| Photos from Ann Ashworth and Mike Faulds Over 100 people attended our tenth residential Annual Gathering
 
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          | Ian Mathieson's Miles Apart Book Stall  | John Cooper on the Reception Desk  | Janice Hentley's Souvenir Stall  | 
        
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          | Films were shown this year in a larger space and Michael Swales (centre) led a workshop to give members an opportunity to present their ideas  | 
        
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          | The Annual General Meeting Chaired by Michael Swales (centre) | 
        
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          | Treasurer Ian Mathiesonpresents the accounts
 | Vice-Chair Guy Marriott taking the Chair for the election of officers for the last time. He and wife Liz organised the raffle which raised £289 
 | Former Tristan Administrator Mike Hentley is elected Vice-Chair on the retirement of Guy Marriott
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          | Tristan Government UK Representative Chris Bates was thanked for his workas he is retiring from the post at the end of the year.
 | Vice President Sir Martin Holdgate (left) and above with Iain Orr. Martin led the response to Chris Bates' statement about the dire state of  Tristan's Calshot Harbour  | 
        
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              Geologist Anna Hicks (left)
 gave this year's talk on
 the geology of Tristan da Cunha
 and her work helping the Tristan Government to develop
 their Disaster Management Plan.
 
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              There will be an  article published in the August Tristan Newsletter containing details of Anna's lecture with several of her excellent photos which she showed during the talk.
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          | Susan Patterson, Frank Rogers and Pat Patterson
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              Above - International visitors:Angelo Repetto from Italy, Sandra Kornet from Holland, Heather Broadbent from Canada and John Gardner from USA
 
              It was  bought by Ken Rogers (right) from the Isle of Man. Ken and his wife Fran have attended all ten residential
 Annual Gatherings
 since the first held in Hythe in 2005.
 | Barry and Hazel Carter, Frank Rogers and Dennis Swain 
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          | Ron Burn (left) again conducted a lively and successful auction
 which included the sale of a life jacket
 used on a recent Tristan passage.
 
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                Photos taken at the  Dinner Dance |  | 
        
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          | Why not join the party  at  the 2015 Annual Gathering? We will post notice of the event in the August Newsletter and on the website that month.
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