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Our annual dinner is back and will take place at the Wills Memorial Building. The event was originally due to take place at We the Curious in Bristol, but a recent fire has unfortunately close the event space.
This dinner is a great opportunity to 'Network, Reward and Celebrate' great planning and the development of our built and natural environment with colleagues and clients.
What can you expect:
- A three course meal including table wine
- Networking drinks reception amongst the science exhibits
- Entertainment from Judge the Poet and much more
- Charity raffle in aid of:
- After dinner speaker - Martin Brown
- Dress code - Black Tie
Guest Speaker - Martin Brown on Buried in Burma
In 2013, a team of investigators, including your speaker, arrived in Myanmar/Burma to explore claims that Spitfires had been buried at Yangon Airport in 1945. The stories from 1945 said that they had been in crates, greased and packed fresh from the UK. The reasons for their burial were unclear, but everyone agreed, such a find would be remarkable, though some said it might be unbelievable. My role was to provide archaeological oversight and to ensure appropriate levels of recording for any discoveries, but I soon got drawn into the contesting stories, the political intrigue and the power of myth.
Join an archaeological expedition scripted by John Le Carre or Graham Greene, rather than Time Team! This story of lost Burmese Spitfires includes David Cameron, an online games company, Lord Mountbatten, monks and a 100 year old python, not to mention a vicious military junta. Yet, behind the palm trees and the incense smoke, there are truths to be told about our engagement with the past.
Charity raffle
Prizes include:
- Voucher for Clifton Lido to the value of £200 from Alder King Planning Consultants
- Voucher for BoxE in Bristol
- Voucher for Turtle Bay in Bristol
- Family ticket for Bristol Ferry Boats
- Two Hour Sailing Taster on Cheddar Reservoir
- Gin Tasting Experience for 2 at Psychopomp Microdistillery
- One Race Session Go Karting voucher with TeamSport
- Voucher for 2 on the Gin and Jazz Cruise in Poole
- Two tickets for Komedia in Bath
- Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing
- £50 voucher for The Wave, Bristol
- A donation from the Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company Ltd
- A Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting for Two at Woodchester Valley Vineyard
- £100 voucher for the Bristol Beer Factory donated by Tetlow King Planning
- Fortnum and Masons Hamper donated by Burges Salmon
- £100 gift card for Wilsons Restaurant in Bristol
and much more
With thanks to our sponsors
