Philosophy, so clearly has a wide range of experience and knowledge.

23 April - Charles Hanson

My Life as an Auctioneer

 

Charles is a familiar face to many, due to his appearances on Antiques Road Show, Flog It, Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip. An auctioneer by trade, he has always brought a youthful and humorous atmosphere to his many programmes.

27 May - Emily Naish

Salisbury Cathedral Archivist

 

After wide experience as archivist with the University of London, the British Medical Association and the Royal Yacht Squadron, in 2014 Emily was appointed to look after the wide range of documents held by Salisbury Cathedral. Her care and recording of the heritage collection of medieval parchment charters has been extended to cover all the historic objects in the Cathedral’s possession, including the wonderful Te Deum altar frontal shown here.

 

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