MONDAY 13 January 2019

 

MEETING TONIGHT IN RBAI HAS BEEN CANCELLED - due to the severe weather from Storm Brendan

This talk will now be resceduled for the 2020-21 season begnning in Spet - look out for more details

TITANIC 2020 – with 20/20 VISION:

 

Was disaster inevitable?

 

PHILIP ARMSTRONG

Co-Chair Belfast Titanic Society and Titanic Historian

In 1898, author Morgan Robertson wrote the book “Futility� which appeared to pre-figure the Titanic disaster 14 years later with chilling accuracy – all the way down to the name of the ship – the ‘Titan’. Does this mean that the Titanic disaster was inevitable? Did the certain elements of the public see a catastrophic loss of life at sea happening.

In this presentation, Society Co-Chair Philip Armstrong looks at the story of how Robertson’s work was rediscovered after April 1912 and questions what elements of the Titanic disaster could indeed have been anticipated before the Olympic class had even been conceived. We will, in 2020, we looking at Futility and the Titanic story with 20/20 vision.

Philip is a practising solicitor with a particular interest in property law; in his day job, this extends to owning one of the largest conveyancing firms in the country, but in a Titanic context, he has a specific interest in the ownership of the wreck of Titanic and salvage over the years, and has consulted on various Titanic projects regarding artefact recovery and protection of the wreck.

 

RBAI CHRISTCHURCH at 7.30pm sharp

Car parking at back of the school - follow across the front car park and around the back of the frontage and then cross the yard to Christchurch - the meeting is upstairs in the library.

 

 

 

Also update from Titanic Foundation

 

TF have an interest in promoting and delivering Titanic Quarter as a maritime heritage destination and shared space for all of Belfast and Northern Ireland.  

 

MEMBERSHIP

The current membership year will end at midnight on April 14th 2019.  A new membership year will commence on April 15th 2019 and run until midnight April 14th 2020 (and so on in following years).

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any query about your membership or fees - email us at info@belfast-titanic.com

 

ANNUAL GALA DINNER

April 2020

Stormont Parliament Buildings

Tickets £50 per person

More details to follow

7pm to midnight

Email Viola Thompson (violaij@btinternet.com) for tickets and more information violaij@btinternet.com 

FInd out whats on here for 2019-2020 season 

2019/2020 - ANNUAL TALKS /EVENTS PLANNER DOWNLOAD pdf

 

2019/2020 - ANNUAL TALKS /EVENTS PLANNER DOWNLOAD word