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The Franco-British Society PROGRAMME You can see a Booking Form for these events by clicking on the button above. |
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PROGRAMME DIRECTING TO NEW WEBSITE TO 2015
Saturday 31st January 6.30 to 9.30pm Dinner at 8.pm Grand Connaught Rooms 61-68 Great Queen St London WC2B 5DA
Reception,Dinner,Music,Dancing and Auction Dress Code:Cocktail Attire £95 per person-£175 for 2 To purchase tickets and further information visit:
ANDREE'S WAR
A TRUE STORY OF BRAVERY AND COURAGE IN OCCUPIED PARIS
Talk in English by author Francelle Bradford White (A joint event with Ste Marie Danilou UK) Wednesday 4th February Meeting 6.15 for 6.30 to 7.30 Dinner until 9.30 Le Salon,French Institute 17 Queensberry Place,London SW7 2DT (Nearest Tube: South Kensington)
Francelle Bradford White first learned about her mother's exploits during the Second World War when she was six years old and has been fascinated by her achievements ever since.Francelle is a director of the international fine art transport company,Grander and White, and lives in England with her husband.As a fundraiser in her spare time,she has raised thousands of pounds for charitable causes,including alzheimer's charities,the disease from which her mother now suffers.This is her first book. Copies of Francelle's book will be on sale at the price of £16.99
Tickets:£35.00 to include the lecture and dinner with wine and coffee Talk only: £8.00 EVASION AN ILLUSTRATED TALK ON FRENCH ESCAPES FROM BRITAIN IN THE NAPOLEONIC PERIOD By Edward Cholmondeley-Clarke Tuesday 24th March Meeting 6.45 for 7.00 Drinks afterwards until 9.00 The Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly,London W1J 7PX Nearest Tube: Green Park Captain Weatherall,20th Hussars offered in 1890,the premises,'127' to the Cavalry Club. In 1975, the Guards Club merged with them and brought some fine military pictures and silver(including a beautiful cadelabra).Successive committees have organised the refurbishment and redecoration of the Club House which is now a wonderful building and perfect setting for our talk to take place.Edward Cholmondeley-Clarke is a graduate of the Université de Grenoble and Trinity College Dublin.Being educated in three countries and working in others has given him a very personal and multi-facetted perspective on history.This talk takes us from 1803 and through to 1814, to the time after the Treaty of Paris and the release of prisoners. Tickets: £28.00 to include a glass of wine and canapés. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday 27th April Meeting 6.15 for 6.30 to approx 7.45 Finger buffet until 9.30 Locarno Conference Room Foreign and Commonwealth Office,King Charles Street,SW1A 2AH Guest Speaker: Sir Peter Ricketts,GCMG,GCVO UK Abassador to France Tickets:£35.00 including wine and canapés For security reasons members who wish to attend the AGM only are requested to advise us. Please,also,let us have your guest's name on the booking form. AGM AGENDA 1. To receive the report of the Chairman 2.To receive the Financial Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st January 2014 and to adopt the Accounts. 3. To elect members of the Council 4.To authorise the Council to appoint the Independent Examiner.
LEGACIES AND GIFTS Leaving a gift or legacy to the Franco-British Society, to support its aims in maintaining and enhancing the cultural and educational links between the UK and France, would be most gratefully appreciated. GIFT AID FORMSPlease use Gift Aid to increase the value of your subscription. Gift Aid enables us to reclaim tax on all donations from UK tax payers, at no extra cost to you. Please contact the FBS office if you would like a form, or download it from the website www.francobritishsociety.org.uk
NEW MEMBERS We welcome new members to the Society. To apply for membership, please either contact the Executive Secretary at the office address/telephone number given for the Society, or download the membership application form ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONSThese will become due at the start of the Society's financial year on 1st February 2015. The rates will remain at; £18.00 ( Single), £25.00 ( Joint). Members- others than those who pay by Direct Debit or Standing Order- are kindly asked to forward their cheques, made payable toFranco-British Society for the appropriate amount to: The Executive Secretary, Franco-British Society, 3 Dovedale Studios, 465 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 4LR. Patron: Her Majesty The QueenPresident: The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP Hon Vice-President: HE The French Ambassador 3 Dovedale Studios, 465 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 4LR. Mobile telephone: 07956968757 Email: francobritsoc@googlemail.com Website: www.francobritishsociety.org.uk
Chairman: The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE Vice-Chairman: The Rt Hon The Baroness Quin
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