‘As it was, where it was’:

The Fall and Rise of the Campanile of San Marco, Venice.

On Thursday 11 June 2026

An illustrated talk by Sarah Quill

In July 1902 the famous bell-tower of St Mark’s Venice, the city’s totemic symbol, collapsed into a pile of rubble, crushing Sansovino’s sixteenth-century Loggetta beneath it and narrowly missing the slender columns of the Basilica.  News of the disaster flashed by telegram round the world, and the shock and distress felt by Venetians at the sudden loss of their landmark campanile was intense.

After an immediate decision by the Mayor that the Campanile would be rebuilt “as it was and where it was”, the programme of recovery, planning and rebuilding of the bell-tower and Loggetta took ten years. Sarah Quill tells the story in this illustrated lecture

About Our Speaker

Sarah Quill has worked for many years between Venice and London to create a photographic archive of Venetian architecture, sculpture and daily life, which is widely used by publishers and scholars. Her book Ruskin’s Venice: The Stones Revisited, was published in 2000, followed by a new and extended edition in 2015, which has recently been translated into Italian. She lectures regularly, principally on Venetian subjects, and is a trustee of the Venice in Peril Fund, the British committee for the preservation of Venice.

 

The event will commence at 7:30pm at

Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester

Prices: £10 members and £12 non members

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62, account No. 73194604. Please put ‘Campanile’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque, please send it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

Enjoy light refreshments and time to chat after the talk

Please book and pay by Friday 5th April so that we have numbers for catering purposes.

View our full programme of events for 2025/26

 

The Red Brigades: A history of an Italian terrorist group.

On Monday 27 April 2026

An illustrated talk by John Foot

 

A far-left militant group, the Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) were responsible for numerous violent attacks during Italy’s Years of Lead. In March 1978 they kidnapped former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro, murdering his bodyguards. For nearly two months, they held him hostage while a shocked world looked on, before eventually killing him and dumping his body in the middle of Rome. The assassination of Moro was a national shock in Italy.

This talk will bring to life the history of the Italian terrorist group the Red Brigades (1970-1988) looking at the origins of the group, the escalation of its activities from small-scale attacks on cars to the kidnapping of a leading Italian politician, the way the Italian state dealt with the group, the conspiracy theories surrounding their activities, and the legacy of their activity.

About Our Speaker

John Foot is Professor of Modern Italian History in the Department of Italian, University of Bristol. He has published 10 books on aspects of Italian history, culture and politics – including studies on football, memory, psychiatry and a history of post-1945 Italy. His latest book is Red Brigades. Story of the Terrorists who brought Italy to its knees (Bloomsbury, 2025)

 

The event will commence at 7:30pm at

Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester

Prices: £10 members and £12 non members

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62, account No. 73194604. Please put ‘Brigades’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque, please send it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

Enjoy light refreshments and time to chat after the talk

Please book and pay by Wednesday 22nd April so that we have numbers for catering purposes.

View our full programme of events for 2025/26

The Gastronomy of Emilia Romagna

Thursday, 19th March 2026

An illustrated talk by Valentina Harris

Our speaker, Valentina Harris, will tell us about the culinary traditions of Ravenna and the region of Emilia Romagna, which is considered by many to be the heart of Italian gastronomy.

With heritage like Valentina’s, it is no wonder she is such a well-respected authority on Italian food and food culture. Tracing her family back to 1369 through the illustrious Sforza dynasty, Valentina is the youngest member of a large Anglo-Italian family of gourmets. 

Educated in Italy, Valentina brought her qualifications for teaching and cooking from Rome to London in 1976, where she built her reputation primarily as a private chef until the publication of her first successful cookery book in 1984: Perfect Pasta.

