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KENNET VALLEY
NATIONAL TRUST
ASSOCIATION
Summer 2020
www. kennetvalleynta.weebly.com
COMMITTEE 2019 – 2020
Honorary Presidents: Victor Holder and Jane Ebbutt
Chairman Tony Shoppee,
7 Hamblin Meadow, Eddington, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0HJ
Tel: 01488 686275 Email: tonyshoppee@btinternet.com
Vice Chairman Bruce Hinder,
8 Needham House, Victoria Road, Devizes, SN10 1FA Tel: 01380 502256
Secretary Patti Marsh,
3 Sunnyhill, Collingbourne Ducis, Marlborough, SN8 3EP
Tel: 01264 850319 Email: patriciamarsh319@btinternet.com
Treasurer Carol Shirley,
6 The Croft, Meadow Drive, Devizes, SN10 3BJ Tel: 01380 739962 Email: carolandwin-
nie@yahoo.co.uk
Programme VACANT - Refer to Chairman
Secretary
Outings Jane Ebbutt,
Secretary 8 Windmill Close, Aldbourne, Marlborough, SN8 2DN
Tel: 01672 540368 Email: jane@aldbourne.plus.com
Membership Jill Horsfall,
Secretary 8 Sunnyhill, Collingbourne Ducis, Marlborough, SN8 3EP Tel: 01264 850542 Email: jillhors-
fallnt@gmail.com
Social Events Ann King,
Organiser 21 Kempsfield, Devizes, SN10 5AX Tel. 01380 727130 email: annking8644@gmail.com
Publicity
Newsletter Marion Brotherhood,
Co-Ordinator Taw Cottage, Broad Street, Beechingstoke, Pewsey, SN9 6HW Tel: 01672 851609
Email: ruraloffice2@gmail.com
Website Keith Brotherhood,
Co-Ordinator Taw Cottage, Broad Street, Beechingstoke, Pewsey, SN9 6HW Tel: 01672 851609
Email: kennetvalleynta@gmail.com
Newsletter Distribution Mary Larden,
9 Nursteed Park, Devizes, SN10 3AN
Tel: 01380 726476 (not on Committee)
Refreshments Brenda and Maurice Smith
Website: www.kennetvalleynta.weebly.com 1 Email: kennetvalleynta@gmail.com
CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
You will all be aware of the government edicts that have forced the hibernation of KVNTA. My
particular sympathies are with the "especially vulnerable" folk who have been ordered to isolate
themselves completely. My own recent experience has been that many acts of practical help with
shopping etc have been offered (and accepted), some from near-neighbours with whom one had
previously only passed the time of day. I do hope that our "vulnerable" members have had similar
experiences.
One of the depressing aspects of the emergency is the uncertainty about how long the current
regulations will have to stay in place. Drawing upon my own experience again, I have found that
long-distance communication with friends and family and frequent laughter can be therapeutic. I
am reminded of the title of a 1925 Al Jolson song - Keep Smiling At Trouble.
Let's all try to do that until we are able to resume our everyday activities. Stay well, everyone.
Tony Shoppee
MESSAGE FROM JANE EBBUTT (CO-PRESIDENT)
I am sorry we have had to cancel our meetings and visits, but difficult times demand responsible
decisions and I'm sure the members of KVNTA will support the committee.
I shall miss seeing you all and hope 'normal service' will be resumed as soon as it is safe for us to
meet up again. In the meantime take care, keep safe and healthy and look forward to some warm
sunny weather so we can get outside.
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY’S REPORT
Since my last report in the Summer 2019 newsletter, we have lost some members and gained
some so our total is now 110. In terms of households there are 38 in the Marlborough area, 24 in
and around Devizes and 19 ‘others’. The latter range from Trowbridge to Newbury.
As we have had to contact everyone recently, please will you let me have your email address if
you haven’t done so before? It means we can keep you informed more quickly. Obviously not
everyone uses this method of communication so if you do and know someone who doesn’t, per-
haps you would be kind enough to pass on any messages.
