Members' Meetings

Meetings and other activities are held throughout the winter, or non-sailing, months at venues across the country. The meetings, except the Annual General Meeting parts, are open to all in order to advance the Society's charitable aim to advance public education on the subject of paddle steamers.

Date	Subject or Activity	Time and Location
Saturday 27 October 2007	Pip Hall - "The Coastguard"	2.00p.m. at the Little Ship Club, Bell Wharf Lane, EC4R 3TB
Saturday 24 November 2007	Richard Clammer - "Cosens & other South Coast steamer memories"	2.00p.m. at the Little Ship Club, Bell Wharf Lane, EC4R 3TB
Saturday 1 December 2007	Upper Thames Reunion Cruise Book through www.crookhamtravel.co.uk	Leave Staines 10.45 a.m. for Hampton Court and return
Saturday 12 January 2008	Don Jones - "The Experiences of a Naval Architect"	2.00p.m. at the Little Ship Club, Bell Wharf Lane, EC4R 3TB
Saturday 16 February 2008	Branch AGM followed by John Richardson - "The New Medway Steam Packet Company"	2.00p.m. at the Little Ship Club, Bell Wharf Lane, EC4R 3TB
Saturday 29 March 2008	Ian McMillan - "Paddling Forward"	1.30p.m. in the Lecture Theatre, Southend Library, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea
Branch Secretary: Roddy McKee,11 Mayfair Close, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 5EL

Date	Subject or Activity	Time and Location
Saturday 24 November 2007	John Allen - "European Paddlers"	2 p.m. at Plaza Theatre Bar, Stockport
Saturday 9 February 2008	Douglas McGowan - "Paddler for a Pound"	2 p.m. at Railway Institute, York
Saturday 29 March 2008	Branch AGM and talk by Fiona Nicolson, Waverley Excursions' Business Development Manager	2 p.m. at Plaza Theatre Bar, Stockport
Branch Secretary: Frank Gradwell, Greenside Farm No. 4, Mottram Old Road, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 3AL email Frankie@t-bird.freeserve.co.uk

Date	Subject or Activity	Time and Location
Friday 19 October 2007	"Paddler for a Pound" - Douglas McGowan	7.30 p.m. at Renfield St Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Friday 9 November 2007	The Grand Inquisition - Quiz Master Iain MacLeod	7.30 p.m. at Renfield St Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Friday 21 December 2007	"Waverley Round Britain" - Iain Quinn	7.30 p.m. at Renfield St Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Saturday 29 December 2007	Festive Lunch Cruise
Friday 18 January 2008	"The Era of Regulations" - Ian McMillan	7.30 p.m. at Renfield St Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Friday 15 February 2008	"The Clyde and Beyond" - Murray Paterson	7.30 p.m. at Renfield St Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Friday 14 March 2008	"Maid of the Loch: Britain's Only Opportunity To Have Another Operational Paddle Steamer?" - John Beveridge	7.30 p.m. at Renfield St Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Friday 18 April 2008	Branch AGM followed by presentation	7.30 p.m. at Renfield St Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Branch Secretary: Gordon Wilson, 38 Merrylee Park Avenue, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6HR email gwilson@giffnock128.fsnet.co.uk

Date	Subject or Activity	Time and Location
Saturday 20 October 2007	"Paddling Round the Coasts of Britain" - Brian Jackson	2.00p.m. at Avenue Halls, St Andrew's United Reformed Church, The Avenue, Southampton
Saturday 10 November 2007	"Wessex Reflections of the Last 50 Years" - Peter Lamb	2.00p.m. at East Cliff United Reformed Church, Bournemouth
Saturday 1 December 2007	Annual Festive Lunch	Mission to Seafarers, Southampton
Saturday 5 January 2008	Branch AGM followed by an Archive Film Show by Richard Turner	1.00p.m. at Avenue Halls, St Andrew's United Reformed Church, The Avenue, Southampton
Saturday 2 February 2008	"Steamship Shieldhall" - Graham McKenzie	2.00p.m. at East Cliff United Reformed Church, Bournemouth
Saturday 8 March 2008	"From Princess Helena to Old Caledonia" - Tony McGinnity	2.00p.m. at East Cowes Town Hall, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Saturday 12 April 2008	"Paddling Onwards" - Ian McMillan	2.00p.m. at Avenue Halls, St Andrew's United Reformed Church, The Avenue, Southampton
Branch Secretary: Andrew Munn, Ivanhoe Cottage, 67 Newnham Road, Binstead, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3TE email andrewpmunn@btinternet.com

Branch	Location of Meetings
Bristol Channel	Clevedon, Bristol and Cardiff
London & Home Counties	Central London and Southend
North of England & North Wales	York and Stockport
Scottish	Glasgow
Wessex	Bournemouth and Southampton

Date	Subject or Activity	Time and Location
Saturday 27 October 2007	Iain Quinn - "Diamond Celebration Year"	2.00 p.m. in Cardiff Holiday Inn, City Centre, Cardiff
Saturday 17 November 2007	PSPS National AGM-followed by Result of the first PSPS/Fred Olsen Draw	2.00 p.m. on board Balmoral at Princes Wharf, Bristol
Saturday 15 December 2007	Christmas Social and Tombola Tea/Coffee and Mince Pies!	2.00 p.m. on board Balmoral at Princes Wharf, Bristol
Saturday 12 January 2008	Captain Kit Lee – “Salvage; the result of injudicious parking”	2.00 p.m. in Cardiff Holiday Inn, City Centre, Cardiff
Saturday 16 February 2008	Terry Ewington – “Watching the Coast”	2.00 p.m. in Cardiff Holiday Inn, City Centre, Cardiff
Saturday 15 March 2008	Peter Davey - “Clifton Rocks Railway”	2.00 p.m. in Anglican/Methodist Church Centre, Prewett Street, Bristol
Saturday 12 April 2008	Branch AGM – followed by Noel Kemp - “Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway”	2.00 p.m. in Greyfriars Hall, Marine Hill, Clevedon
Saturday 19 April 2008	Branch Annual Dinner	7.00pm. for 7.30pm. at The Best Western Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon (New Venue)
Branch Secretary: Mrs Diane Hollingdale, 5 Sward Close, Rogerstone, Newport, NP10 0AZ email: dianeholli@ntlworld.com