Now the award winning author of over 40 books on Italian food, Valentina is an experienced and enthusiastic teacher and chef, sharing her food philosophy of seasonal local produce served with minimum fuss and maximum care. She is the host and expert guide for many culinary tours in various regions of Italy, working with some of the UK’s top tour operators, and a regular face at food festivals across the UK. Valentina still finds time to write one book per year, teach at some of the UK’s best loved cookery schools, and give entertaining and insightful talks on her favourite subject. She organises bespoke cookery courses and undertakes private catering commissions, and you may also find her popping up on radio and television from time to time!

The event will commence at 7:30pm at

Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester

Prices: £10 members and £12 non members

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62, account No. 73194604. Please put ‘Valentina’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque, please send it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

Enjoy light refreshments and time to chat after the talk

Please book and pay by Saturday 14 March so that we have numbers for catering purposes.

View our full programme of events for 2025/26

Italian Cinema: From Neo-realism to Surrealism – the Cinema of Federico Fellini

Monday, 9 February 2026

An illustrated talk by Patrick Hargood and Mike Jennings of the New Park cinema’s Education Team

to be held at Chichester Cinema at New Park

Federico Fellini (1920-1993) was one of the most imaginative and highly respected film makers of the 20th century. The extraordinary personal cinema he created over nearly fifty years, weaving the realities of daily life, dreams, fantasies and autobiography in stunningly creative images still astound us today.

This illustrated talk will explore this outstanding cinema magician’s life, career and major influences, from his early days in comics, radio and journalism, his marriage to the star of many of his films, Giulietta Masina, to his scriptwriting collaborations, to his early great films in the 1950s, and then his later period of world-wide fame as the director of films such as ‘8½’, and ‘La Dolce Vita’. We will show many extracts from his films and reveal his extraordinary imagination, producing images and sounds that linger in the audience’s memories forever.

Patrick Hargood, Education Officer

Patrick has been working with the education team at Chichester Cinema since 2018, since 2022 as the Education Officer, regularly delivering talks to both adults and students on filmmakers, film genres and many other aspects of the history and the art of cinema. A retired teacher of Media, Film, English and Philosophy with a love of cinema from all over the world, he rates Fellini as one of the top ten directors of all time. 

Mike Jennings 

Mike was responsible for writing the Education policy for New Park Cinema, and setting up our original Education programme. He is now a member of the team delivering talks on various aspects of cinema to both adults and schools. 

He spent his career in education, first in primary schools in London, and then at the University of Chichester, teaching History and running a variety of programmes in teacher education. A passionate lover of all things cinema, and he loves Italian food, too ..!

There are two opportunities to see the Fellini film Otto e Mezzo (8 1/2 ) on:

Friday 30 January 2026 20.15pm and Sunday 1 February 2026 at 15.15

*Current Members are advised to look out for our next monthly email that will provide full details for obtaining ‘Members’ tickets for this event

View our full programme of events for 2025/26

A ‘Visit’ to Siena 

Thursday, 15 January 2026

An illustrated talk on Zoom by Chiara Fanti

This month you can visit Italy from the comfort of home, by joining us on Zoom for an illustrated talk about Siena by local guide Chiara Fanti.

Siena is famous for the Palio di Siena, a traditional bareback horse race around the Piazza del Campo held twice a year.

About the Virtual Tour

Chiara will take us on a virtual tour of a city of medieval pilgrims, castles and cathedrals, art and architecture. She will introduce us to the products of local artisans: Siena is the home of Nobile and Brunello wines and Pecorino cheese. We will hear about the pasta mill, and imagine the taste of the beer of local brewers, and the flavourful Tuscan olive oil! We will hear about the Tuscan way of life, and maybe learn a little local dialect.

 

About Our Guide

Chiara Fanti decided at an early age that being a tour guide is the best job in the world. She is a native of Tuscany, where her father produces olive oil, and she is an enthusiastic tour guide for Siena. She describes herself as ‘born and raised under the Tuscan sun, eating my nonna’s pici pasta, my dad’s olive oil, and spending my Sundays strolling around fortified towns and castles’.

