{"id":551,"date":"2025-02-24T19:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradfieldhistoricalsociety.org\/?p=551"},"modified":"2025-02-24T19:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:31:04","slug":"24th-febuary-2025-the-british-antarctic-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradfieldhistoricalsociety.org\/?p=551","title":{"rendered":"24th February 2025: The British Antarctic Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The British Antarctic Survey <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Speaker: Major (retd) Tony Keely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Monday February 24th 2025 7:30pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

(Doors open from 7:00pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) traces its inception to Operation Tabarin \u2013 a Second World War military operation, thence becoming the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and then BAS. Early days focussed on surveying and some geology, changing focus to environmental matters, meteorology, glaciology and geophysics. In the early 70s, I spent two years down south as a meteorological observer and base commander. Hence I will give a personal view of those times as a FID<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bradfield Cricket Club Pavilion,
Heath Road, Bradfield Southend, RG7 6HH<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

(Car Parking Available)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no entry fee, but a donation of \u00a34 per person towards expenses would be appreciated. No advance booking required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Organised by Professor Martin Parsons, Dorcas Ward, Bob Lyon, Chris Curry, Barnaby Bucknall and Gordon Patterson. For further information, contact Gordon on 07764 476361 or gnpatterson@btconnect.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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