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Christmas Lunch
Saturday December 1st at The Hop Farm Paddock Wood. Entertainment by the Oast Theatre Tonbridge followed by a visit to Preston Hall Aylesford (not normally open to the public)
Annual General Meeting
At the A.G.M. on the 23rd July members expressed their thanks to Margaret Lawrence for her 17 years service as Hon. Membership Secretary. The President, who presented her with an original painting of East Peckham Church and a cheque, paid tribute to her work and particularly her friendly interest in the members.
Over 80 members attended the meeting at Maidstone, renewed and made new acquaintances, and viewed the displays by the County Archaeologist and others and browsed the bookstalls.
Mrs. Sheila Broomfield was elected Hon. Membership Secretary.
All the other officers were re-elected and Keith Parfitt was elected to the Council. Robert Hiscock, who had been a member of the Council since the 1950's and more recently a Vice President, was elected a Patron of the Society.
The amendments to the rules were all approved 'nem. con'. The most important of these reduce the quorum for general meetings to 25, allow officers to remain in office until the A.G.M. following their election, reduce the size of the Council to 28 over a period of four years and put a limit on how long some office holders can remain in office.
In the afternoon Dr. Michael Zell gave a fascinating lecture on the composition of households in the 17th century. This provoked many questions from an obviously interested audience.
Kent History Fund
The Kent Archaeological Society has a Local History Fund Sub-Committee of the Publications Committee with representation from the Kent History Federation, to award grants to assist serious research leading to publication.
Applications are now invited from Local History Societies affiliated to K.H.F., or K.A.S., and from individuals who are either members of K.A.S. or a Local History Society affiliated to either K.H.F., or K.A.S.
Professional historians or post graduate students are not eligible to apply. Anyone wishing to apply should write to the Sub-Committee's Secretary requesting an application form. The Sub-Committee will be the panel judging applications received.
Please apply to Miss E Melling.
KAS Churches Committee
The Churches Committee invites members to visit the two marshland churches of Brooklands and Ivychurch on Saturday 13th October meeting at Brookland Church at 1.45 for 2pm. For details see enclosed leaflet.