The 16th annual Gathering was held on Sunday 12th September, 2010, at Mayford Village Hall near Woking in the heart of Balchin territory on a warm and sunny day. In the hall Dr. Nigel Balchin had a display of photographs of military medals, while the main Balchin archives and the family tree were also available […]
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2009 – Balchin Family Gathering – Chestnut Lodge, Loseley Park.
The 2009 Balchin Family Society Gathering was held in the elegant and picturesque surroundings of Loseley Park, home of the More and More-Molyneux family since 1568 and in the heart of Balchin “territory”. We learnt that the family estate was “saved” by Balchin intervention. More about that later. Our incredibly industrious researcher Jenny Dixon told […]
2008 – Balchin Family Gathering – Bramley Village Hall
The Society held its annual Gathering at the Bramley Village Hall on Sunday September 14th 2008. Bramley and its surrounding Parishes are the heartlands of our family origins in England. Before the Industrial revolution changed everyone’s lives we had been established here in Surrey as Yeoman Farmers for centuries. Our yardstick is, as always, the […]
2007 – Balchin Family Gathering – Mayford Village Hall, Woking, Surrey
The 2007 Family Society Gathering was held at Mayford Village Hall, Woking, Surrey, during the weekend of 8th/9th September. Balchin Gathering 2007: A successful day at Mayford Village Hall Gathering Day dawned bright and clear, and all over the Balchin heartlands of Surrey family members were loading boxes and equipment into their cars. Even in […]
2006 – Balchin Family Gathering, Brooklands Museum, Weybridge
The 2006 Family Society Gathering was held at Brooklands Museum,in Weybridge, Surrey, during the weekend of 9th/10th September. REPORT FROM THE BROOKLANDS GATHERING. AT WEYBRIDGE. By Roy and Iris Balchin. Event Co-ordinators for the Balchin Family Society. The first reactions I have heard on the 2006 Gathering were very good indeed. We were, of course, […]
2005 Balchin Family Gathering – Horsham, Sussex
The 2005 Family Society Gathering was held in Horsham, Sussex, during the weekend of 17th/18th September. Roy Balchin reports on the weekend’s events: Our weekend programme started on Saturday afternoon, 17th September, at the Horsham Museum, which is situated at No 9 The Causeway. Many of us had slowly drifted into this cobbled street, ready […]
2004 Balchin Family Gathering – Dorking, Surrey
The 2004 Family Society Gathering was held in Dorking, Surrey during the weekend of 11th/12th September. Saturday 11th September. Although not a full two-day event, the Gathering coincided with Heritage Open Weekend and we were invited by the Westcott Local History Society to join them on the Saturday afternoon for a walk around the village. […]
2003 Balchin Family Gathering – Farnham Castle
The 2003 Family Society Gathering was held in Farnham, Surrey during the weekend of 6th/7th September. The venue was the exiting location of Farnham Castle, which dates from the 12th century. Farnham is a small lively town of some 37,000 inhabitants with a great deal of historic charm; it has Roman and Saxon remains, but […]
2002 Balchin Family Gathering – University of Sussex, Brighton
The 2002 Family Society Gathering was held at the University of Sussex at Brighton on Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th September. Jenny Goldsmith reports: The sun really seems to shine on the Balchin Gatherings, the weather was absolutely perfect. A real Indian summer, just like the weather we enjoyed last year at The Royal Holloway. […]
THE BALCHIN FAMILY SOCIETY AGM 2000
The Annual General Meeting was held during the Portsmouth Gathering, chaired by Sir Robert Balchin. Much of the time was taken up by routine business, which is described in the minutes that will be presented for approval to the 2001 AGM. This note concentrates on the non-routine matters that were discussed. The Treasurer, Colin Balchin, […]