Mutiny on the Bounty: What really happened?

With thanks to Alwyn Peel for this information about a talk that will take place at the Mall Galleries on The Mall in St James' Park, London. Click on the image below to go to the website. David

Monday 17th October, 2011

The passing of three members

Following on from the sad news about the death of David Ward, I have to announce the death of three more members of the PISG, UK. Our thoughts go out to the families of these members:

Alan Ketchell - died 23rd August

Godfrey Mellor - died 25th August

Walter Kramarski - died 28th August

Bounty Pitcairn Conference Video 2005

I have only just got round to watching two excellent videos on YouTube which are now being shown in the Cinema on the PISG UK website for your enjoyment (click here)! The first Bounty Pitcairn Conference was held in 2005 and these films show some of the highlights. There are also interviews with some of the Conference speakers, including our own Maurice Allward who sadly passed away last year (he features in the first video at about 6 minutes). See how many people you recognise.

Full details of the next Conference can be found here.

Bounty Pitcairn Conference 2005

New Pitcairn Handicrafts website

I have a new website which you may be interested in, dedicated to Pitcairn handicrafts.  Please have a look and let me know what you think.  David

http://www.wix.com/printerspie/pitcairn_handicrafts

David Ward

It is with very great sadness that I learned of the passing of our much-loved Founder, David Ward, on 29th July.  He died very peacefully in hospital, with his family there.  I had a letter from Pat, informing me of this, - we all knew he was very poorly but it has still come as a great shock.  He was such a true inspiration in his enthusiasm for the Group, and most of us would remember the inaugural meeting we had at his Vicarage, back in the '80's.

The funeral is to be on Tuesday 16 August, at St George's Church, Hamilton Avenue in Tolworth, at 3pm, followed by a wake in the Church hall.

Jennifer Toombs

July 2011 edition of the UK Log

The July edition of the UK Log has just gone to the printers. Contents include: 
• An exclusive announcement
• The Life of Thomas Ledward
• Identifying characters in Dodd's painting
• An extraordinary collection - part 1
• Pitcairn Tourism
• A Tribute to Maurice Allward
• A five page special on the Pitcairn Hand Vase
• New stamp issues

Coming soon . . . the Pitcairn Wind Stamp Issue

I can see it now, a new issue of stamps featuring Wind Turbines on Pitcairn.

Unlike many other people, I think they are great! I regularly visit Cornwall and know that I am there as soon as I catch a glimpse of the first Wind Farm. I would have one in my back garden if I could, and I would love to see them on the South Downs - I think of them as a sign of progress, not a sign that we are ruining the countryside. To put them on Pitcairn is a great idea - free clean energy (although I do know that a lot of energy is actually used to make them, you have to admit that it is better than barrels of oil being shipped hundreds of miles by sea to the Island).

Story in the Sun newspaper. (scroll down the page)