June 3, 2015

Finest Hour 101, Winter 1998-99

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The International Churchill Society of the UK invites you to attend the 16th International Churchill Conference in the World Heritage site and beautiful City of Bath. The Conference Centre is the historic Guildhall in the centre of Bath, where The Right Honourable Winston Spencer Churchill, OM, CH, MP, as he was then, lunched on the 20th of July 1950.

Registration Packets will be posted to members shortly. The fees are modest, offering a great deal for the money.

Thursday 22 July:

Afternoon: registration at the Guildhall, Bath, the Conference Centre. Introduction to the conference. Evening: Mayoral reception, Roman Baths, followed by gala Dinner Dance in the Pump Room.

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Friday 23 July:

Morning Lectures: Major General Arthur Denaro, Commandant, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst: “Churchill’s Emerging Leadership at the Royal Military College and in the 4th Hussars.” Lord Deedes: “The Impact of Churchill as a War Correspondent.” Afternoon is free for your personal enjoyment of Bath. A guided tour is available.

Evening: Robert Hardy declaims Churchill’s first political speech, made on 26 July 1897 at Claverton Manor, site of the American Museum. This event on the very site includes a reception with drinks and canapes and a walk round the museum if desired.

Saturday 24 July:

Morning: Richard Langworth, President, Churchill Centre, describes the work and progress of the Centre to date. Sir Henry Beverley, Director General of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, describes its work as “a living Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill.” Churchill’s Leadership in South Africa to be discussed by a leading Parliamentarian. Afternoon: The annual book discussion by prominent historians, this year’s title being London to Ladysmith via Pretoria.

Evening: A cruise on the Kennet and Avon Canal, including supper, on board the narrowboat, Pride of Bath.

Sunday 25 July:

Morning: William Tyler’s address: “An Enduring Model of Leadership.” James Muller introduces the 2000 Alaska Conference. Conference ends by noon.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE ONLY

(For Conference and Tour, see opposite. The following fees may be adjusted before the registration pack is issued.)

Master Registration Fee for all four days of the Conference is £180 (US$306) per person, including all Conference events and lunch on July 23rd, 24th and 25th. A single day Registration Fee is also available for the second and third days at £66 (US $112.)

Optional Extras: The following events are individually optional at a total cost of £97 (US$165.):

Thursday: Roman Baths Reception £7 (US$12)

Thursday Dinner-Dance at the Pump Room £44 (US$75)

Friday: Bath Guided Tour £3 (US$5)

Friday: Robert Hardy at American Museum, drinks, canapes £20 (US$34)

Saturday: Kennet & Avon Dinner Cruise on Pride of Bath £23 (US$39)

• Total cost per person for Master Registration including all optional extras is only £277 (US$471). Accommodation extra (see below). Your personal cheque in US or Canadian dollars is all that is needed to register—no complicated currency exchange. Make payable to “ICS” and airmail to ICS, PO Box 1257, Melksham, Wilts. SN12 6GQ, England.

REGISTER SOON! Registration forms will be in the mail shortly, but you have enough here to register now. Any questions? Please contact the Chairman, Nigel Knocker, at the above address, or by Email to [email protected] or by telephone; from North America dial 01144-1380-868609. In UK dial (01380) 868609.

BOOKING ACCOMMODATION

You are responsible for your own hotel arrangements unless you are coming with the Tour Party. (In that case the tour will book your Bath accommodation at the Francis Hotel, but you will register and check out individually.) If you are not coming on the Tour Party, you must make your reservation individually at one of several hotels which are holding rooms for delegates. You will receive a list by return when you register, or in the forthcoming registration pack.

Excellent rates are available in a wide range of hotels and guest houses. Since the Conference Centre is the Guildhall, delegates have the opportunity of staying in accommodation of their choice. Hotel prices range from £208 (US$353) for a double room at the handsome Bath Spa, to £54 (US$93) at the conveniently placed Parade Park. Costs at the Stakis, alongside the River Avon, are in the region of £115 (US$195). Guest houses, inns and farmhouse prices start from £28 (US$47) for a double room and run to a typical average price of £46 (US$78). Accommodation in Bath is at a premium in July so you are recommended to book as early as you can. For a list of modestly priced Bed & Breakfast accommodations, please contact the Tourist Information Centre. From North America dial 011441225-477101. In UK dial (01225) 477101.

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