Our annual subscription of £8 per person is due on 1 July. A simplified membership renewal form
is included below. It would help greatly if you could return the form with payment before the due
date.
Those of you who pay by standing order DO NOT need to do anything. It just happens!
Jill Horsfall
2KVNTA Renewal for 2020/2021
(Annual Subscription £8 per person)
Please use block capitals
Title First Name Family Name
Person One
Person Two
Email Address
*I/we enclose a cheque payable to ‘The Kennet Valley National Trust Association’ (*delete if not required)
Amount £ Signed Date
Please complete and return before 1 July 2020 to the Membership Secretary, Jill Horsfall, 8 Sunnyhill, Colling-
bourne Ducis,
Marlborough, SN8 3EP
TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020
I have included in this report the annual reports for the two accounts that are held by the KVNTA (the
Main Account and the Holiday Account) and also a report that shows the comparison of the end of year
balances in the Main Account for the last two years. Due to the current situation the accounts have not yet
been examined.
The pattern, as has been noted in previous years, is a continued decrease both in the number of members
in the Association and the number of members and visitors attending meetings. The average number at
our meetings is down from 39 in the previous year to 32. It is interesting to note that the meeting with the
highest attendance was February with 40 people attending and the lowest was September with 17 people.
The next highest months were June (at the Kennet Valley Hall in Lockridge) and October (at the Slade
Hall in Devizes) with 38 people in each month. The number in January was low with 29 members attend-
ing, it was thought that many members were not aware that it was an afternoon meeting. It has been de-
cided to continue with the afternoon meetings in January and February 2021 at the Kennet Valley Hall.
Due to the low attendance in September it has been decided not to have a meeting in this month in 2020
and 2021, as many members are on holiday.
The decrease in receipts and expenses from the outings is due to only two taking place instead of the
three as is in the previous year.
As the holiday in 2020 has not yet taken place there were less transactions in the Holiday Account. The
expenses for the 2019 holiday were those paid after 1 April 2019.
The donations made in April 2019 to the National Trust included £500 for the improvement of orientation
of visitors at Avebury Manor, £500 towards photography equipment at Stourhead and £1,000 for the wa-
tercolour project at Lacock Abbey
The Committee has decided that the balance of the Main Account should remain above the amount of
£4,000. This will be considered when deciding the amount of the donation to the National Trust which is
made in April of each year. A commitment was made to donate £750 in April 2020 to Avebury Manor for
the replacement of the steamer chairs in the garden.
The constitution of the KVNTA allows members to be on the Committee for a continuous period of five
years. My five years will come to an end in June this year. In view of the current situation, I have advised
our Chairman, that with the approval of the Committee, I will be prepared to continue as Treasurer until
31st August 2020. I would like to thank all the members of the KVNTA who have helped me during the five
years to carry out my role as Treasurer.
Carol Shirley
3KENNET VALLEY NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION
Accounts for the year ending 31st March 2020
Receipts and Payments Account
2019 2020
Receipts
£ 948.00 Annual Subscriptions £859.00
£1,326.61 Monthly meetings and Socials £1,241.00
£2,417.00 Outings £1,268.00
£ 128.00 Other receipts £7.00
£ 4,819.61 Total Receipts £ 3,375.00
Payments
£ 362.96 Newsletter Printing and Postage £510.01
£1,044.89 Monthly Meeting and Socials Expenses £ 909.73
£2,182.00 Outings £1,041.80
£ 0.00 Deposit paid for 20th Anniversary lunch £160.00
£ 63.24 Miscellaneous £ 75.20
£3,653.09 Total Payments £2,696.74
