Activities

An Annual Conference /AGM is held in October, usually in the Midlands, which is free to members. Regional groups host the Spring Meeting; both include a variety of speakers, presentations and discussions.

County and Local Groups organise events ranging from formal meetings with speakers through coffee mornings and themed walks.

The County and Local Groups raise funds for restoration, conservation and rescue projects, including obtaining grants from Local Authorities, Parishes, Heritage Funding and other initiatives.

They also raise awareness of the Society and its aims by giving talks to other societies, schools and special interest groups and by obtaining press coverage; for information on your County Group, email Rob Caldicott.

EVENTS - DIARY

SOCIETY SPRING MEETING

The 2010 Spring Meeting will be held at Moulsham Mill, Parkway, Chelmsford, Essex on Saturday, 15 May.  The theme will be mainly East of England based - tollhouses of Norfolk; some Norfolk milestones; lost Lincolnshire mile markers as shown on maps; Essex waymarkers. Visitors welcomed - see http://www.moulshammill.co.uk for location details.

NORTHERN SPRING MEETING

A sunny morning in the Dales, with curlews warbling and lambs frisking, saw thirty Milestoners occupy the Village Institute at Hebden. Terry Witham gave us a light hearted introduction with her research on the history of the village, followed by our guest speaker Dr Geoffrey Boswell who amused and enlightened us with his anecdotes about Causeways, Guide Posts and Crosses around Todmorden.

The quality of the displays was outstanding this year (our 7th meeting in Hebden) and they were eagerly discussed over lunch, while munching Terry's delicious chocolate cake. Richard Heywood then introduced us to his discoveries on Chapelry boundary stones, followed by Christine Minto who took us on a tour of North Yorkshire and Scotland, well illustrating the vast variety of waymakers that exist. Finally the Dynamic Duo Jeremy and Dave updated the meeting with news of their restoration projects.

The speakers are already lined up for another varied programme in April 2011, on Sunday 17th, see you there!

ROSS ON WYE BLITZED - 9th-10th April 2010 

A concentrated effort was launched on the Hereford/Gloucester/Monmouth areas, to update and complete the Society's survey records.  Eight local members and guests were joined by committee members for a very enjoyable as well as productive weekend.  Mike Faherty's hard work in organising the weekend so well was greatly appreciated -  he even ordered some fabulous weather! Mike's careful planning really paid off and made it straightforward for the spotters (not the same as 'easy'!) ; the girls' team managed to cover 22 sites, despite opprobrium from passingmotorists. A very pleasant and worthwhile event - would any other Rep like to issue a similar invitation sometime?

One of our guests, discovering the first milestone that was not in the database.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND AGM

October 2nd, Black Country Museum, Dudley, West Midlands – where we held our founding meeting on 10th October 2000.