UK POSTCARD CLUBS & SOCIETIES


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ABERYSTWYTH Meetings: YWCA, North Parade, Aberystwyth. First Monday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Mrs. Doreen Davies (01970) 612712.

AYLSHAM Meetings: Aylsham Town Hall. First Monday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Peter Freeman (01263 510322)

BRADFORD Meetings: Central Library, Princess Way, Bradford. Last Thursday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Graham Hall (01274) 564518

BRIDLINGTON Meetings: 8 Wheatley Drive, Bridlington, Yorkshire. First Tuesday of each month (7.30 pm) Contact: G Meldrum (01262) 675135.

BRISTOL Meetings: St. Mary Redcliffe Church. First Monday of each month (2nd on bank hols.) Secretary: Mike Lambert (0117 966 5071)

BURY ST EDMUNDS Meetings: Conference Room ,Bury St Edmunds Library on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Secretary: Richard Everett, 29 Diomend Drive, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 2TN (01284 787751)

CANTERBURY & EAST KENT Meetings: Red Cross Hall, Lower Chantry Lane, Canterbury. Fourth Wednesday of each month excluding August (7.30 pm) Secretary: Clive Baker (01843) 862707. email :info@clivebaker.co.uk

CHIPPING NORTON Meetings: Chipping Norton School, Burford Road. First Monday of each month Details: Brenda Morris (01608) 643779

COTSWOLD Meetings: Beaudesert School and various other venues. Third Monday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Eddie Cuss (01285) 655532.

CRICCIETH POSTCARD & PHILATELIC SOCIETY Meetings: Bishop's Rooms, Criccieth, First Tuesday of each month Contact: Marion Turner email: mat.gellilydan@btinternet.com

CROYDON Meetings: United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon. First Thursday of each month, exc. August (7.00 pm) Secretary: Bill Tonkin (0208) 777 8861.

DARTMOUTH Meetings: St. John the Baptist Parish Rooms,Newcomen Rd.Dartmouth. 3rd. Monday of the Month at 7:30pm Contact e-mail: baz.morris@tinyworld.co.uk

DONCASTER Meetings: Park Social Club, Edenthorpe. Tuesdays every 28 days Secretary: S.G. Slack (01302) 885769 DORSET Meetings: Dorset Youth Association Hall, Ludbecke Way, Dorchester. Second Wednesday of each month (7.30pm) Contact: B.Searle (01305) 832815.

DOUGLAS Isle of Man Meetings: RAF Club, 19 Bucks Road, Douglas, Isle of Man. Second and Fourth Thursday of each month Secretary: Ian Corlett (01624) 614609

EAST SUSSEX POSTCARD CLUB meetings are held once a month in Wannock Village Hall. if you want more details of the postcard meetings then contact Mr L Jones on 01323 734562.

ELLESMERE PORT & CHESTER Meetings: Whitby Methodist Church Meeting Room, Hope Farm Road, Great Sutton. Third Tuesday of each month Secretary: Gillian Jackson (0151) 327 5356. email:gilljay@ntlworld.com

EXETER Meetings: The Church Rooms, School Lane, Countess Weir, Exeter last Tuesday of each month starting at 7pm Secretary: Margaret Folkes (01392) 257236.

FARNBOROUGH STAMP & POSTCARD CLUB
We are always looking for new members with an interest in stamp and postcard collecting and social and family history enthusiasts. We are a friendly club catering for all levels of interest.
Meetings: First and third Mondays of each month (except August) in Room 502 at Oak Farm Community School Farnborough from 19.30-21.30.
Subscription is £5 per annum and includes additional club benefits.
Application forms and current programme are available from the Club Secretary on 01252 517478. or Email: vixenjoy@hotmail.com

FERNDOWN & WEST MOORS Meetings: Ferndown Day Centre, Library Road off Victoria Road, Ferndown, Dorset. Mondays fortnightly. Secretary: Terry Kirkman (01202) 572711. email: kirkman.tl@tiscali.co.uk

FRINTON & WALTON - Essex Meetings: St. Cedds Hall , Old Road, Frinton, Essex. Second Tuesday of each month (7.30 pm) Contact: M Wilsher (01255) 674134

HEART OF ENGLAND Meetings: Oddfellows Hall, Clarence Terrace, Leamington Spa. First Thursday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: John Fortnum (01926) 400578, e-mail: john.fortnum@tiscali.co.uk

HUDDERSFIELD COLLECTORS CLUB Meetings: Latvian Club, Belmont Street, Huddersfield. Second Friday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: David Morley (01484) 648764.