As a Christmas gift this meeting will be free to all our current members.  Look out for the link to join the meeting on the next ‘Friends’ Email Newsletter.

** Please join us on Zoom at 7.15pm for the 7.30pm start**

View our new programme of events for 2025/26

A Christmas Musical Celebration

with the Chichester University Big Band

Thursday, 11 December 2025

 

An evening of Big Band Music – From Sinatra to Miller, and everything in between! But it wouldn’t be Christmas without a few Christmas Tunes thrown in for good measure, so join us in entering into the seasonal spirit with a lively and versatile performance by Chichester University’s Big Band.

The Friends of Ravenna has a long and happy relationship with the University of Chichester Conservatoire with previous Christmas Concerts in 2021 and 2023, and supporting musical student exchanges between the two cities, so it is a special pleasure to welcome the Big Band Ensemble to entertain us in the festive season.

The Ensemble is made up of students not only from The University of Chichester Conservatoire but across the campus for those interested in Jazz and Big Band music.
They will be playing everything from the ever-popular tunes of Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller, to those that are a little less well known. Some of their players are true “jazzers”, whereas others are classically trained musicians aiming to broaden their musical horizons. This evening’s programme will feature Big Band favourites such as New York New York, Moonlight Serenade and Pennsylvania 65000, as well as a light sprinkling of Christmas Cheer.

The event will commence at 7:30pm at

Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester

Prices: £10 members and £12 non members

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62, account No. 73194604. Please put ‘band’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque, please send it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

Enjoy Christmas refreshments and an opportunity to socialise with friends

Please book and pay by Friday 5 December so that we have numbers for catering purposes.

 

View our new programme of events for 2025/26

‘Painted Love: Italian Renaissance Marriage Portraits ‘

Thursday, 13 November 2025

An illustrated talk by Lucy Whitaker

About The Talk

Between 1400 and 1600 portraiture developed dramatically throughout Europe and played an essential part in the rituals and ceremonies of the matrimonial process. Marriage alliances were forged between the rulers of powerful rival states and the nobility of Italy. As part of long-distance marriage negotiations, artists had to both portray an accurate likeness and advertise a prospective match. The institution of marriage was regarded as important for the stability of society and as sacred and Renaissance marriage portraits show this ideal state. They document the legal union of husband and wife, so intimate and personal but also public and formal,  and celebrate the merging of families, wealth, power and land and the formation of new political alliances. This talk looks at the role marriage portraits played in Italian Renaissance society at all levels. Artists had the challenge of portraying both ideal beauty and the reality of a likeness. In Italy the beauty of a woman was seen as synonymous with her inner virtue as exemplified by Baldovinetti’s Portrait of a Lady.  The question was, could they also depict that elusive component of marriage, the emotion of love felt between two people, perhaps glimpsed in the young man’s gaze of the Moroni portrait?

About Our Speaker

For twenty-three years and up until 2021 Lucy Whitaker was Senior Curator of Paintings at the Royal Collection Trust. Before that, she was the Curator of Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford and the Research Assistant at the National Gallery, London. Having specialised in Renaissance drawings at the Courtauld Institute of Art Lucy continued to research and publish on them throughout her career. For the Royal Collection Trust, Lucy helped care for the entire collection of paintings in the Royal Collection and their frames but specialised in the Italian holdings. Her publications on Italian art include the exhibition catalogue The Art of Italy Renaissance and Baroque, held in The Queen’s Gallery London and Edinburgh 2007-2008. Working on the exhibition Painted Love: Renaissance Marriage Portraits held at the Holburne Museum in 2023 was one of her most enjoyable experiences of the last few years and this talk has developed out of that work.  

The event will commence at 7:30pm at

Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester

Prices: £10 members and £12 non members

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62, account No. 73194604. Please put ‘portraits’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque, please send it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

Enjoy light refreshments and time to chat after the talk

Please book and pay by Saturday 8 November so that we have numbers for catering purposes.

