Hedgerley Historical Society
On Wednesday 15th April 2015 at 8pm Andy Savage will present
The Railway Heritage Trust
This talk will cover why the built heritage on Britain’s railways is so important, then look at
the reasons why it became neglected in the 1960s, how the Trust was formed twenty years
later to ensure that BR’s built heritage was properly cared
for, and then look at how the Trust works, and projects that
it has funded over the last three decades.
Andy Savage is a life-long railway civil engineer and
currently the Executive Director of the Railway Heritage
Trust, having previously been Deputy Chief Inspector of
Rail Accident Investigation for the UK, and before that
Engineering and Safety Director for the transport division of
a major contractor.
On Saturday 9th May at 8pm Hilary Bradt MBE will present
A thousand miles on horseback through western Ireland
“I’ve never tried hitchhiking with a horse before. It’s not easy...”
Since a pony-obsessed childhood the publisher and travel writer Hilary Bradt had aspired to do
a long-distance ride. A few horseback days on the precipitous trails of Ethiopia and the Peruvian
Andes were mere dress rehearsals for the real thing – a
thousand mile solo ride in Ireland undertaken in 1984.
This talk, illustrated by the photos taken in 1984 as well
as more recently, brings alive that adventure that took
her through western Ireland from Galway to Limerick, her
relationship with her two Connemara ponies, Mollie and
Peggy, and a growing understanding and appreciation of
the complex history and relationship between Britain and
Ireland.
Hilary Bradt founded Bradt Travel Guides in 1974. The
award-winning company publishes guides to unusual
destinations as well as a series of narrative travel books.
Hilary has remained involved in the company since the
beginning, receiving an MBE in 2008 for services to the
travel industry.
Books, Connemara Mollie and Dingle Peggy will be
available for sale
Booking required Tickets £12
Monthly Meetings of Hedgerley Historical Society take place at Hedgerley Memorial
Hall, Kiln Lane Hedgerley SL2 3UZ at 8pm and visitors are most welcome.
Further details from John Lovelock 01753-647187 [email protected]
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