HUDDERSFIELD POSTCARD SOCIETY Meetings: Albert Hotel, Huddersfield. Second Wednesday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: David Morley (01484) 317474.

ISLE OF WIGHT Meetings: St. Thomas's Church Centre, Newport. First Tuesday of alternate months (7.30 pm). Secretary: Ron Kemp (07746) 174794 e-mail: ron@ronkemp.co.uk

KIRKCALDY STAMP and POSTCARD CLUB Meetings: Fife Volunteer Bureau, 10 St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy. Secretary: Aileen Davis e.mail: rhana@khali.freeserve.co.uk

LEEDS Meetings: the President's home, 52 Oak Road, Halton. Last Thursday of each month (7 pm). Secretary: Andrew Pollard (0113) 217 1700

LOTHIAN Meetings: Dower House, St.Margaret's park, Corstophine High Street, Edinburgh. Second Friday of each month (Mar-Dec) Secretary: Jim Brown (01721) 752747, e-mail: clive.fennessy@btinternet.com

MAIDSTONE Meetings: St. Pauls Hall, Boxley Road, Maidstone. Third Monday of each month (7pm) Secretary: Roger Vidler (01622 737110)

MENDIP Meetings: Wells Town Hall, Wells, Somerset. Second Monday of the month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Peter James, 9 Paray Drive, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3HW (01749) 679662

MID ESSEX Meetings: Red Cross Hall, New London Road, Chelmsford. Third Thursday of each month except Jan/Aug (8.00pm) Contact: Terry Goddard (01245) 362201

MOONRAKERS Meetings: Constitutional Club, Chippenham. Second Tuesday of each month (7.15pm) Secretary: Nigel Bown (01249) 651564.

NORFOLK Meetings: The White horse Inn, The Street, Trowse, Norwich. Second Wednesday of each month except August (7.00pm) Contact: Philip Storey (01603) 747953

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Meetings: NASO Centre, St.Michael's Road, Northampton. Second Tuesday of each month except July/August (7.30pm) Contact: Douglas Goddard (01604) 408670

NORTHERN IRELAND Meetings: St. Nicholas Church Hall, Cadogan Park, Belfast. Third Monday of each month (7 pm) Secretary: Michael McMullan 028 9076 0070

NORTH LONDON Meetings: Salisbury House, Bury St. West, Edmonton. Third Tuesday of each month (8 pm). Contact: Rachel Macdonald (0208) 889 7388

NORTH WALES Meetings: Mount Stewart Hotel, Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay. Second Monday of each month (7.30 pm) Contact: Mike Day e-mail: mike@sunnyfield.co.uk

NOTTINGHAM Meetings: Second Tuesday in each month (8 pm) Secretary: Gill Webster (0115) 97826480

PETERBOROUGH Meetings: Belsize Centre, Celta Road, Woodston, Peterborough. Third Tuesday of months Sept to May (7.30pm) Secretary: Barbara Blackwell, 126 New Road, Woodston, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 9HQ.

PLYMOUTH POSTCARD COLLECTORS CLUB Meetings: The Scout Centre, Manadon, (behind the SWEB Building), Plymouth The Club meets the second Wednesday in every month (except August) - 7-15pm Secretary: Diana Lawer, 35 Higher Compton Rd, Hartley, Plymouth. PL3 5HZ Tel: 01752-775289 email: di.lawer@virgin.net

POTTERIES Meetings: St. Peter's Methodist Church Hall, Pilkington Avenue, Westlands, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fourth Tuesday of each month (7.30 pm) excluding Christmas and Easter periods Secretary: Roger Simmons (01782) 776845.

