STAFFORDSHIRE
CENTRE
NEWSLETTER
May 2014
Including Autumn 2014 Programme
Snakeshead Fritillary
Shugborough March 2014
Chairman’s Notes
Already we are a quarter of the way through 2014. Where does time
go? I am writing this the day before the Annual Lunch, which had to
be re-arranged due to the Terrace going into liquidation during February. I would like to thank Hilary and Brian and their helpers for
arranging the lunch at Walton Village Hall with catering by Jenkinsons
at very short notice.
By the time you receive this Newsletter we will have had the AGM.
Hopefully we will be welcoming new members to the Committee. At
the Supporters Group Conference last year Associations and Centres
were encouraged to change their committee members regularly and
not allow members to continue in the same post for more than three
years. Most of our present committee have served for over 10 years, so
we must work towards having new members.
During the summer, as well as the holiday in Devon, we have
arranged trips to Erddig [see below], Winterbourne House and the
BBC in Birmingham, Eastnor Castle and Arley Hall as well as the
monthly walks. We hope these will meet with your approval. You will
find details of the 2015 May holiday in southern Scotland fter the ‘New
Members’ section. Offers by members to organize events, walks, talks
or trips are always gratefully received.
I would like to personally thank the committee and other helpers for
all their efforts over the last year.
Joyce Rowe
Summer Programme
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the car trip to Erddig
which was to have taken place on Tuesday May 13th.
We have spaces for the following visits [details opposite]
25th June: Winterbourne House and/or BBC Birmingham.
22nd July: Eastnor castle, Ledbury.
12th August: Arley Hall
Summer Events Re-advertised
Winterbourne House & BBC Birmingham
Wednesday 25th June
Winterbourne House was the home of the Nettlefold family. Apart from
making screws and bolts the Nettlefolds were interested in the well being of
their workers and developed housing and leisure facilities in the area.
The house and gardens follow the style of the Arts & Crafts movement. The
house, which is toured on a free flow basis, has displays explaining the many
features of family life in the Nettlefold household. The garden now Birmingham University's Botanic Garden is open for you to explore. There is a tea
room offering snacks and light lunches.
BBC Birmingham is offering 1½ hour tours for groups of 17 people at a time.
We have booked two tours. The coach will take the first tour to the Mailbox
at 10.15 and will take the second group at 1.45. After each tour the group will
return to Winterbourne House. We will leave Winterbourne at 4.30pm returning to Lichfield for 5.30pm.
Tour spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served
basis. However, instead of taking the BBC tour some of you might prefer to
spend more time relaxing in the House and Garden and maybe take the 10
minute walk to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts [free].
Winterbourne House and BBC: Members £23.00 Visitors £24.00
Winterbourne House: Members £16.00 Visitors £17.00
Stafford RS 8.30. Wildwood 8.45. Lichfield BS 9.15
Peter Jobling 01785 822592 or 07539 978322
Eastnor Castle , Ledbury
Tuesday 22nd July
The castle is set in the foothills of the Malvern Hills and designed to look like
one of the medieval castles guarding the Welsh Borders. It was built
between 1812 and 1820 and a few years later Pugin and Fox were commissioned to plan some internal alterations and decoration. One could not
mistake that the designer of the quite exceptional Gothic Drawing Room was
Pugin. Our tour of the castle will be on a self guided basis. The castle was
built by the Somers/Cocks family and has been their home ever since. The
present owners are members of the Historic Houses Association and in 2012
won an award for the best restoration of a Georgian Country House.
There are 100 acres of grounds with woodland, lake, an arboretum with rare
trees, tree trail and an ice house. The tearoom offers light lunches and afternoon teas.
