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Summer 2026

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STOP PRESS: (updated 24/03/2026)

  • RHS Malvern Spring Festival still has space available.
  • Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire also has space available. We encourage more to join both trips to help fill the coaches and make a great day out.
  • Churnet Valley Railway Bombay Express Dining Train will be on the 15th August, not the 22nd and is now fully booked.
  • NEWSLETTER 134 is now at the printers and we hope to distribute before Easter, when a copy will also be on the Archive page. If your copy has not arrived by then please contact the editor or secretary to request a replacement copy. Meanwhile you may contact the organiser to book your place and send the application form when available.
  • 2026 HOLIDAY - Royal Residences and Gardens of Lodon 7th to 10th September. There are still spaces, particularly for singles, but they will not be held for much longer. We welcome more people to join us on this holiday - let's see if we can fill the coach! Tell your friends! Book for this via Regent Travel (01785 818202 or [email]). Contact them if you don't have the details or booking form, which should be returned directly to them. Copies can also be downloaded here [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 ---
    March: Thursday 26th Car Outing: Guided tour of Staffordshire Energy Recovery Facility.
    April: Tuesday 21st Talk: Danny Wells: The English and Gardening.
    April: Wednesday 29th Walk and/or Lunch: Bluebells at Hem Heath.
    May: Friday 8th Coach Trip: RHS Malvern Spring Festival
    May: Tuesday 19th AGM and Talk: Paul Walton, head gardener at Biddulph Grange.
    June: Thursday 4th Coach Trip: Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire.
    June: Tuesday 16th Social Lunch at the Hand and Trumpet, Betley.
    July: Tuesday 7th Car Outing: Guided tour of Biddulph Grange Garden.
    July: Saturday 15th Car Outing: Churnet Valley Railway Bombay Express Dining Train.
    September: Mon 7th - Thu10th Holiday: Royal Residences and Gardens of London.

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

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