THE CHANGING FACE OF HARTLAND ABBEY Thursday, 17th October 2002 at 7:30 pm Hartland Methodist Church Hall Hartland Society committee member John Hodges will be presenting an illustrated talk on Hartland Abbey - Hartland's "living history book." (The Hartland Society is most grateful to Sir Hugh Stucley Bt. for kindly permitting photography within the Abbey, making it possible to fully illustrate the talk).   THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SATISH KUMAR Thursday, 21st November 2002at 7:30 pm Hartland Methodist Church Hall Satish Kumar, author and editor of "Resurgence" magazine will be our guest speaker. Satish made his home at "Ford House", Hartland in 1979 and was the founder of The Small School. A former monk, a peace activist, pilgrim extraordinaire, and ecological campaigner, he will be sharing with us something of his journeying and experiences. His latest book, "You Are, therefore I Am - a Declaration of Dependence" has recently been published and Satish will be bringing copies of the book to the meeting.   A DIP INTO THE HARTLAND SOCIETY PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE Thursday, 12th December 2002 at 7:30 pm Hartland Methodist Church Hall A chance to see again, some of the hundreds of old photographs of Hartland people, places and happenings, that have been copied onto slide film over the years.   THE STORY OF MY HOME Thursday, 16th January 2003 at 7:30 pm Hartland Methodist Church Hall Once again we are returning to this popular theme, which has been so successful in previous years, as members of the Society share with us something of the story of their own home. NATURAL HISTORY EVENING "Hartland - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" Thursday, 20th February 2003 at 7:30 pm Hartland Methodist Church Hall A speaker from the Northern Devon Coast & Countryside Service will be presenting an evening on the North Devon AONB. With the Management Plan for the ANOB being drawn up during 2003, this will be an excellent opportunity to hear about Hartland's place within this newly designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the thirty-seventh in England - which encompasses the coastal strip from Combe Martin to Marsland Mouth.   WHEN THE RAILWAY ALMOST CAME TO HARTLAND! Thursday, 20th March 2003 at 7:30 pm Hartland Methodist Church Hall Stephen Hobbs has been researching the plans to bring the railway to Hartland, and how the site of his present home was earmarked as the railway station for Hartland! Steve will also be shedding light on the history of railways in this corner of North Devon and other grand plans that have never materialised.   LOOKING AT OUR PAST Thursday, 10th April2003 at 7:30 pm Hartland Methodist Church Hall Brain Warmington will again be sharing with us more historical snippets derived from the older archives from both the Ancient Harton Borough Accounts and unpublished records from the North Devon Archive at the Barnstaple Library. The business of the Annual General Meeting will follow.