Members £22.50 Visitors £23.50
Stafford RS 9.00 Wildwood 9.15 Lichfield BS 9.45
Brian and Hilary Taylor 01785 242305
Arley Hall [car visit]
Tuesday 12th August
Arley Hall was built mid 19th century in the Victorian Jacobean style and
stands on the site of the first house built by the family in 1469. It has had a
link to the same family for the past 500 years and is currently the home of
Lord and Lady Ashbrook. Their particular passions are their landscaped
park and award winning gardens. This visit offers a wonderful experience
for anyone wanting to stroll around some of the most beautiful gardens in
the UK and soak up some interesting family history.
Meet in the main car park at 11am and then after registering with Arley
staff, you are free to enjoy the gardens, the grade II listed church, the café/
restaurant at the Arley Tudor Barn, the plant nursery or your picnic.
Meet 2.00pm at the front of the hall for the House tour after which members
are again free to proceed as they wish.
Cost £9.50 for members and £10 for visitors. This price is for the house tour and
garden/church access only. Please make your own arrangements for food etc
Directions. Leave the M6 at J19 take the A556 south west, take immediate
right B5391 towards Pickmere then after a short distance bear right on the
Budworth Road following signs to Arley Hall and Gardens. Post code CW9
6NA.
David and Judy-Anne Wakelin 01543 25 27 28 or 07855 47 82 41
New Members
We warmly welcome the following new members who have joined
the Centre since December 2013.
Mr & Mrs P Arnold
Mrs M Emery
Mrs H Finch
Mrs J Parnaby
Mrs M Pease
Mr & Mrs A Willis
Cannock
Stafford
Stafford
Haughton
Stafford
Gnosall
Joan Jobling: Membership and Booking Secretary
Holiday 2015 New Lanark
Sunday 17th to Friday 22nd May
The New Lanark Mill Hotel, a beautifully restored 18th century mill,
has been provisionally booked for five nights . The mill is one of the
buildings on the New Lanark village site originally owned and
managed by Robert Owen. During the 18th &19th centuries the site
was the largest of its kind in the world. It is now a designated
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Programme to include:
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum [NT for Scotland]
Dumfries House
Pollock Country Park - The Burrell Collection and
Pollock House [NT for Scotland]
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Newhailles [NT for Scotland]
New Lanark World Heritage Site
Edinburgh University Botanic Gardens Dawych
Scotland seems a long way but New Lanark is only 2 miles further
than Alnwick and excellent roads make the journey time faster.
Robert Burns
Robert Owen
A Few Memories
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ingestre
Following the visit to Ingestre Hall our guide Jill took us to the only parish
church outside London attributed to Sir Christopher Wren. Architectural historians acknowledge this ‘jewel hidden in the Staffordshire countryside’ as
Wren’s work.
Ingestre is first mentioned as Gastreon in the Domesday Book of 1086. In
1256 the manor passed by marriage into the Chetwynd family. The first
church known to have existed in the village was also built in the 13th century
and fragments of its mediaeval glass are preserved in two windows in the
present church. By 1673 the mediaeval church was in poor repair and the
Lord of the Manor of Ingestre, Walter Chetwynd, was given permission by
the Archbishop of Canterbury to build a new one.
Ingestre Church and Christopher Wren
The Church is approached through a western tower topped with a balustrade and four urns, similar to those found in Wren’s London churches, but
without a steeple. The nave is square with four round arched windows on
each side and a matching upper row of round windows. The plaster ceiling is
supported by three pairs of piers inscribed with the names of Gilbert and S.
Hand. Again, this is similar to those in several of Wren’s London churches.
The Flanders oak woodwork has been attributed to Grinling Gibbons who
worked for Wren in St Paul’s Cathedral. Electric lighting was installed in the
Church as early as 1886. A peal of six bells in the tower bears the arms of
Walter Chetwynd. Candlesticks, a chalice and paten and two plates from the
Church are kept on display at the County Museum in Shugborough Hall.
In 2000 death watch beetle was found in the roof and the Church was closed
for four years. A grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enabled the
roof to be restored and access provided for those with mobility difficulties.