£1,166.52 Surplus of Receipts over Payments £678.26
£2,680.00 Donations to National Trust properties £1,000.00
£6,761.12 Funds brought forward £5,247.64
£5,247.64 Funds at year end in Main Account £4,925.90
4KVNTA Annual Report 2019-2020 (Main Account)
Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31st March 2020
RECEIPTS
Membership subscriptions £ 859.00
Meeting attendance £ 968.00
Socials (including raffles) £ 273.00
Outings £ 1,268.00
Donation £ 7.00
Total Receipts £ 3,375.00
PAYMENTS
Newsletter printing & distribution £ 510.01
Meeting halls ** £ 309.00
Speakers £ 501.75
Refreshments for meetings and socials £ 98.90
Outings £ 1,041.80
Committee meeting expense £. 26.00
AGM £ 20.00
Advertising £ 25.00
Postage £ 4.20
Deposit for 20th Anniversary Function in 2020 £ 160.00
Total Payments £ 2,696.74
SURPLUS for the year ended 31st March 2020 £ 678.26
Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st March 2020
Opening Balance as at 1st April 2019 £5,247.64
Plus, Surplus made during the year £ 678.26
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£5,925.90
Minus Donation towards National Trust Wish List £1,000.00
_________
st
BALANCE OF MAIN ACCOUNT AS AT 31 MARCH 2020 £ 4,925.90
** The Kennet Valley Hall hire has been paid for August, November and December 2020
5KVNTA Annual Report 2019-2020 (Holiday Account)
Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31st March 2020
RECEIPTS
Refund from the Salthouse Hotel for cancellations £1,150.00
Deposits and a final payment received for the 2020 holiday £2,465.00
Total Receipts £3,615.00
PAYMENTS
2019 Holiday
Entrance to the Museum of East Anglican Life £ 120.00
Drinks on last evening - Salthouse Hotel £ 170.55
Lunch at Ascott House £ 387.50
Telephone and misc expenses £ 209.81
Refund for excess on insurance claim for cancellation £ 50.00
2020 Holiday
Planning expenses £ 170.00
Donation to the National Trust £1,000.00
Total Payments £2,107.86
SURPLUS for the year ended 31st March 2020 £1,507.14
Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st March 2020
Opening balance as at 1st April 2019 £ 2,774.84
Plus, Surplus made during the year £ 1,507.14
_________
BALANCE OF HOLIDAY ACCOUNT AS AT 31st MARCH 2020 £ 4,281.98
6KVNTA 20th ANNIVERSARY LUNCH
Sunday 25 October 2020
ASSEMBLY ROOM DEVIZES TOWN HALL
12.30pm for 1pm
Designed by Thomas Baldwin, this beautiful build-
ing was built in 1806-08 using parts of its 17th cen-
tury predecessor. Guided tour of building is in-
cluded.
EVENT TICKETS £30pp
Welcome drink
MENU
A Starters:
1 Soup;
2 Melon & Orange Cocktail;
3 Prawn Cocktail
B Main course:
1 Roast Sirloin Beef;
2 Chicken Breast with tarragon sauce;
3 Salmon Steak with Hollandaise sauce
C Desserts
1 Lemon Meringue Pie;
2 Fresh fruit salad;
3 Profiteroles
Vegetarian option to be available if requested.
Coffee and mints
Cash bar available Raffle
Free car parking in the town on Sundays
Please send order to Ann King 21 Kempsfield Devizes SN10 5AX
Payment required with order please. Cheques payable to KVNTA
(Email: annking8644@gmail.com)
7A MESSAGE FROM STOURHEAD
In April 2019 KVNTA donated £500 to Stourhead for the purchase of photographic equipment.
Below is a message from Kathryn Walter, Collections Manager at Stourhead in which she ex-
plains how they have made use of the equipment bought with our donation.
In 2019, the National Trust issued a Collections Management Instruction reinforcing that our ob-
jective is to work to Spectrum 5.0, the industry standard for collections management and care.
A key requirement for this is that every object in our collection must have a record on our Collec-
tions Management System with an image uploaded to it.
At that time, approximately 4,400 objects (of a collection of around 8,700 catalogued objects,
comprised of fine and decorative art and social history items; Canalettos to chamberpots) had
been photographed.
The Stourhead Photography Team was formed in January 2019 from two existing members of
the Collections Team who had displayed technological aptitude and minute attention to detail.
