Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship

Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the AGM of the Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship has confirmed the appointment of Dennis Silk, CBE, as President for life of the SSF.

Photo (c) Alan Lawson

Siegfried's monogram. Used in letters to friends including V.de Sola Pinto and Dennis Silk

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The Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship was founded to celebrate the life and work of this remarkable author and man. We have around 200 members, mostly in the UK but also in countries as far-flung as the USA, South Africa, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia and Japan. The more members we have, the better the benefits we can offer them and the more frequent the events we can organise.

The SSF was founded in 2001, following a successful event organised by Jane Middlebrook at Marlborough the previous year. The founding president was Michele Fry, whose website, www.sassoonery.demon.co.uk, continues to be the fount of all knowledge for those interested in Sassoon and the literature of the First World War.

This site has been created specifically to provide information about the Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship, and will keep members and non-members up to date with our news and events.

George Sassoon, only son of Siegfried and Hester Sassoon, died on 8th March 2006. The funeral took place on the Isle of Mull, and a memorial service was held at Heytesbury parish church.

George's only surviving child, Kendall Sassoon, is Patron-in-Chief of the Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship.

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COMMITTEE 2009-2010

Chair: Meg Crane

Vice Chair: Phil Carne

Secretary: Deborah Fisher

Treasurer: Sam Gray

Publicity Officer: Peter Clinch

Committee members: Kayleigh Fitzgerald, Cynthia Greenwood, Christian Major, Irene McCready, Peter Rogers

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PATRON-IN-CHIEF

Kendall Sassoon

HONORARY PATRONS

Lord Egremont

Dom Philip Jebb

Dom Sebastian Moore

John Stuart Roberts

Dennis Silk

Jean Moorcroft Wilson

HONORARY LIFE MEMBER

Michele Fry

The Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship is a member of the Alliance of Literary Societies.

This is a message from the Alliance of Literary Societies - to our member societies.

It is with much sadness that I have to announce the death of our President of six years' standing, Aeronwy Thomas. Some of you will have already read about this in the newspapers. Aeronwy was a good supporter of the Alliance and we shall certainly miss her.

She was supposed to be coming to Dublin with us in June but was diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia in May and had to undertake a course of chemotherapy. Sadly she passed away in her sleep on Monday 27 July.

Following cremation, Aeronwy's ashes were scattered at the Boathouse, Laugharne.

LATEST NEWS... The SSF is going ahead with plans for a trip to Ieper (Ypres) as previously announced. The provisional dates are Thurs 28 October - Sunday 31 October 2010. If you would like to be kept in touch with developments, please contact the Secretary.

A very successful 2009 conference was held at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, on September 12th.

Conference delegates in the Wood-Legh Room

at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge

Read about the conference

View of Mametz Wood

Photo © Julian Lander

Siegfried Sassoon ran from left to right along this line of trees to reach the German trench - where he sat down and read a book!

STOP PRESS.... Sherston's XI victorious in Flower Show Match for the second year running.... photos to follow soon....

NEWS & DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

LATEST NEWS! Sotheby's Sale of Sassoon personal papers

View an image of the whole collection!

October 20th-21st - A new production of Not About Heroes, directed by Richard Parish, is being presented by Lighted Fools Theatre Company at Riverhouse, Walton-on-Thames. Further information at http://lighted-fools.co.uk/current.shtml

November 2nd - The War Poets Association hosts a World War II poetry evening at the Imperial War Museum. The event begins at 7pm, and features Paul O'Prey, Jon Stallworthy, Fran Brearton and Owen Sheers.

November 11th-12th - Lighted Fools Theatre Company production of Not About Heroes moves to Cranleigh Arts Centre. Further information at http://lighted-fools.co.uk/current.shtml

November 21st - The Wilfred Owen Association AGM will be followed by the presentation of its Poetry Award to Dannie Abse. Venue: 14 Neals Yard, London.

The Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship pays tribute to Henry Allingham, a veteran of the Battle of Jutland, who died on Saturday 18th July at the age of 113, and to Harry Patch, "the last fighting Tommy", who died on Saturday 25th July at the age of 111

Read our review of 2008

The Great War magazine's website has recently undergone a complete overhaul.

Click here to take a look!

New Sassoon bibliography website goes on-line

Head of Sassoon

by an unnamed artist

Latest photos of Heytesbury House