View our new programme of events for 2025/26

‘Notes from a Sculptor’s studio’

Thursday, 16 October 2025

An illustrated talk by Philip Jackson 

Philip Jackson is an award winning sculptor who has created some of our most well-known and well-loved public sculptures.  The talk will explore the Italian influence in his works.  

Well-known sculptures locally include Dante Alighieri at South Pond, Midhurst and St. Richard outside Chichester Cathedral.  Also, there are many beautiful statues with distinctly Venetian influences adorning Philip’s garden in Cocking near Midhurst, set amongst trees and lakes.

About Our Speaker

Philip Jackson CVO DL MA FRBS

“If I am asked to describe what I do with my sculpture I reply that I look back at a previous age and render it in an impressionistic but contemporary manner.”

It is continuity and figurative tradition that roots Jackson as a sculptor, whether it is his gallery sculptures, many of which are inspired by Venice and the Maschera Nobile and are sought after by collectors all over the world, or his many public commissions such as the Bomber Command Memorial in London’s Green Park, or the statue of Bobby Moore that welcomes football fans to Wembley Stadium.

“Philip’s ability to achieve respect and admiration embracing two such different fields is rare and much to be admired. He has left an indelible footprint on his time.’

The Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH

Copies of Philip’s book ‘Philip Jackson A Life in Sculpture’, a lavishly produced, and authoritative biography of the life and work of one of Britain’s foremost figurative sculptors, will be available on sale in the evening.

The event will commence at 7:30pm at

Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester

Prices: £10 members and £12 non members

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62, account No. 73194604. Please put ‘sculpture’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque, please send it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

Enjoy light refreshments and time to chat after the talk

Please book and pay by Wednesday 11 October so that we have numbers for catering purposes.

View our new programme of events for 2025/26

 

Ten Italian Scientists – BC to Second Millennium 

Monday 22nd September 2025

An illustrated talk by Alastair Alexander 

The talk will explore the lives and principal scientific contributions of ten Italian scientists, covering more than two millennia from pre-Christian times to modern Nobel prize winners.

About Our Speaker

Alastair is a qualified chemical engineer and after graduation worked for British Oxygen before joining Engelhard Minerals and Chemical Corporation a precious metals refining and manufacturing company which took him around the world.

Subsequently, he formed a construction company with his brother and a recruitment company in the Emirates before retiring to Chichester and joining Friends of Ravenna where he has co-edited Gemelli in recent years.

 

This event will commence at 7:30pm at:

Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester

Prices: £10 members and £12 non members

 

How To Pay: We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62,  account No. 73194604. Please put ‘science’ in the reference area when you make your payment.

 If you prefer to pay by cheque Please send  it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

Please book and pay by Wednesday 17 September so that we have numbers for catering purposes.

See our new programme of events for 2025/26

A Friends of Ravenna Cultural Exchange Event

on Saturday June 28th

An Italian musical concert performed by international
musicians from Ravenna, Italy:

‘The Duo Elisir’.

 

About the concert

We welcome The Duo Elisir comprising flautist Matteo Salerno and guitarist Andrea Candeli. They will be performing a wonderful and exciting selection of opera, tango and film music featuring well known pieces such as Bizet’s Carmen Suite, extracts from Madama Butterfly by Puccini and Rossini’s Barber of Seville plus a film medley with music by Morricone, Nino Rota and Nicola Piovani. Some traditional and modern tango works by composers Gardel, Piazzola and Villoldo will also be included so we are promised an intriguing and unusual musical mix!

About the musicians

Matteo Salerno graduated with top marks and subsequently attended the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He has won several competitions for flute and chamber music plus a scholarship aimed at the best Italian graduates and has performed all over Italy and abroad. He has made recordings for radio and television programmes, one being broadcast from the Vatican in the presence of Pope John Paul 11. He has performed with various orchestras with conductors such as Ricardo Muti and is first flute for the Ravenna City Orchestra. He has collaborated on several musical and theatre projects and is currently a flute teacher in Calabria.

