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A selection of meetings of interest to members. Please note that these meetings are
organised by other groups etc. 2008 Thursday 17 th April 7.30 pm. Steam Era Waggons.Mid Hants Railway, Sussex Group talk by Ian Fyvie. Southwick Community Centre, Southwick. 01273 703489. Thursday 17 th April 7.00 pm. Buildings of the Festival of Britain 1951.A Hove Civic Society talk by Colin Manton. £2. Courtlands Hotel, The Drive, Hove. www.hovecivicsociety.org Sunday 20 th April. Toy and Collectors’ Fair at Horsted Keynes Station.Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800. Sunday 20 th April. Post Office Vehicle Rally.Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370. Weekend 26 th – 27th April. Final weekend of service for Brighton locomotives Stepney and Birchgrove before major overhauls.Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800. Sunday 27 th April. East Grinstead Vintage Bus Day.http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.smith/buses/CBR/CBR01.htm Sunday 27 th April. Veteran Cycle Day.Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370. Monday 28 th April, 7.45 pm. Early train lighting and heating. Locomotive Club of Great Britain. London Road Station, Brighton. 01273 703489.Tuesday 29 th April, 8.00 pm. East Sussex Omnibus Society’s annual transport film show hosted by John Bishop.Underground Theatre, Grove Rd, Eastbourne. 01323 843202. Weekend 3 rd – 4th May. Magnificent Motors Rally. Classic cars, motorbikes, buses, commercial vehicles and traction engines. Seafront, Eastbourne. www.eastbourne.gov.ukSunday 4 th May. Historic Commercial Vehicles Run, between London and Brighton.Monday 5 th May. Bank Holiday Veteran and Vintage Motorcycle Rally.Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370. Friday 9 th May 8.00 pm. A railway journey from London to Burgess Hill in 1912. Burgess Hill Local History Society talk by Bob Chimley. £2 visitors.Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Rd, Burgess Hill. 01444 241134. Weekend 10 th– 11th May. Southern at war weekend, soldiers, military vehicles, displays and concert parties. Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800.Saturday 10 th May 10.30 am. Milestone Society Spring meeting at Battle Town Hall, Battle. Talks and displays with an emphasis on milestones and waymarkers of Sussex. £3 for non-members. Terry Keegan 01299 832358.Sunday 11 th May. Stationary Engine Working Day.Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370. Thursday 15 th May 7.30 pm. South Eastern Steam.Mid Hants Railway, Sussex Group talk by Roger Brasier. Southwick Community Centre, Southwick. 01273 703489. Friday 16 th May 7.00 pm. Tidemills.A Polegate and Willingdon Local History Society talk by Luke Barber. Visitors £2. St.Johns Church Hall, High Street, Polegate. 01323 485971. Sunday 18 th May. Military Vehicle Day. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370.Tuesday 20 th May 6.30 pm. William Gravatt, I.K. Brunel and bridges in Somerset. Newcomen Society lecture by David Greenfield. Room 0.27 in the Portland Building of the University of Portsmouth, St. James Street off Queen Street, Portsea. Free parking in adjacent University car parks from 4.30 pm. http://www.newcomen.com/brmeetings.htm#sWednesday 21 st May 7.45 pm. Paddle steamers in pieces, the work needed to keep these ships in service. Sussex Transport Interest Group talk byRoddy McKee. £2. London Road Station, Brighton. 01273 512839. Sunday 25 th and Monday 26th May. Home Front Celebration – displays of wartime Britain. Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370.Tuesday 10 th June 7.30 pm. Return to Stewarts Lane – Part 2.Kent & East Sussex Railway talk by Ralph Gillam. Westham Village Hall, Pevensey. 01323 845108. Wednesday 11 th June 7.30 pm. History of Chichester Cathedral. Chichester Local History Society talk by Colin Clarke. Non-members £2. New Park Centre, New Park Rd, Chichester. 01243 778814.Friday 13 th June. Exhibition of building heritage. Burgess Hill Local History Society, Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Rd, Burgess Hill. 01444 241134.Weekend of 14 th- 15th June. Mid-summer steam show. Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370.Wednesday 18 th June 7.45 pm. The story of diesel multiple units. Sussex Transport Interest Group talk by Tim Lawrence. £2. London Road Station, Brighton. 01273 512839.Thursday 19 th June 7.30 pm. The East Coastway Main Line from Brighton. Mid Hants Railway, Sussex Group talk by John Blackwell.Southwick Community Centre, Southwick. 01273 703489. Weekend of 5 th- 6th July. Classic fire engines with parades and demonstrations. Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370.Tuesday 8 th July 7.30 pm. Photographs of Jack Turley – Railway Enthusiast. Kent & East Sussex Railway talk by Gordon Dinnage.Westham Village Hall, Pevensey. 01323 845108. Wednesday 9 th July. Evening walk looking at the Building Stones of Chichester led by David Bone. Chichester Local History Society. 01243 778814.Weekend of 12 th– 13th July. Railway Gala – steam, diesel and electric locomotives. Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370.Monday 14 th July 7.30 pm. The Secrets of Brighton Station.Southern Electric Group, Sussex Branch talk by Jackie Marsh-Hobbs. £2. Deall Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick. 01273 504791. Wednesday 16 th July. Evening walk looking at the Building Stones of Chichester led by David Bone. Chichester Local History Society. 01243 778814.Friday 18th July 7.00 pm. Place names of the Polegate area. A Polegate and Willingdon Local History Society talk by Karl Wittwer. Visitors £2. St.Johns Church Hall, High Street, Polegate. 01323 485971. Weekend 19 th– 20th July. Toy and Collectors’ Fair.Horsted Keynes Station, Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800. Sunday 20 th July. Classic Motorcycle show.Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370. Sunday 20 th July. Eastbourne Bus Rallyhttp://freespace.virgin.net/ian.smith/buses/CBR/CBR01.htm Sunday 27 th July. Worthing seafront bus rally. www.worthingbusrally.co.ukSunday 27 th July. Classic cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s.Amberley Working Museum. 01798 831370.
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