After a couple of briefing sessions with me, to gain an understanding of the purpose of the task
and benchmark criteria for collections photography, and visits to other museums to observe best
practice and ask technical and practical questions of experienced photographers, Trevor and
Alan have risen to the challenge of taking photographs of our incredi-
bly varied collection.
A notable achievement has been successfully photographing a pair of
Rococo corner brackets which are shiny, reflective, high level, and in
a dark corner which no photographer had yet been persuaded to at-
tempt.
So far they have taken over 500 images of around 100 objects to pro-
fessional standards. In the process of taking photographs and looking
up close at objects we have also improved our collection information:
for example, opening up our 1890 Steinway Grand Piano to photo-
graph the interior provided information which greatly enhanced our
existing knowledge of the piano.
The gift of money to buy photography equip-
ment has provided two members of the team
with a project that they have taken owner-
ship of, built upon their existing aptitudes
and given them an opportunity to develop
their skills in a specialist area.
It has benefitted Stourhead as accurate images of our collection are val-
uable for object identification and monitoring condition for conservation
purposes. Once uploaded to our Collections Management System, the
photographs taken will be available to the public on National Trust Col-
lections Online, thus improving access for non-visitors.
8UPDATE FROM AVEBURY
Spring seems to have arrived early this year, and we’ve been treated to some breathtakingly
beautiful days in March. Daffodils are in abundance across our sites and the birds are singing,
apparently without a care in the world.
Surrounded by this stunning natural beauty, it’s easy to forget – even if just for a moment – that
we’re facing a state of genuine emergency that is already affecting all our lives in the most pro-
found ways imaginable. As we look ahead to the weeks and months to come, it’s the moments of
joy and wonderment that we’ll all need to seek and treasure, now in these uncertain times more
than ever before.
As I am sure you’ll be aware by now, all of our buildings, including manor, museum, offices,
shops, restaurants and toilets are closed, as is the car park, to further restrict the spread of coro-
navirus. This is reflected across all National Trust properties.
For the time being we are encouraging people to visit our social media pages where we are shar-
ing images of the garden in springtime, so that, although you cannot visit in person, you can keep
in touch in the virtual world.
Facebook: AveburyNT Twitter: AveburyNT Instagram: Avebury_nt
Thank you for all your support throughout the year, we look forward to seeing you in Avebury
when we can open again. For the latest updates go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/avebury.
Abby George
Senior Marketing and Communications Officer
Avebury and Wiltshire Landscape
9ISOLATION 2020 QUIZ CHALLENGE - Ann King has set us two challenges to cheer us while
we are confined to our homes.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN 2020
1. 2020 is the 800th Anniversary of the founding of which cathedral in southern England?
2. In 1620 a group arrived in New England on the Mayflower. What name has been given to them?
3. In 1770 Captain Cook made the first landfall on the east coast of Australia? What was the name of
his ship?
4. Which anniversary is being remembered on 8th May 2020
5. In 1920 a cartoon animal made his appearance in the Evening Standard. What was he called?
6. This UK banknote ceased to be legal tender in 1970. Which note?
7. In 1270 “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest” was interpreted as an order. Who was the king
and who the priest?
8. In 1520 there was a summit meeting between the king of England King Henry VIII and the king of
France King Francis I. What name has been given to this meeting?
9. In 1720 the young Pretender was born- by what other popular name was he known?
10. After 10 years, in April 1970 came the official notice of the end of this pop group. Who were they?
UK COUNTIES & CITIES
1. The Lowry Art Gallery is in which city?
2. The UK’s smallest National Park is mainly in which county? Name the park?
3. In which British city can you see a bridge said to be trial version of Sydney Harbour Bridge
4. This city was created England’s 50th city in Queen Elizabeth II ‘s 50th year as queen.
5. In which UK city are the next Commonwealth Games in 2022 to be held?
6. In which English county are Enid Blyton’s Malory towers novels set?
7. Melchester in Thomas Hardy’s novels is based on which Wessex city?
8. The next UK City of Culture in 2021 will be?
9. Wiltshire has the bustard, but which of our neighbouring counties has a red dragon rampant on its
county flag?
