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[Anonymous]

We hope this will be a sell out, so book early!

Well-known author and English Heritage Commissioner Bill Bryson will be talking about what shaped his love of historic buildings.

Royal Geographic Society Kensington Gore London

5th April 2006

6.15 for 7 (and a bar and mingling in the nice room upstairs with the pics of famous explorers and book signing after in all probability).

Tickets £15 (£10 for SAVE Friends).

Orders are being taken now, and will be acknowledged, although tickets will not be sent until March.

If anyone wants to give as a Chrissie present, then please say on your order, and give the address etc to which they should be dispatched and they will be sent with a suitable card.

Orders are BY POST only from the SAVE office, cheque or VISA card please (number expiry date and name of cardholder required).

This is a fund raising event for SAVE ( a registered charity) so please come along and support - our previous talks, Sir Simon Jenkins and Prof Dan Cruickshank (both SAVE Trustees) were hugely enjoyable.


http://www.savebritainsheritage.org

 

[Anonymous]

Purely on a point of pedantry, when my father was a Fellow, it was called the Royal Geographical Society.

 

[Anonymous]

It still is - it was an error I made and pointed this out to Adam at SAVE yesterday. I do have vision problems, as any fule who reads my posts regularly knows. The small print in these boxes is too small!

I need to also post an update to the information, as I gather the times are now different to those originally given out, and what he is actually talking about I'm trying to find out even now! Still, it's not until April so there's time yet.

Update in due course.

 

[Anonymous]

Brainfade day. Too much to do etc

Different from, not different to.

 

[Anonymous]

My mother bought tickets from SAVE for Bill B and they said yesterday that they were selling like hot cakes. We saw it in the Metro on Monday I think.
We were told that the bar opens at 6.30 and BB starts at 7.15pm. Also that he will be signing some books afterwards and there will be books for sale.
Please note anyone else who wants tickets that they don't take Switch or other debit cards, only credit cards (don't know why).

 

[Anonymous]

The tickets are selling like hot cakes! So order now!

Times are now verified as (pay) bar (nice room upstairs and glasses of wine etc) from 6.30, talk 7.15, with more drinkies available after, and hopefully Mr B will be signing, mingling etc afterwards, as is usual with speakers and the SAVE annual talk. It worked well with Dan Cruikshank, many books sold and signed and DC was his usual wonderful self!

Re payment by debit card - SAVE can only accept Mastercard and Visa payments as it's a charity with a not huge annual income and debit cards cost a whack to process. Sorry.

If anyone wants to order by credit card you can do it over the phone of course to the SAVE office
020 7253 3500 or by sending the usual credit card details (number, type, expiry date) and signature with an order saying what it's for, how many tickets, and your name and address (and phone number would be handy) to the office. An SAE would be very much appreciated.

Cheques - a note saying what the cheque is for, how many tickets required, name and address of person requesting tickets, (again phone no would be useful) name and address on the back of the cheque. An SAE is very much appreciated. Payable to SAVE Britain's Heritage.

Please mark all application envelopes 'Events' as it makes life so much easier in the office!

Tickets are £15 each, or £10 for SAVE Friends. One tenner ticket per Friend.

(Joining form for Friends available from the website or from the office.)

If you would like to give tickets as a Christmas present, then send the name of the recipient to the SAVE office along with your order and and arrangements can be made regarding that.

Where: Royal Geographical Society Kensington Gore London

When: Wed April 5th 2006

Who: An Evening with Bill Bryson - who is an English Heritage Commissioner - so hopefully along with his usual wit and warmth will give us some insight into his love for historic buildings.

It promises to be a very entertaining evening, and it's all in a good cause - a fundraising event for SAVE, a charity dedicated to fighting for the historic environment whenever it is under threat.

SAVE 70 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EJ

I look forward to seeing many PPUK people there! <IMG SRC="http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/discussing/smileys/smile.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="">

If anyone wishes to make up a party - friends, civic societies, WI etc - that would be terrific. All are welcome.

The RGS has disabled access.

I think I've covered all eventualities, but if not do post and ask!

Alternatively, any questions at all please contact the SAVE office - details on the website , click on link below...



http://www.savebritainsheritage.org

 

[Anonymous]

Cruickshank, Evelyn, Cruickshank. Spelling's not your strong suit, is it?

 

[Anonymous]

Actually I'm just a lousy typist with rotten eyesight,
and more important things to do than carp on this site about anyone's spelling.