POSTCARD CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN Secretary: Drene Brennan, 34 Harper House, St.James Crescent, London SW9 7LW (0207) 771 9404.

READING AND DISTRICT Meetings: Charvil Village Hall. Second Thursday of each month. St Patrick's Hall, Charvil. Fourth Thursday of each month. Secretary: Geoff Ashton, "Wahroonga", Clarefield Drive, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 5DP (01628) 637868.

RED ROSE Meetings: Our Lady & St. Edwards Social Centre, Marlborough Drive, Fulwood, Preston. Third Wednesday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Barbara Lord (01772) 715194 Website: www.redrosepostcardclub.org.uk

SHROPSHIRE Meetings:Bayston Hill Memorial Hall, nr.Shrewsbury. Second Tuesday of each month except August (7.30 pm) Secretary:Derek Walley (01743) 874433.

SOUTHAMPTON Meetings: Second Monday of each month (7.30 pm) Chairman: Colin Bayley (02380) 790474

SOUTHPORT STAMP & POSTCARD CLUB Meetings: Birkdale Branch Library, Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire PR8 4PD. 7.30pm first Tuesday of each month (except July & August) Secretary: Chris Leather 07767 820775 Email: mail@stampclub.info Website: www.stampclub.info

SOUTH WALES Meetings: Ararat - The Church on the Common, Whitchurch, Cardiff . Second Thursday of each month (except August) (7.30 pm) Secretary: Trevor Brown (01633) 412598

STRATHCLYDE Meetings: Colville Building, University of Strathclyde. Third Monday of each month (Sept-May) (7.30 pm) Secretary: Stuart Gough (01770) 302670 Messages by e-mail may be sent via StanleyKHunter@compuserve.com

SURREY Meetings: Friends Meeting House, Ward Street, Guildford. Third Wednesday of each month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Terry Disley (01483) 276509.

SUSSEX Meetings: St Leonards Church Hall, Glebe Villas, Hove. Second Tuesday in January, April, July, September & December (7.15 pm) Contact: Robert Jeeves (01273) 731883.

SWALE Meetings: Phoenix House, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne. First Thursday of each month Secretary: R. Browne M.B.E (01795) 425820

SWINDON Meetings: Swindon Western Community Centre, Rodbourne Cheney. Twice a month on Thursdays (7.30 pm) Secretary: Morva White (01793) 783245

TAYSIDE Meetings: Glasite Hall, St Andrews Parish Church, King Street, Dundee. Last Wednesday of each month Sept to May (7.30 pm) Secretary: Bill Early (01382) 669851, e-mail: mcwhisky@sol.co.uk

THAMES VALLEY Meetings:Red Cross Hall, The Crescent, Maidenhead. Fourth Tuesday of every month (7.30 pm) Secretary: Neil Baldry (01628) 622603.

TORBAY Meetings:St. Pauls Church Hall, Preston, Paignton. Second Thursday of each month except July/August (7.30pm) Secretary: David Mason (01803) 297418

WEALDEN Meetings: St.Paul's Church Hall, Woodfield Road, Northgate, Crawley. Second Friday of each month (7 pm) Contact: Alan Barwick 01273 493155

WEST LONDON Meetings: Chiswick Town Hall. Third Friday of each month except August (7.15 pm) Membership Secretary: Avis Prior 0208 747 1421

WINDSOR & SLOUGH Meetings: Red Cross Centre, Upton Hospital, Osborne Street, Slough. Second and fouth Wednesday of each month (8.00 pm) Secretary: W. C. Peacock (01753) 522987.

WIRRAL Meetings: Bebington Civic Centre. First Thursday of each month (7.15 pm) Secretary: Larry Clow (0151) 606 0933

WORCESTER & DISTRICT PHILATELIC AND POSTCARD SOCIETY Meetings: Powick Parish Hall, Malvern Road, (A449), Powick, Worcester. Fortnightly on Thursdays at 7.00pm

YORK POSTCARD CLUB Meetings: New Earswick Folk Hall, New Earswick, York. last Thursday each month (7.30 pm) Contacts: Bill Bennett (01904) 790826 David Mitchell (01904) 412551

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