The Church re-opened to the public in 2004, enabling everyone to enjoy it
once again. A further HLF grant contributed to the restoration of the bells
and ensured the heritage of bell ringing at Ingestre would continue.
Sue Willis
Reminiscences of an Army Bandsman
December
We had a wonderfully entertaining and nostalgic afternoon with Alan
Hopton, a very talented clarinettist and saxophonist who, when he came out
of the army took over his father’s music business. He still runs a violin
business from home and plays in a band. He previously played in various
Mecca bands and also led his own band.
The main theme of his talk was the changing face of popular music in the
20th century, and he played saxophone and clarinet to show these changes.
Popular music of course included the Big Bands of the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s. I
was not brought up in Stafford but I do know that many of our members can
remember going to the ballroom at Trentham to hear Big Bands.
Alan had recordings of bands and singers which he played for a few minutes
and then asked us to identify band and singer. So many memories - Ambrose, Jack Hylton, Ted Heath, Billy Cotton, Duke Ellington, Henry Hall, Victor Sylvester, Edmundo Ross, Max Jaffa, Glen Millar and many more. Of
course in those days it was all ballroom dancing, but he did remind us of
some of the old time dances such as Barn Dance, Military Two Step, St Bernard’s Waltz, the Palais Glide, Conga, Hokey Cokey and Hands, Knees and
Bumps-a-daisy. Some of the singers we heard went back a long way such as
Al Booth, Richard Tauber, Anne Zeigler and Webster Booth and others more
recently such as Matt Munro, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Andy Williams and
Bing Crosby.
Alan said that in the past bands and singers entertained the public and it was
possible to hold a conversation when they were performing but today, as
many of us know from experience, it is impossible to hear any one speaking
because they want to show themselves off. They want to entertain themselves and not the people at the dance or function.
Alan’s sons Mark and Phillip are in the music business. Mark runs an international guitar business from Ashbourne and Phillip, who is based in Sweden, promotes ‘pop’ music and recording.
I was brought up in Leeds and in my late teens and early twenties and with
friends spent many nights in the various ballrooms in and around the city.
They were very happy times .
Ann Rowe
Food Waste for Energy and Fertilizer
February
Helen Franklin, the Managing Director of Lower Reule Bioenergy Ltd, gave a
fascinating talk on the conversion of food waste into energy. Sounds good,
sounds easy [but not in practice] and environmentally great. The process in
outline converts food waste into electricity and the residue into fertiliser for
the farm. The UK throws away about 7.2 million tonnes of food waste per
year of which 5.8 million tonnes is avoidable. The majority is sent to landfill
where it rots producing methane and carbon dioxide.
The company collects waste food. [supermarkets - 50%, Local Authority refuse - 45%, and industry - 5%] and it is taken to two sites for sorting and
packing. At a Transfer Station the packaged waste has to be broken up so
that the plastic can be removed and sent on to Tyseley Energy Recovery
Facility to generate electricity. The rest is mixed with water to make a pumpable feedstock. This ‘porridge’ is then transported by tanker to the AD plant
(anaerobic digestion) where it generates methane which drives two biogas
engines to produce electricity. The filtered solid produced is not a waste
product but is a digestate which is nitrogen rich and used as a fertiliser so
reducing the use of expensive inorganic mineral fertilisers. The processes are,
however, much more complicated than this simplified summary appears to
show. After ‘any questions ‘ Helen was thanked for her talk.
Haydn Poulsom
Lower Reule Bioenergy Ltd
Salt Production in Stafford
January
I was invited as a guest to a talk on the production of salt in England, with
special reference to the salt industry in Stafford. Having attended a talk by
the same speaker, Dr John Wilcox on the trains of Cannock Chase I knew I
was in for a treat.