10. Which county? Its county town had the Roman name Deva.
Answers on p14
10RECENT SPEAKERS
20 January - Marion Brotherhood - Fighting the agents of deterioration - a virtual conservation
tour of Lacock Abbey.
Marion is a member of our committee and is also a volunteer at Lacock Abbey. She began her talk by giv-
ing us a potted history.
The abbey was founded in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as an Augustinian nunnery. However, the
religious status of the building ended in 1539. In 1540 Henry VIII sold the abbey (for £730) to a courtier,
William Sharington, who turned the building into a family home. Since that date it has never been on the
market and ownership has been passed down by inheritance. The building, now incorporating Tudor, 18th
century and 19th century additions, was given, together with its estate, to the National Trust by Matilda
Talbot in 1944. Curiously, the (considerable) contents of the house have only been in National Trust own-
ership since 2011.
Marion then showed us pictures of the principal rooms, outlining the various agents of deterioration. She
also mentioned the NT policy of conservation as opposed to renovation - modern materials would not be
appropriate - and this is why some decorations (such as wallpaper) can appear jaded.
There are ten main agents of deterioration which must be controlled or, ideally, eliminated. Regular moni-
toring is essential.
1. Fire: This could be considered the most serious potential threat. Of course, detection equipment and
alarms are installed throughout the building. Regular fire practices take place in co-operation with the Fire
Brigade, who also advise on best prevention practice; volunteers evacuate visitors, while the staff concen-
trate on other tasks which might have to include saving the most valuable items (a fire plan has these
listed, with an indication of relevant priorities).
2. Water: Water ingress is most usually due to roof and gutter problems, which have to be rectified as
soon as a problem becomes apparent. Internal decor must be disturbed as little as possible when clearing
up after water ingress.
3. Pollutants: The principal pollutant is dust. Dust on furniture is dislodged with brushes before being re-
moved with a vacuum cleaner. These might be of a specialist type, such as a backpack or variable suc-
tion model; mesh may be used to protect delicate surfaces from damage when being vacuumed. Another
pollutatnt found in the top room in Sharington's Tower is bats' droppings - conservation assistants have to
wear full Hazchem kit and face masks to clean this room.
4. Physical wear: Waxing protects wooden flooring; in heavy footfall areas, carpets provide additional
protection.
5. Biological problems: Moths and other insect threats are monitored by use of traps, of which there are
at least 100 around the Abbey. Soft furnishings can be sent to a deep freeze, which will kill moths, larvae
and eggs. Sometimes a specialist insecticide treatment, followed by thorough cleaning, is necessary.
6. Ultraviolet light: This can cause fading to textiles and pigment damage to paintings. Individual rooms
have their exposure to light monitored technologically and this is then controlled using fibreglass blinds
when the house is open and blackout blinds when the house is closed.
7. Extreme temperatures: Appropriate action is taken to prevent these.
8. Humidity: Similarly, humidity must be kept quite constant to protect vulnerable contents.
9. Theft and vandalism: Sadly, incidents of this nature do occur; volunteers are trained to be vigilant to
help keep this threat to an absolute minimum.
10. Custodial neglect: It is a requirement, beside careful housekeeping and maintenance, that every arte-
fact be recorded and photographed and, if unable to be displayed to the public, be stored in the most ap-
propriate fashion. The recording process should, of course, indicate the exact location of items to prevent
them from becoming "lost".
Although Marion's talk was based upon her experiences at Lacock Abbey, the custodial duties referred to
above apply to all NT properties. In the last year or two Kennet Valley NTA has provided funds to facilitate
acquisition of photographic equipment to assist in the recording process at Lacock Abbey, and also at
Stourhead (see p9 above).
Thank you, Marion, for giving us an insight into the work which goes on when NT properties are closed to
the public.
