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Autumn 2026

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STOP PRESS: (updated 11/08/2026)

  • NEWSLETTER 135 was posted to members on 10th August and a copy is now on the Archive page. If you wish to book any trips and your copy has not arrived please contact the organiser to book your place and send the application form when available. If you copy has not arrived in the next few days please contact the editor or secretary to request a replacement copy.
  • 2026 HOLIDAY - Royal Residences and Gardens of Lodon 7th to 10th September. If there are any cancellations they will be announced here. Arranged with Regent Travel (01785 818202 or [email]). [Details] [Booking Form].
  • PARKING FOR TALKS at the Conference Centre: You are no longer required to book in with your registration number when parking for the evening talks.
  • PHOTOGRAPHS are up to date on this website for all events from 2021 to early 2024 and some more recent dates - apologies for ones in between still to be added. More are being added when possible, and some earlier ones are available to an older format to be converted. These cover a wider range than are printed in the Newsletters, and to a much higher resolution. See [A list of past visits and outings] (Also accessible from the 'Archive' tab). Click on [Photos] where you see it against an event.
    Chris Wain has kindly allowed access to his extensive selection of photos from some events - look for a [More Photos] button on a photo page header.
  • BOOKING FOR EVENTS please do not turn up unannounced at events - they may be fully booked and/or payment arrangements already made for a fixed number of admissions or refreshments etc. and you will (probably) be refused!
  • DOCUMENTS Useful documents for use by Event Organisers or others are available on the 'Documents' button above.
  • TEA/COFFEE is available after the talks, now £2.00 including biscuits. Please bring exact money if you can.

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  • Please note that it is advisable to book early since many excursions fill very quickly. You can check with the organiser if there are spaces before applying, or check on this website for notices of full trips.
  • Bookings should be made using the forms contained in the most recent Newsletter or as instructed therein.
  • Coach visits normally depart from Brunswick Terrace at the front of the Jubilee Baths in Newcastle-under-Lyme (see map)
  • Lectures normally start at 7:30 at the North Staffordshire Conference Centre, Stoke on Trent (see map)
  • Any enquiries to the outing organiser whose contact details are in the current Newsletter

    • For the descriptions and further details see the most recent Newsletter in Archives

    --- Date --- --- Event ---
    September: Mon 7th - Thu10th Holiday: Royal Residences and Gardens of London.
    Sept: Fri 11th - Sun20th Heritage Open Days
    September: Tuesday 15th Talk: Andrew van Buren: Philip Astley and me.
    October: Thursday 1st Car outing: Crewe Railway Heritage Museum
    October: Tuesday 13th Planning meeting at Jane and Richard Mayer's
    October: Thursday 15th Social Lunch at the Holly Bush "Ego", Stockton Brook
    October: Tuesday 20th Talk: Ken and Rose Pemberton: Sandon church past and present.
    November: Wednesday 4th Car outing: Soulton Hall, near Wem, Salop.
    November: Tuesday 17th Talk: Henry Birks, Shadows and Structures: Rediscovering Maurice Wade's Vision of the Potteries
    December: Wednesday 16th Christmas Lunch at The Flint Lock, Cheddleton.
    January: Tuesday 19th Talk: Malcolm Gray from the Canal and River Trust.
    February: Tuesday 16th Talk: Jeff Sim, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust: Craddocks Moss Beaver Project.
    March: Tuesday 16th Talk: Peter Thomas: Hedges.

    For past Newsletters and lists of meetings and events, see the Archive

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