Andrea Candeli has been playing since the age of 8 and is described as a musician who shows a marked stage presence with a solid technique and brilliant way of making music. He is considered by critics to be a guitarist of rare plasticity with a great ability to communicate. He teaches guitar at various institutes and like Matteo has performed extensively in Italy and abroad.

 

This event will commence at 7:30pm at:

ST GEORGES’S CHURCH, 43 CLEVELAND ROAD, CHICHESTER PO19 7AD

Price: £10 for everyone

Ticket includes light buffet with wine or soft drink after the concert

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62,  account No. 73194604. Please put ‘Italian Concert’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque Please send  it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

See our full programme of events for 2024/25

Friends of Ravenna June Event:

Italian Neo-Realism and World Cinema

This illustrated talk, by Mike Jennings of the cinema’s Education Team, will explore Neo-Realism’s principal features in the cinema in Italy from the 1930s Fascism and Mussolini, then through experiences of the Second World War, to victory for the Allied forces and Partisans, with extracts from films of the time.  He will include many film clips, and discuss the influences the movement has had on world cinema through to the present.

Click to open/Download a Copy of the ‘Talk Summary’

The Talk is to be followed by a showing of a Neo-Realist film, ‘Umberto D‘ (Italy 1952).

6.30pm – 8.30pm – Talk: Precious Moment
9.00pm to 10.30pm – Film: Umberto D. Click to open/download a copy of the ‘UMBERTO D film flyer

We have teamed up with the Cinema to secure a special offer for Friends of Ravenna for the evening: *Please note that the talk and the film are also now open to the public to book, so please book early to secure your seats. To find out more and make your bookings, please follow these links:

Talk: £6.00
Film: £7.50 

To find out more and make your bookings, please follow these links:

https://chichestercinema.org/film/a-precious-moment/

https://chichestercinema.org/film/umberto-d/

 

 

See our full programme of events for 2024/25

The Friends of Ravenna May Event:

Thursday 22 May 2025, 

Leonardo da Vinci – A Curious Man

An illustrated talk by Craig JL Gershater

About The Talk

In 1481 Leonardo da Vinci wrote offering his services to Ludovico Sforza the powerful ruler of Milan. He listed his expertise in designing war machines, bridges and excavating equipment, and almost as an aside in times of peace he could pass muster as a painter. This brief lecture will explore the other Leonardo, ‘the intellectual magpie’; studying anatomy, geometry, dynamics, hydraulics, geographical sciences, astronomy, optics and art theory. To Leonardo the quest for an ‘inner truth’ was his motivation and he would not have recognised the modern concepts of being exclusively an artist or scientist.

About Our Speaker

Craig has, for most of his career, worked as a senior research scientist and transnational manager in the pharmaceutical industry specialising in microbial biochemistry, biotechnology, and applied mathematics. Most recently he has worked in synthetic biology.

He holds degrees in Biochemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology and undertook PhD research into fungal enzymology

He researches and lectures on the history and philosophy of science. He has provided numerous courses to The Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge including on the Scientific Heritage of Cambridge, Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton and Leonardo da Vinci.  Craig is a qualified and prize-winning Blue Badge Tourist Guide for South East England and also guides in Chichester, Cambridge, Windsor Castle, Hampton Court and beyond.

This event will commence at 7:30pm at:

THE ASSEMBLY ROOM, COUNCIL HOUSE,

NORTH STREET, CHICHESTER.

Price: £10 members, £12 non members

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62,  account No. 73194604. Please put ‘leonardo’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque Please send  it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

See our full programme of events for 2024/25

The Friends of Ravenna April Event:

The Violins of Antonio Stradivari

An illustrated talk by Peter Turner

Peter Turner will give us an introduction to the Amati family and to Stradivarius, followed by the stories of three of Stradivari’s violins: the Viotti, the Messiah and the Khevenhuller. 

