RLYC

Winter Lecture by Dr Alan Doe

On Wednesday 26th October we're delighted to be welcoming Alan Doe.

The Lymington-Yarmouth Passage, an illustrated talk on the Lymington -Yarmouth Ferry from the first steam paddle boat introduced in 1830 up until the introduction of the new ferries in 2009 but with a very personal twist as every generation of my family, including myself, have worked on the ferries. Meet Captain Henry Doe who worked on the ferries all his life and who allegedly drank a bottle of whisky a day to overcome his gout. Pictures and stories from the family treasure trove.

Dr Alan Doe was born and brought up at Lymington attending Brockenhurst Grammar School before going on to study Geography at Bristol University. Alan has been a teacher for all of his working life. Now retired. his Ph.D is in local history studying the impact of the railways on the Isle of Wight in the Victorian period. He lives at Bembridge on the Island with his wife Carol and has been a volunteer on Bembridge Lifeboat for over 30 years. Alan also a Guard and Signalman on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

The lecture will start at 18:30 prompt, so we recommend you arrive in good time to get a drink from the bar to take to your seat in the Island Room. If you are booked for supper, it will be served in the River Room after the lecture, please sit where you wish. Supper service will be served buffet style.

Members should book for supper no later than Friday 21st October, along with any dietary requirements. Supper this week will be fish cakes & chips with peas and tartar sauce
for £15:00. If you would like to attend the lecture without the supper, please also reserve your seat so that we can monitor numbers.

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