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The next Marconi Veterans Association Reunion is to be held on Saturday 25th April 2020 at 1.00 p.m.

It is to be held at Hamptons (Marconi Social Club), Tydemans, off Beehive Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9FH
Bar facilities will be provided as for previous reunions (open from 11.00 a.m).

The invitations along with a printed copy of the Newsletter are now being posted to members, and are also available here:-

The Menu for 2020 is as follows (if you have special dietary requirements please indicate this on your application)

  • Cauliflower cheese & sorrel croquettes with red onion marmalade
  • Lemon & thyme marinated chicken breast with a chestnut mushroom & white wine sauce
  • Bramley apple & blackberry crumble with Madagascan vanilla custard
  • Tea or Coffee

 

IMPORTANT NOTE - General Data Protection Regulations

  • In order for us to hold your contact details, and for us to post you future mailings / invites, you must agree to this by ticking the box at the bottom of the application form.
  • If you do not tick this box and return the form (even if you do not attend the reunion), then we will be unable to send you any future information about MVA events.
  • However you will still be able to access this web page.

 

Tim Wander is publishing a new book "From Marconi to Melba", and will have 500 copies signed and numbered ready for our Veterans Reunion on 25th April 2020.

As a Marconi Veteran you can save the P+P costs by ordering this book for collection at the Veterans Reunion. The cost will then be £15.

To do this open the web site (link below) and push the 'Buy Now' button below the Pre-order 2020 book (for collection at Marconi Veterans Dinner, Chelmsford, April 25th) £15.00 text.

Click here to open a web site describing the "From Marconi to Melba" book

Badges will also be available but the dates for these is not yet known.

 

 

We have been notified about four talks on Marconi in 2020.
The talks are all free but you must register to attend (click on the links below):-

 

Marconi and the invisible Universe
by Professor Danielle George MBE

Talk about Marconi's impact on the world of radio astronomy and the new age of instrumentation, including  the Internet of Things (IoT).

When: Tuesday 31st March, 14.00 - 15:30 (time changed)
Location: ARU (Anglia Ruskin University- SAL001) , Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ

Click here to book and details of the Marconi and the invisible Universe talk

 

Two wireless ages: from Marconi’s wireless telegraphy to the Internet of Things
by Dr Elizabeth Bruton

Talk will explore the two wireless ages: from Marconi wireless telegraphy to the internet of things. What can we learn from the Marconi’s first age of wireless, over 100 years ago?

When: Friday 22nd May, 19.30 - 21:00
Location: ARU (Anglia Ruskin University - Que 101) , Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ

Click here to book tickets and for information on Two Wireless Ages talk


Dame Nellie sings! A night that changed the world
by Tim Wander

Discover the story of the first radio broadcast experiments from the Marconi Chelmsford New Street works, and Nellie Melba's famous concert on 15 June 1920.

When: Wednesday 10th June, 19:30 - 21:00
Location: ARU (Anglia Ruskin University - Mab 221) , Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ

Click here to book tickets and for more information on Dame Nellie sings! talk


A World without Marconi
by Alan Hartley-Smith (Chelmsford Civic Society)

Most people regard Marconi's contribution to the World is wireless and radio but from this sprang the whole world of electronics which now dominate the modern world, in particular the impact of computers and their many influences. The talk covers our contribution to the development and use of the technologies that enable the many ways in which they affect our world.

When: Tuesday 16th June, 14:00 - 15:30
Location: Baptist Church, Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1LN

Click here to book tickets and for more information A World without Marconi talk.

 

Chelmsford Science and Engineering Lectures

Click here for more details

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