Festival Brochure 2021 - Flipbook - Page 12
Monday 24th May, 11 am: Talk by Admiral Sir James
Perowne KBE, Constable & Governor of Windsor Castle:
“A Short History of the Castle and the Role of the
Constable and Governor”
A look at the history of Windsor Castle from 1070 to the
present day covering the architectural changes and the
historic events that have taken place in the Castle and St
George’s Chapel.
How I became the Constable and Governor and a short history of the role and
incumbents of the post. Haslemere Museum, £5
Monday 24 May, 2.30pm: Anniversary Talk The Mary Celeste, A Mystery of the Sea with Howard Nichols
Mary Celeste was an American merchant
brigantine discovered adrift and deserted in the
Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands in
December 1872. The last entry in her log was
dated ten days earlier. Her cargo of ethanol
intact, and the personal belongings of the crew
were undisturbed. None of those who had been
on board were ever seen or heard from again.
Our speaker, Howard Nichols, trained as a
paramedic and served with the NHS, SSAFA and the RNLI (receiving an award in 1980
for ambulance vehicle design). He travels extensively, has built up an impressive
portfolio of lectures and is a regular speaker on Cruise Lines. His study of the mystery of
the Mary Celeste has enabled him to examine the theories about their fate – was it
abandoned for an insurance claim, for example, or was the cargo responsible? Modern
techniques now hold the clue to solving the mystery. Haslemere Museum, £5
Monday 24th 7.30pm: Military History – The Battle of the Somme – Love,
Death and Recollections with Ruaraidh and Susan Adams-Cairns
Ruaraidh Adams-Cairns is a surveyor and ex-soldier who has been
visiting the Somme for over 20 years, collecting stories about
soldiers who fought there and connecting them with specific
locations on the battlefield. Inspired by David Rattray and Rob
Caskie’s lectures on Isandlwanda and Rorke’s Drift, he has put
together an engaging talk which he gives in conjunction with his
wife, Susie. General Sir Mike Jackson, former Chief of the General
Staff, has described the talk as “A truly moving insight into the
horrors and losses of the day the British Army suffered its biggest
ever casualties”. On-line Zoom event, £5