For 2010, the DGS Annual Gathering is a special event to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Society. It will take place in the Chairman’s home county of Surrey, from Friday 30th July to Monday 2nd August 2010.

Last update: March 2010.

The Dalton Genealogical Society extends an invitation to all DGS members and their families to attend the 2010 Gathering of the Society in Reigate, Surrey, England from Friday 30th July to Monday 2nd August. All will be welcome, and the theme of the weekend will be the origins and the history of English Dalton families and particularly those originating from Surrey. Coupled with this we will review the work of the Society over the past forty years and look ahead to the future.

The weekend will include the opportunity to visit a number of interesting places local to Reigate, some with Dalton connections, together with talks about Dalton family history and, of course, the opportunity to meet and chat with fellow members. The special celebratory DGS 40th Anniversary Dinner will take place on the Saturday evening.

Full details of the programme for the weekend, costs and booking arrangements will be found below. If you require any further information or have any queries, please contact Michael Neale Dalton (DGS Chairman and 2010 Gathering Coordinator - email: michaelndalton@aol.com), who will be pleased to assist.

A note about travel arrangements

If you are travelling to England from overseas and are able to fly in to London Gatwick, this is the most convenient airport for Reigate, being about twenty minutes drive away. Alternatively from London Heathrow it is about an hour’s drive.

Reigate is an old market town sitting at the foot of the North Downs. It is about 20 miles south of the centre of London, which can be reached by rail from nearby Redhill station in about half an hour.

It is anticipated that delegates from overseas will want to combine their stay in Surrey with visits to other parts of the UK. There are many options – you can hire a car and explore at your leisure; you can travel by rail between the major cities; or you can take one of the many organised coach tours around the country. It all depends on what you want to see and perhaps whether or not you are a first time visitor to England.

If you need any advice, guidance or assistance with your travel plans, please contact Michael and he will do his best to help you.

A note about the venues

The venue for the Gathering events on Saturday 31st July is the Surrey National Golf Club at Chaldon, Surrey. The club is beautifully situated on the North Downs and the modern clubhouse has excellent conference and dining facilities. Further details can be found at www.surreynational.co.uk.

The recommended hotel for your accommodation is the Reigate Manor Hotel, situated between Reigate town centre and Junction 8 of the M25 motorway and very close to the Chairman’s home. Further details will be found at www.reigatemanor.co.uk.

The Surrey National Golf Club is about 15 minutes drive away from Reigate.

Annual Gathering for 2010
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary
of the founding of the Society
Friday 30th July to Monday 2nd August 2010
Reigate, Surrey, England

PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEKEND

Friday 30th July 2010

Saturday 31st July 2010

Sunday 1st August 2010

Monday 2nd August 2010

The form is given below and may be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat (registrationform.pdf) or Word (registrationform.doc) document for printing, completion and return as per the accompanying notes.

REGISTRATION FORM NOTES

The Registration Form follows. Please note the points below:

• It is important to make your requirements absolutely clear, particularly those for your accommodation – number of nights and type of room.
• The Society has already made certain commitments in order to be able to offer the programme for the weekend. We need to know numbers attending as early as we can in order to finalise the arrangements for the visits on the Saturday afternoon and the tour on the Sunday. If you wish to attend, it would therefore be extremely helpful if you are able to return your registration form and deposit before 31st March 2010.
• We will endeavour to maintain availability of hotel and B&B accommodation for as long as we can, but it is unlikely that we will be able to take any more bookings after April 2010.
• We will keep you informed about take up and booking options on the DGS website at www.daltongensoc.com. Just follow the link to Forthcoming Gatherings and click on the 40th Anniversary event. Month by month the website will also carry further information about Surrey, about the speakers who will address us on the Saturday morning and about the places we will be visiting on the Saturday afternoon and Sunday. We will also feature articles about English Dalton family history.
• Your deposit payment of £75 sterling per room booked will be passed to Reigate Manor Hotel or the B&B and it will be deducted from your final account, for which you will be responsible personally. In addition you are asked to pay in advance a further deposit of £37.50 sterling per person towards the cost of the Friday supper, the Saturday morning conference and buffet lunch, the Saturday evening dinner, the Sunday evening buffet supper and the visits and tour.
• As soon as final costings are available for the various elements of the programme, you will be advised of these and asked to confirm the elements in which you wish to participate. The balance due will be payable in sterling when you are in Reigate.
• The Society will return deposits to delegates who subsequently are unable to attend, subject to the deduction of any unrecoverable costs incurred.
• If you wish to extend your stay either before or after the three nights (Fri/Sat/Sun), please indicate your requirements clearly on the form and we will make the reservation for you, subject to availability of rooms.

Prices for accommodation are as follows:

Reigate Manor Hotel - £85 per night for bed & breakfast for 2 people in a double/twin room, £73 per night for bed & breakfast for 1 person in a single room. (www.reigatemanor.co.uk)

If you prefer to take B&B accommodation there are a number of options locally. Please indicate this on the registration form and we will contact you with details.

Indicative prices for events and visits are as follows:

As soon as final details and costings are known, they will be advised to all those who have made reservations, and they will be published on the DGS website.

Notes for overseas members

Members in the United States and Canada may remit to the Society’s North American Secretary in US dollars. Please convert at the rate of $1.70 to the pound sterling and send your remittance made payable to “Dalton Genealogical Society” together with a copy of the registration form to:

Karen Dalton Preston, DGS North American Secretary
2777 Turtle Head Peak Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135, USA

Members in Australia and New Zealand should contact the Australian Secretary, Maureen Collins by email (mmcollins@ozemail.com.au) for guidance.

Please remember that even if your remittance is being sent to either Karen Preston or Maureen Collins, you must also send your registration form with all the details to Michael N Dalton at the UK address on the form.

REGISTRATION FORM

for THE DALTON GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 40th ANNIVERSARY
GATHERING, REIGATE, SURREY, ENGLAND 2010

Name ……………………………………………………………………………..

Address ……………………………………………………………………………..

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Tel No ………………………… Email ………………………………………..

I/we wish to attend the 40th Anniversary Gathering from Friday 30th July to Monday 2nd August 2010.

Please give the names of additional members of your party and indicate clearly the hotel rooms that you wish to book (double, twin or single), together with the nights that you wish to stay (Reigate Manor Hotel is £85.00 per room per night for a double or twin and £73.00 per night for a single room, inclusive of breakfast)

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I/we wish to extend my/our visit and to book ….. no. of extra nights before
and ….. no. of extra nights after for ….. person(s)

Please indicate any special room requirements and any special needs:-

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A deposit of £75.00 per room (regardless of type of room and length of stay) is payable to the Dalton Genealogical Society and should be forwarded as soon as possible to:

Michael N Dalton, DGS 2010 Gathering Co-ordinator
2 Harewood Close, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0HE United Kingdom

******* please now turn over and fill in form overleaf and sign declaration *******

Additional elements of the weekend programme

Please fill in to indicate your expected participation in the following events and the numbers in your party:-

Declaration

I have read the enclosed details and ticked the boxes as requested, and enclose my cheque for the total indicated above and made payable to ‘Dalton Genealogical Society’. Alternatively I have made arrangements for the payment to be sent to one of the DGS Overseas Secretaries.

I understand the terms outlined above relating to the return of deposit monies paid to the Society.

In the event of any changes to my booking or cancellation, I undertake to notify the DGS 2010 Gathering Co-ordinator, Michael N Dalton, at the earliest opportunity.

Signed : ……………………………………………………………………. Date……………………….