Salt production had primarily been a coastal enterprise, trapping sea water
and letting natural evaporation concentrate the brine in order to harvest the
salt crystals. However, in Britain lead salt pans were used by the Romans at
Middlewich, Nantwich and Northwich . (The suffix WICH indicating a salt
producing area.) These were used to supply the Romans at their base in Chester. Roman soldiers were partly
paid in salt. It is said to be from
this that we get the word soldier - ‘sal dare’, meaning to
give salt. From the same source
we get the word salary,
‘salarium’.
Salt making in Stafford did not
commence until the mid 1800s
Lumpman’s barrow and salt skimmer both when the local council drilling
for fresh water on Stafford
from Common Road Saltworks,Stafford.
common discovered the water
rising from the bore hole was
extremely salty. Quickly a method of pumping water, from the local river,
into the underground rocks developed into a thriving salt industry. Having
ample quantities of brine for the salt factories on Stafford Common the brine
was pumped, using an underground pipe via the town centre, to Baswich
where another salt making facility was built. This however was situated on
the canal bank in order to use the Trent and Mersey canal to transport the
finished product. The works have long been demolished and the site is now a
mobile home park fittingly called ‘The Saltings’.
Brine was pumped to large open heated tanks where the water was heated
and the smooth white crystals removed. The tools corroded rapidly together
with the railway wagons used to transport the salt to the many parts of the
country. This was such an issue for the salt companies that a dedicated salt
wagon repair shed was established in Stafford.
The development of the salt factories necessitated the building of a railway
line to service expanding production. The line opening in 1867 line, had a
station at Stafford Common and was called the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway. It was known locally as ‘The Clog and Knocker Line’. Initially four stations were built, at Salt, Ingestre, Stowe and Grindley. The line allowed salt
trains to travel to Derby and on to London. The line closed in 1951.
This access to a readily available source of brine led to the opening of the
Royal Brine Baths in Greengate Street in 1892, designed by George Wormald.
Its royal title was granted after a visit by the Duchess of Teck in 1895. [She
became the Queen Consort to King George V in 1910] A swimming pool, Turkish
baths and a several therapeutic pools were provided. Entrance was sixpence.
The area fronting the river was at one time used as a boatyard. Rowing boats
and canoes could be hired from ‘Old Joe’ the boatman. The open area beneath the tower was used by the fire brigade to dry their hoses and store
their ladders. The baths were demolished in 1977 when the building was
found to be unsafe. Civic offices now stand on this site.
Brine Baths, Greengate Street, Stafford
The talk concluded with a Q&A session and many interesting points were
raised.
I was pleased I had attended and, once again, was not disappointed.
John Houseman
Ramble Around Seighford
January
We arrived in Seighford on a cold but bright Saturday hoping that the signs
to the village which had been misleadingly turned around, was not an omen
of things to come!
There was a fair group of us assembled and ready to go after a good session
of “Happy New Year” to friends and acquaintances. Peter led us from the
Holly Bush Community Pub along the road and rather quirkily, had a minor
navigational slip within a few yards of the pub. However after that, he led a
very varied walk with the only recurring theme being that of mud, mud and
more mud. Many of the fields had been churned up by horses who were still
present, but mostly they were just water-logged and boggy. There was one
spectacular tumble when one of our party got very stuck in an exceptionally
glutinous part, and in trying to extract her boot, went a ‘right purler’. However there were other points of interest too. We walked alongside the old
Seighford Aerodrome airstrip, which is now laid out as a training area for
HGV drivers, with traffic cones and circuits in evidence. Later we walked
along part of the Shropshire Union Railway path – straight and flat.
Further on, across another clarty field with the remnants of a maize crop, we
came to Derrington Millennium Green. Those for whom it was a first visit,
were surprised by the size of the area – pond, benches, woodland, but with a
huge grassy stretch in its midst, being well used by dog walkers. The site
had apparently been given by a local farmer, to create this community amenity. We also went through an old orchard with the fallen fruit providing a
winter treat for the local birds. By now, we too were getting hungry, so the
sight of a downhill path made of old concrete sleepers made a very welcome
sight. Then onto the last bit of roadway and into the pub, [muddy footwear,
first removed of course] where we had a very companionable lunch. The distraction of bright sunshine in the diners’ eyes proved the only challenge and
we left, thanking Peter for organising our first lovely walk of the year.
