20 and 21 September – Newbury Show As in previous years, the Society is sponsoring the prize for the Berkshire Pig Breeders Club Champion of Champions at the Royal County of Berkshire Show in Newbury; judging takes place on Sunday the 21st at 10 a.m. For further information on the show, see http://www.newburyshow.co.uk/.

26 to 28 September The inaugural Havant Literary Festival takes place. It will feature authors with a local connection such as Keats and Nevil Shute and, of course, Plum. Below is some information on an exhibition at the Brookfield Hotel in Emsworth, which is one of the bases for the Havant Literary Festival. Also some information on guided walks starting at the Emsworth Museum.

In addition, The Emsworth Museum, in North Street, is holding a special exhibition until the end of August on P G Wodehouse. Plum of course lived in Emsworth for 10 years and named some of his most popular characters after local names (see below). In the exhibition is a collection of much interesting memorabilia, including photographs, books, letters and music and it also speculates on who Plum may have met whilst he lived in Emsworth.

On Saturdays and Bank Holidays the museum is open from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm and on Fridays in August and on all Sundays from 2:30 to 4:30 pm.

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20th – 28th September “More About P.G.Wodehouse”

An exhibition of photographs and information from Emsworth Museum in The Brookfield Hotel, Havant Road, Emsworth (www.brookfieldhotel.co.uk) open 9.00a.m. until 11.00p.m.

PG Wodehouse certainly loved the Emsworth area and used many local names in his books (Lord Emsworth / Freddie Threepwood / Beach the butler / Lady Wickham / the Duchess of Havant). Visit this exhibition (previously in Emsworth Museum during August) to find out in which books you can find these characters and much, much more.

26th, 27th and 28th September “Follow the Oyster Trail”

Guided walks starting from Emsworth Museum at 2.00p.m.

Cost £3.00 per person (all monies go towards the upkeep of the Oyster boat “Terror”) which includes – a slide presentation and walk (lasting about 1 hour 30 minutes), trail map and Emsworth postcard.

Oysters have been fished in Emsworth harbour for centuries. At the height of the industry (second half of the 19th century), almost 5 million oysters a year came out of Emsworth and almost half the locally employed population earned their living from fishing and the industries that supported it, such as boat building. Find out about this fascinating piece of history as well as having a pleasant walk around the “Emsworth Oyster Trail”.

As these walks will be very popular, and the guide can only take a small number of people each time, advance booking is essential – telephone 01243 378091 or book through oystertrail@btinternet.com. For more information telephone Hon. Secretary Dorothy Bone on 01243 373780 or email dorothybone@btinternet.com.

Thursday, 23 October – Biennial Formal Dinner This year's black-tie event with entertainment will be back at Gray's Inn. Application forms will be included in the June 2008 issue of Wooster Sauce.

Tuesday, 18 November – Society Meeting in London Another social gathering (venue as yet undecided).