11February 17th - Sarah Buttenshaw - Travels in the Antarctic
Sarah's talk was accompanied by many excellent photographs, which showed both the icy splen-
dour of the Antarctic Peninsular (much of which is actually outside - i.e. north of - the Antarctic
Circle), and some of the birds which are based there. Additionally, Sarah gave us some lesser-
known information about Antarctica, a continent which is subject to strict internationally agreed
regulation, both to protect a delicately-balanced environment and biological diversity. The ships
Sarah travelled on were quite small (about 100 passengers); this meant that they could venture
further south than larger vessels and that trips ashore were permissible, transfer being by Zodiac
boats, which have a maximum passenger capacity of about 10 people.
To get to the Antarctic Peninsular, visitors usually fly from Buenos Aires into Ushuaia, which is
situated on Tierra del Fuego and claims to be the world's southernmost city, The best time to visit
is late February/early April (i.e. the end of the Antarctic summer). From Ushuaia an onward voy-
age of at least 700 miles is necessary to reach the coast of Antarctica; the journey involves
crossing the notorious Drake's Passage, an area subject to frequent severe storms. One also
crosses the Antarctic Convergence, a zone up to 30 miles wide where the cold waters circling the
Antarctic in a clockwise direction meet the warm currents of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The
cold waters sink below the warm waters, and in doing so stir up many vital nutrients, most im-
portantly phytoplankton. South of the Convergence the sea temperature is rather cooler, and it is
at this stage that sightings of the birds that roam the area become more frequent.
The Wandering Albatross is probably the most impressive; it is the largest flying bird in the world
- an adult can have a wingspan of up to 12 feet. These birds are solitary except for mating; this
produces one solitary chick which is hatched and reared on one of many remote islands. The
chick is fed by both parents on regurgitated squid, for which they have searched over a wide ar-
ea. The parents have caught the squid by scooping it up from the surface of the ocean; albatross-
es rarely land on the surface of the water as their weight makes the subsequent take-off very dif-
ficult. If one parent dies the chick will also perish as the lone parent will be unable to catch
enough food for both.
As mentioned earlier, phytoplankton occur near the water's surface and their movement is con-
trolled by the ocean currents. They survive by photosynthesis and it is thought that they provide
about 50% of the Earth's oxygen. They are the staple diet of krill, small crustaceans (about two-
and-a-half inches long) which teem in the cold water in their billions. Krill are in turn the major
food source for seals, some whales, also penguins and some other birds.
The penguins native to the part of Antarctica visited by Sarah include Gentoo penguins, which
have a white bonnet and orange beak and feet and are about 3 feet tall. Adelie penguins are
slightly smaller, without any orange features but with a blue circle around each eye. All penguins
have black backs and white shirtfronts, to provide camouflage when they are in the water. Pen-
guin groups ashore are known as "colonies"; in the water penguin groups are called "rafts". Tele-
vision viewers will be aware that penguin colonies can be vast. They can also be very noisy and
so can often be heard - and sometimes smelt - out to sea.
Sarah advised us that, at the time of year when she visited, "good" weather could result in a tem-
perature of about 0 degrees C, but more often there would be a wind chill of varying severity. For
this reason, Antarctica is the only continent free of insect life. Rain is infrequent; most precipita-
tion is either sleet or snow.
A most interesting (and fact-filled) talk.
12HOLIDAY TO CHESHIRE 2020
Date Sunday 27 September - Friday 2 October
Hotel Forest Hills Hotel Frodsham
Cost £490 + £75 single supplement
Booking Form on p16
We shall travel with Barnes Coaches making comfort stops en route.
The cost includes all coach travel, bed breakfast and evening meal for five nights in Forest Hills
Hotel, all gratuities and entries to sites, listed below ,and a snack lunch on the last day as we
travel home. It will not include lunches or bar drinks in the hotel. There will a 'free' day in Ches-
ter ,but I will produce a list of sites to visit for those who book the holiday and the costs for these
are not included in the holiday.
Places I hope to visit will include Dudmaston Hall (NT), Little Morton Hall (NT), Biddulph Grange
(NT), Port Sunlight, Chester, The Anderton Boat Lift, The Lion Salt Works and Avoncroft Muse-
um. A detailed itinerary will be issued later after I have confirmed the bookings.
