All the places for our Gala Dinner to be held on Saturday the 14th April 2012 have now gone. As can be expected due to the nature of this historic event, demand has been unprecedented.  

The wreath laying schedule for Convention 2012 has been announced. Because 2012 is Titanic’s centenary year and therefore something very special, when we lay the wreaths at the convention we would like to include as many members as possible. In chronological order, we intend to do the following: Grave of Frederick Fleet Frederick Fleet was [...]

The 1st April 2012 marks the beginning of our new subscription period of April 2012 to 31st March 2013. The membership page on the website has been updated to suit. Please download the revised membership form, and renew / join in the normal manner, or by using PayPal online.    

We are pleased to announce that the music at the 2012 Convention, will be provided by the  “Intermezzo String Quartet”, which comprises of students from Southampton University.  The musicians aged 19-21, are studying Music, Acoustical Engineering, Languages and Sociology! “Intermezzo String Quartet” which comprises Aiden Berry, along with musicians Becky Jay, Theresa Zar, and Becky [...]

As part of our 2012 Convention we will be having a river cruise on the Sunday morning – 15th April 2012. This will be a highlight of the convention, and convention delegates are automatically included in the event. We have chartered for our exclusive use the magnificent Blue Funnel catamaran MV Ocean Scene. During our [...]

Our Convention 2012 Gala Dinner is being held at the De Vere Grand Harbour hotel, Southampton. This Black Tie / Titanic / Edwardian themed dinner, is being held in the Mayflower Suite of the hotel, and we are pleased to announce that our event will be attended by ‘Emotive Event Portraits’, based at Bournemouth. They [...]

The SeaCity Museum, Southampton opens to the public at 1.30pm on 10th April 2012. We know that are delegates at our convention are likely to want to visit to see “Southampton’s Titanic Story” and “Special Exhibition – Titanic the Legend”. We have been notified that it is advisable to book the tickets in advance as [...]

Our Convention 2011 was visited by a number of film crews.   The above YouTube video shows the work of film makers Chris Bloomfield, Dan Harling and Sophie Kane. The described their works as, The sinking of this great ship affected every street in Southampton. Members of the British Titanic Society discuss how the city commemorates [...]

We have been advised by our Sales Fair organizer, BTS member Bob Angel, that the sales tables for the 2012 Convention are now all booked. The Societies’ Convention for 2012, which marks the centenary of the loss of Titanic, is being held at De Vere Grand Harbour hotel, Southampton, from Thursday the 12th April to [...]

We would like to wish all our members the very best for the coming year! We would also congratulate Una Reilly, Chairman of the Belfast Titanic Society on her MBE for services to the Maritime and Industrial Heritage in Northern Ireland.  Una attended our Convention in Southampton in 2011 and we are delighted that she has [...]