Early Summer Seminar
Mossley Mill
Carnmoney Road North, Newtownabbey BT36 5QA
Saturday 9th June 2018
PROGRAMME
10.00 Registration and T/C & scone on arrival
10.30 Introduction and welcome – Johnny Dooher, Chairman
10.45 Session 1 – Heritage Lottery Fund: Details of funding advice and guidance
offered by the Fund. (Speaker: James Laverty, HLF)
11.30 Session 2 – Suffragettes and Suffragists – reflections on the development, progress
and legacy of the movements for female equality in Britain and Ireland in the early
20th century. (Speakers: Executive Committee members)
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Session 3 – Northern Ireland Publications Resource (NIPR): NIPR will explain
its many roles including being a repository and publishing adviser. (Speaker:
Trevor Gordon NIPR)
2.15 Session 4 – The ‘Suffragette’ Movement in Ulster: – the impact of WW1 on voting rights
and social change in Ulster. (Speaker: Carol Walker MBE)
3.00 Session 5 – Centenary of Anniversaries: A panel discussion on the position of
Anniversaries so far and options for the next period
3:30 Close
Fee of £20.00 payable at the time of booking. A buffet lunch (with vegetarian option) will be
provided.
Book displays/sales by local societies and other heritage suppliers.
Booking Form Attached
FEDERATION FOR ULSTER LOCAL STUDIES
BOOKING FORM
Saturday 9 June 2018
Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey
I wish to book places for the following people.
Name of Society: ………………………………………………………………..(where applicable)
Name Address Phone number Email address
I enclose a cheque for £ @ £20.00 / €25.00 per person)
Signed: Date: _
Cheques should be made payable to “Federation for Ulster Local Studies”.
They should be sent, with this form, to Mr P. Devlin, Federation for Ulster Local Stu