UPDATE AND FUTURE EVENTS

YEOVILTON MUSEUM VISIT CANCELLED

Thank you for the responses and feedback. Most SW group members indicated that they were busy with other commitments and thus not available for this proposed event in October.

BATTLE OF SEDGEMOOR EVENT

Currently the plan is to carry out an event based on the Battle of Sedgemoor and the Monmouth Rebellion/Campaign with a projected date sometime between February and April 2011

Chris Scott has kindly volounteered to help in planning and executing this event but we would both welcome anyone else from across the Guild who contribute expertise and support it.

The precise format is yet to be agreed but the plan is to devote a day to this event with time set aside for lunch. Further details will be published in a couple of months time.

HELP FOR HEROES - BRIDGE TOO FAR RIDE

Best wishes to John Greenacre, Mike Peters, Jo Hook & Bob Darby who will be supporting this event next week. Donations to Help for Heroes would I am sure be welcome.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Can I encourage you to contribute to the blog with news, stories & photos either to my e mail or by posting

Ian

WELCOME TO THE UK IGBG SOUTH WEST REGIONAL GROUP

WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS



First of all welcome to those who have grasped the nettle and decided to access this source of information. The technically minded amongst you (sad people) will know it is called a BLOG.



For the rest of our members just think of it of a new simple way of communicating with members of the Guild who live in the SW. It is meant to be interactive and I encourage you to a) subscribe & b) actively contribute to this BLOG



As de facto Secretary of the SW Group - (remind me why I was dumb enough to volounteer for that job someone !!) I will post news about future SW Group events and also any news that members wish to post specific to the Group



To make the BLOG Interesting I will also every 4-6 weeks do the following:

• Showcase a website that my useful to members



• Identify a useful research source/archive for Guides



• Challenge you to answer a question about Military History



• Post photographs asking where is this



• Post details of book of the month



• Post photos sent in by memebers

Members who want to help make this an entertaining /interactive and useful Community of Interest (sorry I have gone technical on you) are welcome to post directly or you can send to me at my e mail address

I will naturally assume that all of you have good manners to post polite messages and respect other individuals space.