This is the programme for the Convention as appears in the March 2012 Atlantic Daily Bulletin.
Thursday 12th April
11.00 am onwards
Wreath laying around Southampton.
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1 pm
Visit to St. Joseph’s Church in Bugle Street to view the
memorial to the staff of Titanic’s á la carte restaurant.
3.00 pm–5.00 pm
Welcome desk open for registration and collection of welcome packs.
7.00 pm
Wide-screen showing of A Night To Remember in
the Harbour Lights Cinema at Ocean Village.
Friday 13th April
7.30 am onwards
Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
9.30 am–1.00 pm
Tour of Titanic graves at Southampton Old Cemetery and Hollybrook Cemetery.
Please assemble in the foyer of the hotel opposite reception.
2.00 pm–5.00 pm
Welcome desk open for registration and collection of welcome packs.
3.00 pm
Members’ Bring and Buy Sale in The Bradford & Winslow Suite,
which is located on the Mezzanine Floor of the hotel.
6.30 pm onwards
Dinner in the hotel restaurant. Note – tea & coffee included.
There are no formal arrangements; please dine to suit yourselves.
8.30 pm
The play The Man Who Left the Titanic,
performed by Pat Abernethy and Dave Marsden.
10.15 pm approx
25th anniversary celebrations – Lounge bar of hotel.
Saturday 14th April
7.30 am onwards
Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
9.00 am
Exhibition and sales tables open in the Mayflower Suite of the hotel.
Lecture Programme.
11.00 am–12 Noon
Icebergs and Shipping – Was the Titanic the Start of a Trend?
by Dr. Simon Boxall.
Simon is a lecturer in Oceanography at the University of Southampton,
National Oceanography Centre (UK). He regularly appears on radio and TV news and
current affairs broadcasts relating to a broad range of ocean, coastal and climate issues,
and has been involved in documentaries for Channel 4, Sky, the BBC,
National Geographic and the Discovery Channels.
1.00 pm–2.00 pm
From the Potteries to the Titanic:
The Early Life and Career of Captain Smith
by Gary Cooper.
Gary has been tracing the career of Captain E. J. Smith since 1987,
and is acknowledged as the foremost authority on his remarkable life.
12.15 pm-12.45 pm & 2.15 pm-2.45 pm. Book signings in the lecture room.
3.00 pm–4.00 pm
Robert Hichens: Titanic’s Helmsman
by Sally Nilsson.
Sally is the Great Granddaughter of Robert Hichens,
Quartermaster at the helm when Titanic hit the iceberg,
and has written a biography of this man’s fascinating life.
All lectures take place in the Mayflower Suite,
which is situated on the Ground Floor of the hotel.
4.00 pm
Exhibition and sales tables close.
5.00 pm–7.30 pm
Studio photographs in the foyer of the Mayflower Suite.
Saturday Evening
7.00–7.30 pm
Assemble in the Atrium for pre-dinner drinks prior to the Gala Dinner.
7.30 pm
Gala Dinner – Black tie/Edwardian/Titanic themed.
in the Mayflower Suite.
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Starter
Shallot and Parmesan tart
Apply chutney & watercress
Main Course
Butter roasted breast of chicken
Savoy cabbage & Celeriac mash
Pancetta crisp & Mustard sauce
Dessert
Assiette of deserts –
warm chocolate pot, sorbet & mousse
Vegetarian Option
Courgette,
Roast Pepper and Halloumi Pithvier
Red Pepper Coulis
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Freshly brewed tea and coffee
and
Home made petit fours.
9.00 pm
Speeches and Grand Titanic Raffle
11:30pm onwards
Memorial service.
Sunday 15th April
Breakfast in the restaurant and checkout for those not staying Sunday night.
Luggage may be left with the hotel Concierge until departure.
10.00 am
( Note – we will leave promptly at 10:10 am).
Delegates board coach for the transfer to Ocean Village, where we will
board the Blue Funnel catamaran MV Ocean Scene for our river cruise.
Please assemble in the foyer of the hotel opposite reception.
Delegates will take a river trip aboard Blue Funnel’s vessel Ocean Scene,
the vessel will hove to in the Ocean Dock from where Titanic set sail in 1912,
and a wreath will be dropped into the water
in remembrance of the 1523 souls who died in the tragedy.
Members on the river cruise will receive a simple
red or white carnation, for casting over the ship’s side.
There will then be a playing of Erin’s Lament
on the Uilleann pipes by Steve Turner.
After the river cruise, at approximately noon, we will
return to the hotel, again by coach, for Sunday lunch.
PLEASE BE PROMPT FOR THE COACH!
12.00 pm
Coach returns delegates to the hotel.
1.00 pm
Sunday lunch in the hotel restaurant.
After Lunch
End of Convention and homeward bound!