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1) I have received quite a lot of emails from around the world, from those emails a number of items have been added to the 'Can You Help' family history pages and the
'Requests' for photos and information of Gosport as well as the 'Are You There' pages to find people you knew when you were in Gosport that you would like to hear from again.
2) The Gosporteers new web site is at www.gosporteers.org.uk , it is very new but plan to add more information about each event. In the mean time, if you would be interested in a Carnival stall, going on the parade, doing a short display to show what is available in Gosport, or help in any way please contact me and I will send an form necessary. The Carnival will be at Walpole Park on Saturday 14th June from around 10am. If you are a Gosport business, you may wish to cover the cost of a local organisations stall, or any suggestions welcome.
3) I am sorry that I did not put the correct link towww.friendsofgosportmuseum.org.uk it should now go to the correct pages and and the links to it from Gosport.info pages should also work, the January Newsletter for the Friends of Gosport Museum is now on the web site. Don't forget www.gosporthistoryarchive.org.uk for the history of Gosport on the site of St Vincent Local History Club.
4) If you
enjoy the London shows but not the problems organising getting there you may wish to try the Gosport based business Solent Events & Leisure www.solentevents.co.uk . Websites from £20 plus £10 per month at Webgloss www.webgloss.com . I had my push-bike and trailer serviced for what I feel was a very good price and in under two day by Cycle Repair Service adam@rk-bodyrepair.co.uk of Toronto Place, Moreland Road, Gosport.
5)
The Gosport & Fareham Camcorder Club, formally, Gosport Video and Cine Club, are looking for new members, the meetings are held alternate Tuesdays in HEDCA Coombe Road Gosport at 7:30pm, for full details see
their web site at www.gfcc.talktalk.net .
6) While setting up an exhibition about General Garibaldi and the Italian Wars of Independence last year we came across the name of an English lady. Her name was Jessie Meriton
White and was born in Gosport in 1832 . She helped Gen. Garibaldi and Mazzini in their campaign. From the information we have, it appears that after meeting these two Italians , she raised funds both in
England ( London and Scotland) and America. From that point on , her life is fairly well documented. So far we have not be able to find too much about her early life in Gosport. We would like to be able to actually
document where she actually lived, where she went to raise funds and really anything else that could be of interest. We do know that the Red Cross was founded after one of the battles (Solferino S. Lake Garda) and
that she helped one of the founders at the battle of Bezzecca ( N. Lake Garda in July 1866). The museum is planning, if possible, to print a small book on her life etc.. After independence she did a lot of
work and wrote many articles about the living conditions in certain Italian cities until her death in 1906 near Florence.
I have a class of 13 year olds doing some research on her life here in Italy and wonder
if anyone and / or a class might be interested in getting involved. Richard Treasure.
7) Scambusters Musical - 'Too Good to be True' the tickets are now available, so people are welcome to
ring me Alison Owen on 01962 833626 Trading Standards Officer Hampshire County Council 12th March Thorngate Halls www.gosport.info/What_s_on/March/march.html .
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