On Monday, 15th December, the day before the 100th anniversary of the 1914 bombardment , Keith Johnston, the chairman of the Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society, will give the first of two talks on this major event in Scarborough’s modern history. He will focus on Scarborough in 1914, the impact of the early months of the First World War, the bombardment itself and the events of the rest of 16thDecember 1914. The second talk, on 5th January 2015, will cover the aftermath of the bombardment. The lecture is as Scarborough Library at 7.30pm, entrance free to members, £2 to non members. Christmas refreshments will be available from 6.45pm The commemoration on the 16th will begin at the town hall next Tuesday at 7.50am and last till 8.30am. In case of very bad weather it will be moved to the Spa Grand Hall. Bombardment exhibitions are on at the Art Gallery and Maritime Heritage Centre. Andrew Sefton Pocklington On 13 December 2014 at 14:58, Martin Briscoe via <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see there are a few articles in the papers about Tuesday 16th December > being the centenary of the bombardment of Scarborough, Whitby and > Hartlepool > by the German Navy in WWI. > > > > > > Martin Briscoe > Fort William > [email protected] > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >