Conferences and Gatherings |
The outline plan is as follows:-
We shall convene at 5:30pm at the Premier Inn, Westbourne: Poole Road, Bournemouth BH2 5QU
Those who wish can eat dinner at the hotel where you can book a "meal deal" for dinner and breakfast if you are staying there.
There is some parking at the hotel, for which you have to pay, but there is plenty of free parking along Clarendon Road and in the side turnings.
The meeting will start at 10am at St Saviour's church, 1 Scott Road, Wallisdown Road, BH 12 5AT, which is about 10 minutes drive from the Premier Inn
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided on arrival and whenever you need a drink throughout the day. A light lunch will be provided for those who have requested it
Registration, including Hall hire and lunch, will cost £20; detials of payment will be promulgated later.
Those who have have said that they will want a cream teacan meet there at 4.30pm; the cost is £20.
This will be held in Oscar's Brasserie at the Royal Bath Hotel, Bath Road, BH1 2EW.
They have a buffet-style three course dinner from 6 pm onwards, which will cost £18.95 per person. The menus change daily but there will be a choice of starters, main course and a selection of desserts.
We don't need to book by name but they would like to have notice of our numbers so they can cater for us. Please let Alison know if you plan to attend. There is a large Central car park very near to the hotel, off Upper Hinton Road.
There are a number of local places to visit, all with connection to Nevil Shute
We hope lots of people will be able join us. If you haven't already done so, please let Alison know if you would be interested in taking part..
To date, there have been ten major gatherings of Shutists:
In addition to the major international gatherings, local gatherings have taken place in the UK and USA.
A play of "Requiem for a Wren" was put at Exbury house in June 2005.
In April 2004, John Stanley launched his new book "The Exbury Junkers" at Exbury House where David & Kate Dawson-Taylor represented the foundation.
In the UK, a local gathering was held on 15th and 16th May 2004 at the Gateway to York Hotel in YORK.
A further mini-convention was held in Oxford in May 2006, organised by John Anderson
Alison Jenner organised a weekend in Dartmouth UK in May 2008.
A gathering of Shutists took place at Shrewsbury School, UK, over the weekend of 25/26th June 2010. Click here to see a narrative report by Andy Burgess.
Phil Nixon organised a weekend at White Waltham on 19th and 20th May 2012 which was enjoyed by about 20 Shute enthusiasts
A very enjoyable weekend was held in Fareham, UK, on 29 to 31 August 2015, organised by John Anderson. A short report can be found here
An enjoyable weekend was held on the Beaulieu River 23rd-24th September 2017. A short report on the weekend can be found here
UK Book Group meetings were begun by Alison Jenner and meetings are now
a regular feature for UK Shutists.In October 2012, members met at 14 Helena
Road, Southsea (the home of Nevil Shute from 1936 - 1940),thanks to the
generosity of Mrs James, the present owner."What Happened to the Corbetts"
was discussed and was a very enjoyable occasion. In May 2013 the venue was
Balliol College's archive centre in Oxford where Pastoral was discussed in the
surroundings of the converted St. Cross Church.
In March 2014 the book
group met at Chepstow to discuss "Beyond the Black Stump", followed in May by a
visit to Petersfield where 15 of us combined a discussion of "So Disdained"
with a visit to Petersfield Museum to view their collection of Shute letters
and diaries. A highlight was a talk by Val Biro, renowned book illustrator, who
talked about his work and brought along his remarkable folio of book jacket
and illustration designs.
In November 2008 of us met near Bristol to discuss
"Lonely Road".
On 21st March 2015 we met at Brooklands
Museum, where "Runied City" was discussed and we visited Brooklands many attractions.
On 11th July 2014 some of us met at the Bugle Inn, Hamble to discuss "What Happened to
the Corbetts". It was an excellent meeting next to the Hamble River where much of
the book's story is set.
Begun by Art Cornell in the 1990's in Montclair, NJ, Shute enthusiasts from other parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well as a dedicated couple from New York City joined the Chapter in the 2000's. As the geographical composition of the group expanded, a name change became necessary. In July 2007, the chapter was renamed the "Tri-State Nevil Shute Book Society." Over the years, the group has met in members' homes, local libraries and restaurants. In 2007, after 14 memorable years, the Holzels passed the baton to Laura Schneider. Ten or so years later, Laura was succeeded by Beall Fowler as Facilitator.
With the advent of the COVID19 pandemic, the Chapter shifted to a ZOOM format. This in turn allowed the participation of enthusiasts well beyond the tri-state boundaries. Their welcome contribution, coupled, sadly, with the loss of some local members, has led to the present designation of "Tri-State and Friends" and a permanent ZOOM format. The chapter meets four times a year on Sunday afternoons and cycles through all of Shute's books.
The Tri-State and Friends members have been a steady presence at all the Nevil Shute Foundation Biennial Conferences, and chapter members have given presentations at each of these.
For a schedule of coming meetings, or to explore joining the group, contact Beall at beall.fowler@lehigh.edu.
The Colorado Nevil Shute Chapter was founded by Art Cornell,
Babette Hills and Robert Wester after OZ2001 for the six Colorado residents who met there. The first meeting was held in Littleton, Colorado in May 2001. They average about twelve people at each quarterly gathering held at a member's home, sharing a potluck meal and "show and tell" of items of interest from our chosen Nevil Shute title for discussion. New members and visitors are welcome.
Please E-mail
Babette Hills if you will be visiting the Rocky Mountains or wish to join our fascinating group. We now have a Colorado Chapter web site developed by Candace Ruiz.
To access it click
here.
The Cape Cod Nevil Shute Chapter began shortly after Art and Joan Cornell moved to Cape Cod Massachusetts in 1999.
Previously they had lived in New Jersey where they started reading Nevil Shute.
It was there they fell in love with his books and thought they would enjoy meeting other Shute readers.
Art and Joan live now on Cape Cod only two miles from where Donald Ross in
An Old Captivity
landed his seaplane and found the stone left by the Vikings.
This Chapter has a web site with its History, Meetings, Members and Minutes of meetings. To see it click
here
The Dartmouth Chapter of the Nevil Shute Society is an organization
of people interested in reading and discussing the works of the
internationally known author, Nevil Shute. Meetings are scheduled on
the first Saturday of each month to discuss one of his works in
detail and to circulate information to members about the activities
of the Nevil Shute Norway Foundation.
The Dartmouth Chapter
is the local representative of the Nevil Shute Norway Foundation for
the Upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. It
is not related to Dartmouth College. Membership is open to anyone
wishing to attend one or more meetings. There is no membership fee
and the meetings are free to all who wish to attend.
Their
website is intended to provide a place to follow the activities of
the Dartmouth Chapter of the Nevil Shute Society, to give you a
chance to contribute information to the Chapter members, and to
provide information about Nevil Shute and the Nevil Shute Norway
Foundation.
For more information about the organization
and/or to become a contributor to the website, please contact
nevilshutedartmouth@gmail.com
https://nevilshutedartmouth.wordpress.com/
