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October 2009
Thatcham: an historic town in a changing world
A new publication on Thatcham’s heritage was launched on the evening of the 10th October 2009 at the Frank Hutchings Community Hall. The publication is a direct result of a study that was instigated by the late Peter Allen under his role as the Thatcham Vision Project Manager and has been undertaken jointly by Thatcham Vision (www.thatchamonline.net) and Thatcham Historical Society (www.thatchamhistoricalsociety.org.uk). Sadly Peter passed away in May and the whole team has put every effort into making this publication something Peter would have been proud of and have dedicated it to him.
Review: William Morris
William Morris was born on 24th March 1834 and died 3rd October 1896 and many people today fail to recognise just what a great man he was. Tonight’s talk (28th September 2009) by Dr Lois Pihlens uncovered the true extent of his accomplishments.
When William Morris was born, Britain was an industrial nation and a premier workshop of the world. However, Britain was losing its craftsmanship’s and starting to produce poorer products. A few people wanted to change this and William Morris was one of those.
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