Membership of the Milestone Society

We welcome anyone with an interest in milestones, waymarkers or turnpike history.

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Annual membership is £10 per single member, £12 per couple receiving one copy of all mailings and £15 for Group or Corporate membership receiving two copies of all mailings. The subscription year begins on 1st June.

Members receive newsletters in January and in July, and the magazine ‘Milestones and Waymarkers incorporating On the Ground’ in autumn.

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The Society’s Aim and Objectives

THE MILESTONE SOCIETY

Aim

To identify, record, research, conserve and interpret for public benefit the milestones and other waymarkers of the British Isles.

Objectives

To publicise and promote public awareness of milestones and other waymarkers and the need for identification, recording, research and conservation, for the general benefit and education of the community at large

To enhance public awareness and enjoyment of milestones and other waymarkers and to inform and inspire the community at large of their distinctive contribution to both the local scene and to the historic landscape in general

To represent the historical significance and national importance of milestones and waymarkers in appropriate forums and through relevant national organisations

To organise and co-ordinate relevant practical projects at both national and regional/local levels, thereby enhancing public access

To protect, preserve and restore milestones and other waymarkers through the planning process, representing their significance to appropriate authorities locally and nationally

To manage the Society’s affairs in ways which maintain effective administration and appropriate activity, including the establishment of regional groupings through which to delegate and devolve the Society’s business.

May 2001