The date for our Autumn Lecture Meeting has been set for
Wednesday 9^th November 2011 at the National Army Museum London

Association Local Groups

Local groups have been formed in Kent and the Bristol area. Members
who would like to take part in local meetings are invited to contact the
local organisers to discuss events and activities:

Kent: Suzanne Brunt, 63, Playstool Road, Newington, Sittingbourne,
Kent ME9 7NL. [Telephone 01795 842992].

Somerset and South Gloucestershire: Colin Yorke, 4, Cherrywood
Rise, Worle, Weston Super Mare, BS22 6QW. [Tel: 01934514365. e-
mail: colin.yorke@highways.gsi.gov.uk].

Suffolk and Essex: Alan Manning, 20, Barrow Hill, Acton, Suffolk,

C010 OAR [Tel: 01787 370931] ~

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Higham Hall Weekend

Study Course 23^rd - 25 September 2011.

Military Campaigns in Afghanistan in the 19^th Century.

Reflecting the demand for places at the Spring Higham Hall weekend
study conferences, a second course in the Autumn has been arranged.
Many Waterloo veterans continued in military service and a surprising
number served in the First Afghan Campaign of 1838-1842.

The strategic importance of Afghanistan in the 19^th Century - "The
Great Game", the First and Second Afghan Campaigns, the relations
between the press and the army from the nineteenth century to the
present day and an assessment of what the present Afghanistan campaign
can learn from history will be covered by Patrick Mercer, Julian
Spilsbury and John Downham. Make a note for your diary and inform
Janet and David Bromley if you would like to reserve a place on the
course, contact Janet and David Bromley. :

djbromley@derventio.fsnet.co.uk

ACTIVITIES BY NON ASSOCIATION MEMBERS/NON ASSOCIATION
EVENTS

RESEARCH SOCIETIES/SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Project Hougoumont- covered in last time's journal

To register email chosenmen@projecthougoumont.com and title your
email 'Friends of Hougoumont'. Simply say "Do please put me onto the

For all fans of the Sharpe's books and films, this is the organisation to
join. Their remit is to keep everyone abreast of developments in the
world of Sharpe, including news from Bernard Cornwell, to battlefield
tours, SAS events around the UK, historical articles in their Bulletin,
plus updates on the actors who appeared in the Sharpe films, which
they do via a regular bulletin and a website. The society attends many
shows during the year, and so it is possible to meet them and find out
more about the SAS firsthand. They always have a large selection of
Sharpe merchandise for sale at these shows as well. Or visit their
website www.southessex.co.uk