Nanotechnology: Why is small different, and useful? Thu 15 Mar 2018, Anglia Ruskin University
President's Dinner: Thu 19 Apr 2018, The Warren Golf and Country Club
We are pleased to advise that we are now taking bookings for our annual President's Dinner, to be held as usual in April. We do hope to see as many members as possible at this prestigious and enjoyable event.
We have also added a nanotechnology talk to our 2017/2018 programme: please add this to your diaries! Our thanks to our partners the Institute of Physics (IOP) for this.
Thu 22 Feb 2018, 19:00, Balti King, Moulsham Street
Members are invited to join us for our now somewhat traditional New Year's Curry of 2018.
This is slightly later than usual as we have been working throughout January on a social programme for the whole year: please watch this space.
Please come along for an excellent meal with a 50% discount on all food!
We look forward to seeing you there.
Wed 16 May 2018, 09:00 departure from Civic Theatre
We are pleased to announce a social event organised by Chelmsford Civic Society, who will be taking a coach trip to Bletchley Park to see:
- The mansion
- The codebreaking huts
- Colossus, the world's first digital computer
- The National Museum of Computing
- The National Radio Centre
Smashing Physics: Thu 8 Feb 2018, Anglia Ruskin University
We have added a lecture to our 2017/2018 programme: please add this to your diaries! Our thanks to our partners the Institute of Physics (IOP) for this.
CSES Christmas Drinks and Dinner: Tue 12 Dec 2017, The Ivory Peg
We are pleased to announce our next members' social. Come and join us for an informal bite to eat and/or something to drink this Christmas.
Medical Technology in the Broomfield Hospital Operating Theatres: Wed 17 Jan 2018, Anglia Ruskin University
We have added a lecture to our 2017/2018 programme: please add this to your diaries! Our thanks to Dr Prasanna Tilakaratna, a CSES member, for offering to deliver this talk.
Lecture programme and first events announced
Summer may be over, but don't worry, because that means we're back with another exciting season of events for our members and the public!
Details of what we've got planned can be found on our events page. Take a look and add these to your diary. This is just the start: more events will be added as time goes on. If you are a member, make sure your communication preferences are up-to-date in your profile to receive notification of upcoming events by email.
We look forward to seeing you throughout the next year.
CSES members' social: Tue 4 July 2017, 17:00, Sandford Mill
It's the long-awaited return of the CSES social trips and tours!
We are offering an exclusive opportunity to look around the abandoned water filtering plant at Sandford Mill, along with a private tour of the Marconi and industrial museum, with Tim Wander.
This is only the second time the filter house has been open to the public since the original opening in October 2016. Don't miss out!
See our events page for more details and to book.
Read more: Upcoming social: Sandford Mill museum and waterworks tour
CSES members' social: Tue 30 May 2017, 19:00, San Chinese Restaurant
We invite our members and their guests to join us for our May 2017 social, to be held on Tuesday 30 May, 7pm at the San Chinese Restaurant in Moulsham Street.
There is an all-you-can-eat deal and, having held dinners at this venue before, we can assure you that the food is excellent!
Marconi's Birthday Bash: Sunday 23 April 2017, Sandford Mill; Titanic exhibition: 8 April – 25 June 2017, Bond Street
We are proud to support two upcoming events celebrating our city's industrial heritage.
Chelmsford Museum will be celebrating Guglielmo Marconi's birthday on 23 April with a special Marconi-themed Birthday Bash at Sandford Mill, from 10am to 4pm.
Chelmsford Civic Society are hosting the Titanic: Honour and Glory touring exhibition in Bond Street from 8 April until 25 June, to celebrate the importance of Marconi's work in Chelmsford and the critical role it played in saving the lives of passengers on the Titanic.
Membership fee increase and web server upgrades
We will increase our standard membership fee from £8 to £12 (annually) by October 2017. This follows a motion approved at the society's Annual General Meeting, held at Anglia Ruskin University on 23 November 2016, to raise the membership fee.
Existing members will be charged the increased rate at their next renewal, which will be no earlier than October 2017. This change does not affect free membership categories.
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