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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone is interested, I’m doing three new bell history talks in the new month or so.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first (for the Bedfordshire Association) is next Wednesday at 7.30pm. It’s “Exploring Bedfordshire belfries with Chris Pickford”. It's been advertised on the BACBR website as follows: <a href="https://www.bacbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Wednesday-21-April-Online-talk-Chris-Pickford.pdf">https://www.bacbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Wednesday-21-April-Online-talk-Chris-Pickford.pdf</a>. The link for singing up is <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-bedfordshire-belfries-with-chris-pickford-tickets-149406574085">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-bedfordshire-belfries-with-chris-pickford-tickets-149406574085</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The other two haven’t been advertised externally yet, but the dates (and hosts) are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday 28 April (St Martin’s Guild) – “Brummagem bells – the history and work of Blews, Barwell and Carr”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday 20 May (Ely Diocesan Guild) – “The St Neots foundry 1733-1821”, looking at the bellfounding and other activities of Joseph Eayre, Islip Edmunds, Edward Arnold and Robert Taylor <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ll post further details of these future talks when they are available<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#1F3864;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Chris Pickford</span></i></b><span style='color:#1F3864;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Kinver (UK)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tel: 07811-453525<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>e-mail: </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:pickford5040@gmail.com">pickford5040@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>