CURRENT PROGRAMME
The programme for the season 2024/2025.
Visitors are welcome at all meetings.
These meetings will be held at our normal time of 19:30 pm and in two locations, the Rear Lounge, Civil Service Sports Club, Filton Avenue, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0AT (Woodlands – W) and the Upper Meeting Room, United Reform Church Hall, 1 Redland Park Road, Redlands, Bristol, BS6 6SA (Redland – R).
2024
September 9th – Club auction – max 20 lots (W)
September 12th – Members Evening: New buys or old favourites (R)
September 26th – Presentation by Wendy Buckle on “Writing Materials throughout the ages & Illustrated Manuscripts” (R)
October 10th – Carlton Jones Entertains (R)
October 14th – Presentation by Austin Meares on “Norfolk Island” (W)
October 24th – OPEN EVENING (R)
November 11th -Presentation by Ian Spencer” “20,000 Km around Australia” (W)
November 14th – Presentation by Barry Stagg on “Parachutes” (R)
November 28th – Presentation by Kevin Darcy on “Turks and Caicos Islands” (R)
December 9th– Members evening: Something else I also collect (W)
December 12th– Christmas Festivities, and Member’s evening: “your favourite stamp(s)”(R)
2025
January 9th – Member’s evening: Any subject starting with the letters of your surname (R)
January 13th – Member’s Auction: Maximum 20 lots (W)
January 23rd – Presentation by John Biddlecolme on “Interesting Aspects of New Zealand” (R)
January 24th – Visit to Thornbury Stamp Club (Thornbury)
February 10th – Presentation by Phillip Shipp on “Newspaper Philately” (W)
February 13th – Bristol Internal Competition: 9 pages (R)
February 27th – Member’s Evening: “Paintings (thematic), posters, postcards, & postal stationary” (R)
March 10th – Visit from Thornbury Stamp Club (W)
March 13th – One-Page Competition and Bourse (R)
March 27th– Presentation by Dr. Ken Flint on “Cyprus – Its history and stamps” (R)
April 10th– Presentation by Kim Stuckey on “GB QEII Predecimal History” (R)
April 14th – Presentation by Ron Gillard on “Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia” (W)
April 24th – Bristol Federation Nine Page Competition (R)
May 8th – President’s Evening (R)
May 12th – OPEN AUCTION – no commission, maximum 20 lots (W)
May 22nd – Presentation by Chris Harman on “Classic GB Local Posts” (R)
June 9th– Visit from Newport Society (W)
June 12th– AGM and Sixteen Page Competition (R)
July 14th– Member’s Evening: “WWI or WWII” and Bourse (W)
What a great line-up for the season!
If you want to find out more or suggest items to be included in our programme please contact the programme secretary.