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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160519
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SUMMARY:81st Anniversary Commemorations
DESCRIPTION:To mark the 81st anniversary of Lawrence’s death on 19 May 1935\, the Society held a simple service during which flowers were laid on his grave in Moreton Cemetery. Around 20 people joined us at the cemetery\, where Society vice-chairman Alan Payne read a number of quotations\, by Lawrence and by his friends\, including Winston Churchill’s famous tribute: \n“I deem him one of the greatest beings alive in our time. I do not see his like elsewhere. I fear whatever our need we shall never see his like again. King George V wrote to his brother\, ‘His name will live in history’. That is true. It will live in English letters; it will live in the annals of war; it will live in the traditions of the Royal Air Force\, and in the legends of Arabia.” \nThanks to an enduring gift from an anonymous American benefactor\, significant dates in Lawrence’s life – his birth on 16 August 1888\, his death on 19 May 1935 and the taking of Damascus on 1 October 1918 – will henceforth be marked by the Society laying flowers on his grave. The Society is very grateful for this gift which will ensure that Lawrence’s great legacy continues to be remembered. \nLawrence Week at Clouds Hill\n\nFollowing the success of the inaugural Lawrence Week at Clouds Hill in 2015\, the National Trust held a second event this year\,\nmarking the centenary of the Arab Revolt\, and also celebrating Lawrence’s many journeys\, with a series of talks\, readings and a\ncycle trail around Dorset. \nSociety members were pleased once again to be able to play a leading role during the week; with Theresa Jenkins-Teague – also a Clouds Hill volunteer and a distant relation of Lawrence – even arranging for an authentic Bedouin tent to be shipped across from Jordan and erected outside the cottage. \nHighlight of the week\, however\, must surely have been the homecoming of UL 656 – Lawrence’s penultimate Brough Superior motorcycle\, known affectionately as George VI – which for the first time in decades appeared outside Clouds Hill cottage\, following its recent restoration by a master restorer. Around 12 other Brough Superior motorcycles were also on display. \nThanks must go to Alan Payne\, of the T. E. Lawrence Society and Brough Superior Club\, and Bob Burden\, of the Brough Superior Club\, for organising this tremendous event. \nLawrence Week was also celebrated at Wareham Library\, where an open day gave enthusiasts a chance to browse through some of the diverse material in its T. E. Lawrence Collection. Donated partly by the Society\, its collection of books\, press cuttings and other Lawrence-related material has grown in recent months with a number of gifts and bequests\, and is now almost fully catalogued. \nMeanwhile\, at Dorset County Museum\, a new play written by Clouds Hill volunteer Andy Munro – Lawrence of Wessex – pulled in a sell-out crowd on two nights.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/81st-anniversary-commemorations/
LOCATION:Dorset
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SUMMARY:Following In The Footsteps Of Lawrence: Society Trip To Jordan
DESCRIPTION:At the beginning of March 2016\, an intrepid group of travellers from the T. E. Lawrence Society set off with expedition leader James Dyer\, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society\, for a trek around Jordan in the footsteps of T. E. Lawrence. \nThe group stayed at traditional Bedouin camps and camped out in the open while following some of Lawrence’s route towards Aqaba. \nNo trouble at all was experienced in Jordan. Everyone found it peaceful and the Jordanian people lived up to their tradition of welcoming hospitality. \nThe scenery was amazing and the group enjoyed good weather. At every meal\, the plates overflowed. It was quite an experience and all the travellers felt that bit closer to Lawrence\, having followed part of his route\, roughing it as much as they could. \nThe fort at Aqaba\nWadi Rum\nOutside the ruins of the so-called Lawrence House at Wadi Rum
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/following-in-the-footsteps-of-lawrence-society-trip-to-jordan/
LOCATION:Dorset
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SUMMARY:The Man With The Gold: Exclusive Script Reading Of A New Lawrence Play
