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A selection of meetings of interest to members. Please note that these meetings are
organised by other groups etc. 2010 Events from Other Societies Malcolm Dawes Detailed below are events organised by other societies, which
may be of interest Weekend 24th- 25th July. Toy and Rail Collectors Fair. Horsted Keynes Station, Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800. Sunday 25th July. Worthing Seafront Bus Rally. www.worthingbusrally.co.uk Sunday 25th July. Classic Cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Sunday 1st August. Eastbourne Vintage Bus Rally. http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.smith/buses/CBR/CBR01.htm. Sunday 1st August. Classic Microcar and Scooter Rally, bubble cars, three-wheelers and scooters. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Sunday 1st August, 4.00pm. A History of the Bohemia Estate. Old Hastings Preservation Society talk by Heather Grief. Hastings History Centre, Courthouse St, Hastings. www.ohps.org.uk. Friday 6th- Sunday 8th August. 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Visit of newly built main-line loco Tornado, Furness Railway No 20 and Blue Circle. Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800. Monday 9th August, 7.30 pm. Closed
Stations. Malcolm Stroud will test your knowledge of lost stations. Southern
Electric Group, Sussex Branch event. Wednesday 18th August, 7.45pm. Railways on Picture Postcards. Sussex Transport Interest Group talk by John Hollands. £2. London Road Station, Brighton. 01273 512839. Friday 20th August, 7.00pm. Brighton from Fishing Village to Railway Town. Polegate and Willingdon Local History Society talk by Trevor Povey. £2 visitors. St.John’s Church Hall, High Street, Polegate. 01323 485971. Weekend 21st - 22nd August. Vintage Transport Weekend. Vintage cars, traction engines and trains. Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800. www.bluebell-railway.co.uk. Weekend 21st - 22nd August. Shoreham Air Show. Shoreham Airport. www.shorehamairshow.com Sunday 22nd August. Commercial Vehicles Rally. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Monday 30th August, 10am to 4 pm. Special Bank Holiday Event Day at the Brede Steam Engines. Steam and working industrial engines. Situated 6 miles from Hastings on A28 to Ashford. 01323 897310. Thursday 2nd- Sunday 5th September. Amberley Beer festival. Over 60 real ales, many from Sussex. Food demonstrations and crafts during the weekend. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. 3rd - 9th September. Association for Industrial Archaeology Conference in Falmouth. Details of programme and booking form at www.industrial-archaeology.org.uk. Monday 6th September. Sailings of Waverley Paddle Steamer. First of two cruises from Worthing during September. www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk Wednesday 8th September, 7.30pm. Early Radar in Sussex. Chichester Local History Society talk by Brian Worsfold. £2. New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester. 01243 784915. Saturday 11th September, 10.30am to 3.30pm. Tours of St. John’s Chapel. St.John’s St, Chichester. Guided hourly tours of the Chapel by Alan Green. Heritage Open Day Event. Saturday 11th September, 10.00am to 4.00pm. History Event at the Guildhall, Priory Park, Chichester. Hands-on archaeology, history, music and an exhibition of the building. Heritage Open Day Event. Weekend 11th - 12th September, 10.30am to 5.00pm. Fernhurst Furnace Open Days. Tours of the furnaces, charcoal burning, musket and cannon demonstrations, cookery and refreshments. 1 mile west of Fernhurst. SU879283. www.fernhurstsociety.org.uk/furnace Sunday 12th September. Amberley Bus Show. Ride on buses dating from Edwardian era to recent times. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Monday 13th September, 7.30 pm. Vintage EMU Photographs. Southern Electric Group, Sussex Branch presentation by Richard Larkin. £2. Deall Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick. 01273 462049. Wednesday 15th September, 7.30pm. Convoy Peewit. Conflict in the English Channel during the Battle of Britain. Sussex Military History Society talk by Andy Saunders. £3 non-members. Function Room, The Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes. sussexmilitary.org.uk. Friday 17th September, 7.00pm. Memoirs of Chichester Harbour. Chichester District Museum talk by Judi Darley. Ravenna Suite, Westgate Leisure Centre, Chichester. Tickets 01243 784683 or on the door. Weekend 18th - 19th September. Miniature Steam and Model weekend. Over 60 model steam engines in action. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Sunday 26th September. Craft Day, Traditional Skills and Crafts. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Weekend of 9th - 10th October. Austin Counties Car Rally. Vehicles on show at Tenterden Station. Kent and East Sussex Railway. kesr.org.uk. Sunday 10th October. Autumn Vintage Vehicle Show. Vintage cars, motorcycles, buses and lorries. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Sunday 17th October. Industrial Transport Day. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370. Friday 22rd - Sunday 24th October. Giants of Steam Weekend. Running of larger locomotives plus a visiting engine. Free Vintage Bus Service on the Sunday. Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800. www.bluebell-railway.co.uk. Sunday 7th November. London to Brighton veteran car run. Do please check details before travelling. 3rd - 9th
September. Association for Industrial Archaeology Conference in Falmouth.
Please let Malcolm Dawes know if your society or contacts have a meeting which might be of interest to Sussex IAS members for inclusion here and in future Newsletters.
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