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The death of Mr.
G. Quiney was a sorrow to members of the Society, for in the early days of its existence
he was for many years a helpful member of its committee. 'Local Past' has offered its
condolences to his wife and family.
Diaries are a
fertile source of information for local historians, being a social comment on conditions
of the time. Our area is regrettably poor in examples: we have the Reverend Henry
Teongue's, who kept one when he went as naval chaplain in Charles II's navy in the late
17th century. He was a Rector of Alcester, then of Spernall. Another Rector, this time of
Kinwarton, was Richard Seymour: his 19th century diary is of the greatest interest. We
have now been introduced to the diary of a schoolgirl who kept it in the period 1934 to
1936 when she was at Alcester Grammar School. She was Helen Diana Hunt and her entries
have been transcribed into typescript by her brother, Mr. William G. Hunt, to whom we owe
our gratitude. We will try to get a copy placed in Alcester Library's local history
section for all to see.
A Winter Talk.
The December monthly meeting (on the 8th) at the Greig Hall is 'Masters of Victorian
Photography Through The Magic Lantern' by Mr. Philip Bonham. The Victorians were
innovative and imaginative to a degree and their lantern slides are always worth seeing.
Starts at 8 p.m.
The Alcester
Civic Society is our elder sister, being about 15 years older. Rumours are floating about
that they find it difficult to fill positions on the committee and that closure is a
possibility. We hope not. The Civic Society plays a very valuable part in our lives: its
watchdog role with planning applications is invaluable, as well as its work with
rtghts-of-way. We hope that the Civic Society's membership will rally round and provide
the leadership which it needs.