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Letchworth & District Astronomical Society

LDAS Meetings 2012

 

The society holds meetings on the last Wednesday of each month (except December) at which we have speakers who cover a wide range of topics relating to astronomy. Four times a year we have additional meetings featuring presentations given by members of the society.

The meetings are open to the public as well as our members. We make a small charge to cover the hire of the hall and speaker costs as shown below.

In mid-December we hold our AGM, which is followed by seasonal refreshments and our annual Quiz.

These meeting take place at 7:30 pm at the Elizabeth Howard Memorial Hall, in the centre of Letchworth. Officially the hall is in Norton Way South, but the entrance to the car park is round the corner in Hillshott. The car park is free after 6:00 pm. The link will show you the location in Google Maps. The postcode is SG6 1NX. The location is shown in the pictures at the foot of the page.

The meeting room is on the first floor in the north wing of the building.

Attendee Charge

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Members £2 *
Non-members (Adults) £3
Children ( Primary school ) accompanied Free
Children ( Secondary school ) accompanied £1
* £1 when the speakers are members of the society

This covers the room hire, speakers costs and refreshments.

Date Adult Charge /
Members' Charge
Speaker
January 11
£3 / £1
Additional Meeting : Presentations by members of the society
January 25
£3 / £2
Andrew Coates : (Title to be announced)
February 29
£3 / £2
Sheridan Williams : "Fascinating Astronomical Facts"
March 28
£3 / £2
David Whitehouse : "Space Exploration in the Next 50 years"
April 11
£3 / £1
Additional Meeting : Featuring the LDAS Chairman's Lecture : Jerry Stone
April 25
£3 / £2
James Fradgley : "Orbital Oddities"
May 30
£3 / £2
Mark Hurn : "The Story of Star Names"
June 27
£3 / £2
Jerry Workman : "Mars Express"
July 11
£3 / £1
Additional Meeting : Presentations by members of the society
July 25
£3 / £2
Ann Bonell : "Ladies of the Night"
August 15
£3 / £1 *
President's Lecture : Carolin Crawford : (Title to be announced)
August 29
£3 / £2
Paul Money : "Images of the Universe - Part 3"
September 26
£3 / £2
Guy Hurst : "The Changing Face of Amateur Astronomy"
October 17
£3 / £1
Additional Meeting : Presentations by members of the society
October 31
£3 / £2
Tom Boles : (Title to be announced)
November 28
£3 / £1 *
Bob Forrest : (Title to be announced)
December 19
£3 / £1
Society AGM and Quiz

The meetings for August 15 and Nvember 28 are charged as members' events, as the speakers are members of the society.

If you would like to join the society, you can do so at any of our meetings.

Alternatively you can go to our Membership page, which gives additional information and where you can download our membership application form.

This shows Letchworth town centre and the location of the hall.

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This shows the vicinity of the hall. The blue marker indicates the entrance.

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If you would like any additional information, please write to events-at-ldas.org.uk (Replace "-at-" with "@")

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