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Banbury Stamp Society
Secretary
Mr J. Davies
01295-255831
Email davis1890@btinternet.com
Society History
In the autumn of 1980 a course in basic Stamp Collecting
was started at the
A meeting of those interested was held at the
college in December 1980, a committee was elected under the Chairmanship of Ron
Elliott, and the Banbury Stamp Society was launched.
A constitution was drawn up and a programme of
events arranged, with a review to be held at the first A.G.M. on whether to
continue or not.
This first hurdle was successfully surmounted and
the society started to flourish as membership gradually increased. In 1983 negotiations were held with the
Northamptonshire Philatelic Society on joining with them as affiliated
members. This provided many of the
benefits of a large society, whilst leaving the organisation, management and
financing of the society under our own control.
In 1991 the college premises were put on a
commercial footing, and the large increase in hire charges for the premises
forced a move to a new venue, the Elephant and Castle in Bloxham. In January 2000 the society moved to larger
and more comfortable premises, the Calder Day Centre in Grimsbury.
In 2006 the society celebrated its 25th
Anniversary with a special dinner, a commemorative cover and a standing display
of member’s material at the
The closure of the Calder Day Centre in 2009 forced
a move to the Hanwell Fields Community Centre, our
current venue.
Meeting Address
Hanwell
Fields Community Centre
Rotary
Way,
Banbury
OX16-1ER
1ST
& 3RD Tuesdays (Sept-May) @ 7.30pm.
2012
17th
January Austria Empire to Modern State by Malcolm Moodie
7th
February 1936 Olympic Games by Tony Bosworth
21st
February Robson Cup Competition – 3 to 6 sheets
6th
March Annual Dinner
20th
March “Lest We Forget” by Lorraine Maguire
3rd
April GB Royalty & Other Stories by Dane Garrod
17th
April Born & Bred A Wiltshire Moonraker
by Malcolm Watts
1st
May South African Airmails by Terry Hare-Walker
18th
May AGM, plus my favourite stamp or cover