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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Day 1 Sunday 26th July 2009 Novotel
Fishergate Suite
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14:00 -17:30 |
Registration |
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19:00 |
Welcome Reception and Buffet |
Day 2 Monday 27th
July 2009 Novotel Fishergate Suite
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9:00- 9:30 |
Introduction
and Welcome John Anderson |
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9:30-10:30 |
Keynote
address David Weir |
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10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00-11:45 |
Journey into
Brittany Alison Jenner |
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11:45 - 12:30 |
Swallows on
the Beaulieu John Anderson |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
The Great
Panjandrum and other War Stories
Andy Banta |
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15:30 -16:00 |
Tea Break |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
Justice and the Whole Truth: Ruined City,
Landfall, and The Chequer Board Shoshana
Milgram Knapp |
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Evening |
Film:- Lonely
Road
No Highway |
Day 3 Tuesday
28th July 2009
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9:45 |
Depart by
coach from Novotel for excursion day |
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10:30 -11:30 |
Sherburn Aero
Club morning tea/coffee provided |
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12:15 - 16:30 |
Yorkshire Air
Museum (lunch provided) |
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17:00 |
Arrive back
at Novotel |
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18:45 |
Depart by
coach to Elvington for the Pastoral Party |
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22:45 |
Return to
Novotel by coach |
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Evening |
for those not
going to the Pastoral Party the room will be available for viewing
films |
Day 4 Wednesday
29th July 2009 Novotel Fishergate Suite
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9:00 - 10:30 |
Through the
Looking Glass - Laura Schneider |
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10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Nevil Shute
and the R.100 Andy Burgess |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
Howden
Airship Station Kenneth Deacon |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Barnes Wallis
Trust - Archive film of the building of R.100
(with a commentary by Barnes Wallis) |
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15:30 -16:00 |
Tea Break |
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16:00-17:30 |
The Role of Children in the novels of Nevil
Shute
Beall
Fowler |
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Evening |
Film:- Pied
Piper
On the Beach |
Day 5 Thursday
30th July 2009
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10:00 - 11:30
approx |
Guided
walking tour of York centre including Shute-related locations. 3
groups each with an expert guide from the Association of
Voluntary Guides of York |
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Afternoon |
Free to
explore York's many attractions |
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19:00 for
19:30 |
Conference
Dinner - guest speaker
Mary Stopes-Roe
(daughter of Barnes Wallis) |
Day 6 Friday 31st
July 2009 Novotel Fishergate Suite
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9:00 - 10:30 |
Nevil Shute b'aht 'at Philip Nixon
(change of schedule) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
The
Development of Aviation between the wars
Colin Cruddas (change of
schedule) |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Reading Nevil
Shute - presented by Laura Schneider
10 people will read favourite passages from the novels |
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15:30 -16:00 |
Tea Break |
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16:00 - 16:45 |
Closing
remarks John Anderson |
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