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Hello and welcome to the Fordingbridge History Society (FHS) website. Thank you for visiting; we hope you enjoy finding out about FHS. Do get in touch if you would like any further information (follow the Contacts link above).
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2024-25 Talks Programme
For further details, see the Talks link above.
14 October: The Story of Hampshire's Skylark: Britain's first Space Rocket and the FHS AGM.
11 November: Boots Booklover's Library.
26 November: Member's Tea Party with a talk and discussion about Historic Buildings in Fordingbridge.
9 December: When London planners had designs on Ringwood.
13 January: Medieval Women and where to find them.
10 March: The Duke of Monmouth: how his head was turned and lost.
14 April - evening meeting at 7:30pm: A Victorian photographer in Hampshire.
For details of our summer visits, use the Summer Visits link above.
- Next Event
Our autumn talk season starts with the obligatory AGM, swiftly followed by a talk by one of our members, Robin Brand. This will be on 14th October at the usual venue - St Mary's Church Hall at 2:30 pm.
See the Talks page for details about the venue.
The story of Hampshire's Skylark: Britain's first space rocket
Skylark was developed in Hampshire and was the first British rocket to reach space. From its origins in the 1950s until its final launch in 2005, he tells how Skylark became the basis of Britain's earliest space programme. Robin promises minimal technical details and will bring along a scale model.