Jane Ebbutt
Names (1) (2)
Address
Post Code Tel. No
Accommodation Twin Double Single
(please circle)
Pick up Aldbourne Marlborough Devizes
Special dietary or
mobility needs
Emergency Contact
Name
Address
Tel. No.
I/We are/are not members of the National Trust
Please be sure you have insurance cover before you book this holiday as monies
cannot be refunded after the booking has been accepted. Bookings will not be
made until I have received a completed booking form and the deposit of £100 pp.
I/We enclose a deposit of £ And one large and two small SAEs
Signed Date
Please send completed form, deposit and SAEs to:
Jane Ebbutt, 8 Windmill Close, Aldbourne, Marlborough, SN8 2DN not later than
31 May 2020
13COACH OUTINGS – BOOKING CONDITIONS
Members are requested to forward their applications on the booking forms, which should be returned to the named organiser with
the remittance for each visit as a separate cheque.
Each cheque should be made payable to the KVNTA and dated for the date of the outing. The cheques will not be banked until
after the outing.
In the case of overbooking a reserve list will be formed and substitutions made for cancellations.
No coach visit will take place unless a minimum of 30 persons apply to go although a decision as to the viability of the outing will
be made a month beforehand.
Pick up points will be as shown on the booking forms. Please indicate on the form where you wish to be picked up and dropped
off.
The cost of a visit includes transport, entrance fees and gratuities, but NOT the cost of meals unless indicated. Only in excep-
tional circumstances will refunds be considered.
National Trust members or volunteers please remember to bring your NT membership card or volunteer card. However, day trips
will not necessarily be to National Trust properties.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by a member and will be charged at half the adult fare.
Members may bring a friend with them who is not a KVNTA member if space is available on the coach.
It is assumed that all persons taking part in these visits are capable of undertaking the outing described without assistance or else
they must be accompanied by a carer.
INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS
PLEASE NOTE that the Insurance carried by the Kennet Valley Association through the National Trust does not provide Personal
Accident cover for members aged 80 years or above.
Our Association is not allowed by Government statute to offer advice about insurance but, of course, members in this category
may wish to make their own arrangements.
Subject to the age limit, friends accompanying members at an event who are not members of our Association but are members of
the National Trust are covered by the insurance
Answers to Isolation 2020 Quiz Challenge
Somerset 10. Cheshire
1.Salford 2. New Forest /Hampshire 3. Newcastle upon Tyne 4. Preston 5. Birmingham 6. Cornwall 7. Salisbury 8. Coventry 9.
UK COUNTIES & CITIES
Thomas a Becket 8. The Field of the Cloth of Gold 9. Bonnie Prince Charlie 10. The Beatles
1. Salisbury Cathedral 2. Pilgrim Fathers 3. HM Endeavour 4. VE Day 1945 75 yrs. 5. Rupert Bear 6. 10 shillings 7. K Henry II
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS 2020.
14EVENTS PLANNED FOR LATER IN 2020
It is hoped that these events will take place but they will be kept under review and deci-
sions will be taken in line with Government advice nearer the time.
Sunday 27 September -
Holiday in Cheshire
Friday 2 October
Social Evening—fish and chip supper followed by a quiz
Monday 19 October
(Slade Hall, Devizes)
Sunday 25 October Anniversary Lunch (Devizes Town Hall)
MEETING DATES FOR 2021
Below are the proposed dates and venues for meeting in 2021 for your diaries.
Meetings are on the 3rd Monday of the month and start at 7.30pm
Entry: Members £3.00 Non-Members £4.00
18 January 2021* Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
15 February 2021* Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
15 March 2021 Slade Hall, Devizes, SN10 1EL
19 April 2021 Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
17 May 2021 Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
21 June 2021 (AGM) Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
19 July 2021 Slade Hall, Devizes, SN10 1EL
16 August 2021 Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
18 October 2021 Slade Hall, Devizes, SN10 1EL
15 November 2021 Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
13 December 2021 Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
* Meetings in January and February will be held in the after-
noon starting at 14:00.
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