Issue 29

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 29           January 2009   Contents page Balchin gathering 2008 at Bramley – Jenny Dixon 4 Binders for your Newsletters 5 Nigel Marlin Balchin 1908 – 1970 – Derek Collett 6 The Society Tea-Towel 13 Sir Rogon de Balchen and the Abbey of Lieu Dieu – Sir Robert Balchin 14 Malory […]

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Issue 28

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 28           July 2008   Contents page Contents 4 What Happened to Uncle Wally? – Nigel C Balchin 5 Video Interview of Professor William Balchin 10 Three Medals – Aubrey Elcomb 13 Book: New Lives for Old, the Story of Britain’s Child Migrants 15 Joseph Moss Balchin: The Military Years, 1794 […]

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Issue 27

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 27           January 2008   Contents page Welcome 3 Balchin Gathering 2007: A Successful Day at Mayford Village Hall – Jenny Dixon 5 Surrey History Centre – Behind the Scenes – Dr Nigel C Balchin 8 R W Balchin? 9 Professor William Balchin and The Balchin Family Society – Sir Robert […]

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Issue 26

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 26           July 2007   Contents page Welcome 3 Brooklands and the Locke King Family Part 2: The Development of Brooklands – Roy Balchin 5 Congratulations 17 Balchins in the News 17 From our Postbag 18 Births, Marriages and Deaths       20 The 2007 Gathering, Woking, September 8th – 9th 21 The […]

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Issue 25

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 25           January 2007   Contents page The 2006 Gathering, Brooklands, Surrey – Roy Balchin 4 2007 Gathering 11 Congratulations 12 Motoring Memories: Kaye Don, one of Brooklands’ superstars – Roy Balchin 12 Motoring memories: From Battersea … to Battersea – Eric H Balchin 14 Motoring Memories: Cars in our Family […]

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Issue 24

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 24           July 2006   Contents page The Napoleonic Invasion Threat – Mrs Jennifer Dixon 4 Ann Balchin of St. Catherine’s Hill, Guildford: Part 2 – E J (Ted) Balchin 7 Balchins in the News 11 Congratulations 15 A Memory of Horsham – Dr Leslie W Purnell 16 Second World War […]

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Issue 23

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 23           January 2006   Contents page The Horsham Gathering of 2005 – Roy Balchin 4 Michael of Ottawa 7 The Trafalgar Quiz 9 A Horsham Culinary Discovery – Susan Shafrir 10 Korea and the Chosin Few Part 4 The Return Home – Roy Balchin 11 Ann Balchin of St. Catherine’s […]

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Issue 22

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 22           July 2005   Contents page Korea and the Chosin Few Part 3: Life in a Korean Prisoner of War Camp – Roy Balchin 4 Little Fish – Big Net – Ted Balchin 10 An Early 19th Century ‘Pedestrian Excursion’ – Professor William Balchin 12 The Horsham Museum: The Gravett, […]

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Issue 21

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 21           January 2005   Contents page Welcome 3 The Dorking Gathering 2004 – Mrs Jennifer Dixon 4 Walk Around Westcott – Mrs Diana Beamish 7 Stowe Maries and Leslie Howard – Mrs Ann Wickham 8 Westcott Heritage Walk – Rene Bullas 9 The Dorking Emigration Scheme to Canada – Dr […]

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Issue 20

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 20           July 2004   Contents page Welcome 3 On Books, Ballerinas and Balchins – Jennifer Dixon 4 The Data Protection Act 7 A Wedding Day – Scott Lewis Balchin (aged 11) 8 Korea and the Chosin Few Part 1 the Journey to Korea – Roy Balchin 10 Disclaimer of Liability […]

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