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Meetings usually take place on the third Thursday of the month, at 7.30pm at the Library Meetings Room, Paul Street, Taunton.

Non members are welcome to attend (a £2 donation is requested).

Programme for 2009-2010

When

Event type

What’s On

6.30pm, Thurs. 26th March

Visit

See the Mary Street Schoolrooms conversion with Charlie Back.

Thurs. Apr 16th

Talk

Frazer Osment of LDA Designs (Exeter Office) talks about the Taunton Design Code and Town Centre Area Action Plan

Thurs. May 21st

Talk

David Gale (Gale & Snowden) - “Sustainable Development”

Thurs. June 18th

Talk

Joshua Hart – Network Development Manager for “Living Streets” tells us about the work of this charity which campaigns for better streets and for the pedestrian.

Thurs. June 25th at 6 pm

Visit

First of 2 / 3 visits: work in progress on the Museum of Somerset renovation work at Taunton Castle with Martin Blake

Thurs. July 16th

No meeting

 

Thurs. Aug. 20th

Talk

Mike Rowland - "A tale of two cities (Bristol and Bath)"

Thurs. Sept. 17th

Talk

Graham Love, Taunton Town Centre Manager -

His vision: Opportunities, Issues, & Plans for the Town Centre
& the Business Improvement District

Wed 9th Sept.
(All day)

Visit

A Guided tour of Sidmouth & its surroundings, guided by Sid Vale Association – one of the largest Civic Societies.

Thurs. Oct. 22nd

Talk

Tom Coleman talks about West Country Farmhouses

Thurs 29th October, Afternoon

Visit

Two tours, 10 people each, to Musgrove Park Hospital’s new Cancer Centre with the Operations Manager & Project Manager (John Attree)

Thurs. Nov. 19th

Talk

Joint meeting with Wellington Museum & Historical Society (in Taunton):
Pat Hase – “Christmas in the Workhouse”

Thurs. Dec. 17th

No meeting

 

Thurs. Jan 21st 2010

Talk

TDBC Forward Plan Unit & Project Taunton update on Taunton’s regeneration & other major developments.

Thurs. Feb. 25th

Talk

100 years of Practice: Jon Upsher of Stone & Partners talks about this notable local architectural practice and the buildings it has designed

Thurs. Mar. 18th

AGM

AGM & Social