Activities

The Society meets on the first Thursday of each month (September - April) (Except for the January meeting which is on the second Thursday) at 8.00pm in the Meeting Place, Poyntzpass Community Centre, Church Street, Poyntzpass. New Members very welcome.

The Society welcomes correspondence and would be particularly glad to hear from anyone with old photographs or other documents relating to our area in the past.

During the summer the society organises monthly outings to places of interest and stages exhibitions from time to time.

Our outings programme 2008:

MAY 8th 2008 Lough Neagh Ramble with Joe Devlin (6.30 pm By Coach)
JUNE 21st 2008 Day Outing – Derry including Tour of St. Columb’s Cathedral (9.00 am By Coach)
JULY 8th 2008 Visit to Newry & Mourne Museum (6.30 pm Own Transport)
AUGUST 5th 2008 A Walk at Fourtowns with Griff Wylie (6.30 pm Own Transport)

Our talks programme 2008/2009:

SEPTEMBER 4th 2008 The Sara and Minnie Savage Memorial Talk
An Array of Sacred Landscapes in S. W. Antrim by Frank McCorry
OCTOBER 2nd 2008 Rhymes and Reasons by Bridhe Heron & Ross Chapman
NOVEMBER 6th 2008 Gaunches, Gulpins and Gorbs by Seamus Murphy
DECEMBER 4th 2008 A.G.M. & Local Programme
JANUARY 8th 2009 Butcher, Baker by John Campbell
FEBRUARY 5th 2009 Aughantaraghan by Frank Watters
MARCH 5th 2009 Quality Streets by Joanne Hamill
APRIL 2nd 2009 The Honey Bee by Drew Clint

New members and occasional visitors are always very welcome.