About The Speaker

Peter is a retired Biochemical Scientist with an interest in music of all genres. He says that he ‘attempts to play the piano, but not the violin’.

Having read about Stradivarius violins and found the subject fascinating he felt that it was worth sharing his new found knowledge with the Friends of Ravenna at one of our events.

The event will take place on Thursday 10th April at 7:30pm

at

THE ASSEMBLY ROOM, COUNCIL HOUSE,

NORTH STREET, CHICHESTER.

Price: £10 members, £12 non members

 

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62,  account No. 73194604. Please put ‘violin’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque Please send  it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

See our full programme of events for 2024/25

Next Friends of Ravenna March Event:

The History of the Medici: Bankrolling the Renaissance

An illustrated talk by Douglas Skeggs exploring the turbulent history of Medici family: triumphs and tragedies, intrigues and plots in ruthless pursuit of profit.

On Thursday 20th March at 7:30pm

THE ASSEMBLY ROOM, COUNCIL HOUSE,

NORTH STREET, CHICHESTER.

Price: £10 members, £12 non members

** Please note the closing date for purchasing tickets for this event is 17th March 2025

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62,  account No. 73194604. Please put ‘medici’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque Please send  it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

See our full programme of events for 2024/25

Friends of Ravenna February Event

BEL CANTO AND ROMANTIC

Operatic Arias focusing on Puccini

Performed by Jon Grave with students past and present from Chichester University’s Italian Music Department

Jon Grave teaches music at Chichester University. He is a vocal tutor and has has been lecturing in Voice, Italian and Opera since 2009. He himself is an operatic tenor, pianist,  Director and Conductor and following 2 hugely successful concerts last summer in Ravenna with 6 of his graduate  students we now have the pleasure of hearing some of the pieces they performed. They will also be joined by some of his current students.

The programme will include the following pieces:

Ave Maria – Puccini
Coro a bocca chiusa (Madam Butterfly) – Puccini
Mi chiamono Mimi (La Boheme) Puccini
La Promessa – Rossini
Lallarallara – Donizetti

On Monday 24th February at 7:30pm

THE ASSEMBLY ROOM, COUNCIL HOUSE,

NORTH STREET, CHICHESTER.

Price: £10 members, £12 non members

** Please note the closing date for purchasing tickets for this event is 19th February 2025

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62,  account No. 73194604. Please put ‘music’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque Please send  it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

See our full programme of events for 2024/25

 

Friends of Ravenna January Event:

‘The Giro d’Italia’ and Italian Cycling Culture’.

A Talk by Author Colin O’Brien

 

About Our Speaker …

Colin is a writer and translator living in the southwest of Ireland. Before succumbing to the lure of home, he spent a decade living in Italy, where his love of all things two wheels brought him up and down the peninsula, introducing him to every nook and cranny of the Bel Paese, in the way that only a bicycle can. 

 

About the Talk …

The story of the Giro d’Italia—Italy’s equivalent of the Tour de France, and its superior in the eyes of many—is as dramatic and full of extraordinary characters as the story of Italy itself. Heroism, suffering, feuds and betrayals, tradition under threat from modernity all play out against a timeless landscape. 

The event will take place Via Zoom:

on

16th January 2025 at 7:30pm.

Price: £5 members and non members.

We welcome payment via BACS, to Friends of Ravenna, Barclays Bank, Sort code 20-20-62,  account No. 73194604. Please put ‘cycling’ in the reference area when you make your payment  If you prefer to pay by cheque Please send  it to ‘The Treasurer’, 9 Dolphin Court, Bognor Regis. PO21 1TP

** Non-Members please note, once you have made payment please email us at friends@chi-ravenna.org.uk to request the link for the meeting.

See our full programme of events for 2024/25