Many friends and families joined us for some Christmas celebrations with stalls, crafts, quiz and Father Christmas and Seasonal refreshments

See our photogallery for more photos. 

An illustrated talk presented by Christine Clearkin


As part of our talks series, local art historian and researcher Christine Clearkin delivered an interesting and insightful account on the life and work of artist Eric Ravilious

Cobbett Road Library Art Group launched their new two-week exhibition on Saturday, October 15 from 10am-12.30pm. 

Children and adults contributed painting a leaf to add to the colourful tree still on display in the library.

On the 8th of October the Friends of Cobbett Road Library hosted a very successful Apple Day! We celebrated the wonderful world of apples as well as swapping or sharing fruits.  Sample recipes, displays, childen's activities and a contest to tease the little grey cells took place between 10.30am and 12.30pm.  Children's storytime wasat 11am. The day included delicious apple cakes and pies. Heritage Apples of Durley supplied unusual apple varieties.

 

Meeting with local authors Sandra Horn and Jayne Woodhouse
to hear about their books and writing experiences, and join in with activities for children.

Free afternoon talk presented by a local magistrate, Mrs J. Barnes J. P.

25th March 2011

llustrated talk on the Suffragette Movement, with particular emphasis on local women involved in the struggle, presented by  Roger Otterwill 

Bitterne, once a small rural village, has been transformed into a populous Southampton suburb.

This talk covered a journey charting some of the changes, in the knowledgeable company of. Mr Keith Marsh from the Bitterne Local History Society

COBBETT ROAD LIBRARY ART GROUP launched their latest art exhibition with recent works from its members. 

We travel back in time to explore the village of Botley and its connections with William Cobbett, who wrote Rural Rides, a book still in print. 
Mr Geoff Watts, Green Badge Tourist and Heritage Guide, will give an illustrated talk on this famous author, politician, and journalist

Bring your spare apples, pears and plums to share or swap
 Tea  Coffee  Apple Juice 
 Apple Cake    Recipes   Displays Longest Peel Contest
Children’s Storytime 11 a.m.

Dr. Darren Naish (University of Southampton), scientist, wildlife expert, and extensively published author of books, articles and material on natural history, presented an illustrated talk on 'Big Cats'.    He dispelled many myths, but explained that among them there is also documented evidence of their existence in some places in the UK .

An illustrated talk presented by Christine Clearkin


Christine Clearkin co-author of the critically well-received book, Richard Eurich (1903-1992) Visionary Artist (2003), delivered an interesting and insightful account on the life and work of artist Richard Eurich.  She is currently working upon a catalogue raisonne of the artist’s work with a view to publication in late 2012.