DESCRIPTION:Around 65 people joined the T. E. Lawrence Society at the Cockpit Theatre in London on Friday January 22 for a staged reading of Jan Woolf’s new play\, The Man with the Gold. \nThe reading was held to evaluate the script and give feedback to the playwright and director Philip Wilson. This objective was achieved partly through a Q&A session afterwards and an audience survey. \nThe play had its world premiere at the T. E. Lawrence Society’s Symposium at St John’s College\, Oxford on Friday September 23.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/the-man-with-the-gold-exclusive-script-reading-of-a-new-lawrence-play/
LOCATION:Dorset
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151015
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SUMMARY:T. E. Lawrence In Yorkshire And Lincolnshire
DESCRIPTION:The tour – visiting Lawrence-related sites such as RAF Cranwell and the Ozone Hotel in Bridlington – was organised by committee member Andrew Wright and led by local historian Mike Wilson\, with Society member Nigel McMurray driving the minibus. \nWe thank them for their initiative and efforts in running such a successful event; and for the complimentary remarks from Society members who took part. \n 
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/t-e-lawrence-in-yorkshire-and-lincolnshire/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150519
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SUMMARY:80th Anniversary Commemorations
DESCRIPTION:The 80th anniversary of Lawrence’s death on May 19 1935 was marked with a series of commemorative events in Dorset and at his birthplace in Tremadog\, North Wales. \nLawrence Week at Clouds Hill\nAt Clouds Hill\, Lawrence’s cottage in Dorset\, the National Trust held its first ever Lawrence Week including a number of informative talks and guided walks\, culminating with a gathering of Brough Superior motorcycles outside the cottage. \nLawrence Week began at Max Gate\, the home of Thomas Hardy near Dorchester\, where T. E. Lawrence Society vice-chairman Alan Payne arrived on his own Brough Superior SS 80 to give a talk on Lawrence’s journeys. \nLater in the week\, six members of the Brough Superior Club arrived on their motorcycles at Clouds Hill. The gathering included the SS 100 that is reputed to be George IV\, which Lawrence owned during part of the time he lived here – still living within 20 miles of Clouds Hill. \nFor one of the National Trust’s keen team of volunteers at Clouds Hill\, the chance to get up close to George IV proved irresistible. \nFollowing the success of Lawrence Week\, the National Trust is considering making it an annual event. \nBovington Military Wives Choir\nAt the beautiful St Nicholas Church in Moreton\, where Lawrence’s funeral was held on May 21 1935\, the Bovington Military Wives Choir enchanted an audience with a selection of songs carefully chosen to reflect Lawrence’s life and interests. \nThe songs included I Dreamed a Dream and Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables. \nAfter the concert\, dinner was served at the Moreton Tea Rooms. \nProceeds from the evening will go towards Moreton Village Hall and the Military Wives Choir Foundation Charity. \nMemorial services and laying of floral tributes\n\nOn May 19\, three services of commemoration\, including the laying of floral tributes\, were held by the Armed Forces at the scene of Lawrence’s fatal crash\, at the hospital where he died\, and at his graveside in the cemetery at Moreton. \nAfter the services\, a 1920 Rolls-Royce armoured car\, lent by the Tank Museum at Bovington\, drove in convoy with five Brough Superiors\, including George IV\, from the cemetery back to Clouds Hill. A most fitting tribute to Lawrence. \nMay we thank everyone who attended the events. To see BBC South’s coverage of the memorial services\, watch the video on our FACEBOOK page. \nPaying tribute to local Welsh heroes\nAt Lawrence’s birthplace – Snowdon Lodge\, in Tremadog\, North Wales – he was given the tribute of an RAF fly-past as part of the commemorations. \nThe owners of Snowdon Lodge\, Carl and Anja\, organised a number of commemorative events over two days. \nFalklands War veteran Simon Weston – another Welsh hero – unveiled a commemorative bench placed around a whitebeam tree presented to Snowdon Lodge by the T. E. Lawrence Society.\n \nThe figurative sculptor David Williams-Ellis displayed a maquette of his bronze sculpture of Lawrence which has been commissioned for Snowdon Lodge. \nThe commemorative events also featured Society member John Johnson-Allen who gave a talk about his forthcoming book\, T. E. Lawrence and the Red Sea Patrol\, which traces the pivotal role of the Royal Navy in the Arab Revolt.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/80th-anniversary-commemorations/
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