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. […]
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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, […]
2001 Balchin Family Gathering – Royal Holloway College
The 2001 Family Society Gathering was held at Royal Holloway College near Egham in Surrey on Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September. The theme for this year’s Gathering was “Balchins in the Victorian Age”, exploring any connection with family life etc. during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 – 1901). After the Welcome by […]
Pat Green 23rd March 1943 – 10th September 2000
Pat Green 23rd March 1943 – 10th September 2000 Jennifer Dixon pays this tribute to her sister Pat My sister Pat was born at Horsham in March 1943. I was born three years later in 1946. At that time, we lived at Rudgwick in a bungalow with an apple orchard, chickens and my Mother’s many […]
2000 Balchin Family Gathering – Portsmouth
The theme of the Gathering was the Family connections with the Royal Navy. The only place we could hold this event was therefore at the heart of the Navy – Portsmouth. Saturday 7th October On Saturday morning, some departed on the Mystery Coach Tour, after landing a couple of stowaways from the HMS Conway Association, […]
1999 Balchin Family Gathering – Aldershot
The 1999 Gathering was held in the Prince’s Hall, Aldershot on Sunday 3rd October. Aldershot is 8 miles west of Guildford, just over the Surrey-Hampshire county border. The town has long been the major base of the British Army, and it was natural that the theme of the Gathering was ‘Balchins in the Service of […]
1998 Balchin Family Gathering – Alfold, Surrey
The 1998 Gathering was held on Saturday September 12th and Sunday 13th. For the first time, it was based in a village hail, at Alfold in Surrey, near the border with Sussex. On Saturday afternoon a coach trip took about 30 members to West Chiltington, where Jenny Dixon showed them round the picturesque village with […]
1997 Balchin Family Gathering – Godalming
The 1997 Gathering was held on Sunday September 14th in Godalming, and was organised by Pat Green, who reports as follows: Well, the day arrived fine and mild, what a relief – perhaps buying that umbrella the day before did the trick! That wasn’t the only task carried out in the days preceding – suddenly […]