Judy Brass
Ramble around Longdon
February
After the recent dire weather, it was great to have a good weather forecast
for the walk. A group of around 16 assembled at the Swan with Two Necks
pub and set off promptly for a walk under blue skies and with light winds.
None of this is unusual, most walks have between 10 and 20 people, with
few going on every walk, so you are always meeting different people to
share walks in the local countryside. The weather is invariably better than
average and after the walk most people stay and have a meal and continue
the chat.
Today was no exception. Our leader Jean had tweeked the walk to avoid the
worst mud. The first surprise came after a ten minute gentle climb; a panoramic view which made Armitage and Handsacre look very attractive among
the fields! After crossing the Lichfield Road we walked through a PYO farm
(with warning notices about picking the fruit for instant consumption), and
under the railway which has now recovered from the doubling of the tracks
to four.
Then the scenery changed into the cosy ambiance of the canal as we walked
to Armitage and alongside Armitage Shanks – glad to see it is still working
and giving local employment. The village of Armitage was a surprise with its
Winter work on the fruit farm and Trent Mersey
narrow lanes and great mixture of 18th century cottages, Victorian villas and
modern infill.
Our final surprise of the day was seeing a herd of reindeer and, was that a
skylark that we could hear?
Thanks again to Jean for another great day.
Harold Potter
Ramble around Tittisworth Reservoir
April
A view of the Roaches from west shore of Tittisworth Reservoir
The Severn Trent Visitor Centre
A great day out organised by Joyce Rowe and Margaret Winfield; very good
walking, sunshine, much wildlife, excellent views and tasty ‘local’ food at
the Visitor Centre.
Ramble from Bishop’s Wood
April
A small group of members met at the ‘Royal Oak’ in Bishop’s Wood and was
joined by Carol who had recently taken over the Shropshire Centre’s walking
group and was interested in the walk Derek was leading today.
Our first stop was at Black Ladies, a small priory founded in the 12th century
for Benedictine nuns and dedicated to St Mary. The priory was dissolved in
1536 and later became known as ‘Black Ladies’. The name relates to the black
habit worn by the nuns. The present house built by the Gifford family in Tudor
and Jacobean style is grade 2 listed.
From here we walked to Bosobel House built in 1632, another grade 2 listed
building that has over time been a farmhouse , a holiday home and a hunting
lodge. It played an important part in the escape of Charles II from the Roundheads. The king spent a night in the tiny priest hole in the attic; a descendant of
the Royal Oak which sheltered the fugitive king from Cromwell’s troops after
the battle of Worcester in 1651 still stands in a field near the house. Here we
had our ‘coffee stop’ and English Heritage allowed us into the shop to buy coffee and to use their picnic tables. Whilst there we were visited by two very
elegant hens and an even more elegant cockerel.
Then onward to the ruins of White Ladies Priory. Originally the Priory of St
Leonard of Brewood, it was built for Augustinian canonesses who wore white
habits, hence the name. Canonesses are not nuns but live an enclosed life. The
first record of White Ladies is in 1186. It was dissolved in 1536 but four canonesses lived there until 1538. Now only the remains of the church and boundary
wall can be seen.
A lovely walk in beautiful countryside with wild flowers along the way and
trees showing the first signs of green. We ended the walk back at the Royal
Oak where eight of us had lunch. Many thanks to Derek.
Rosemary Beynon
Summer Programme Reminder
Details of these events can be found in the January 2014 Newsletter
or at www.ntstaffscentre.uwclub.net/Index.htm
Wednesday 11th June
Walk - Chasewater Country Park
Joyce Rowe 01785 822579
Margaret Winfield 01785 822507
Wednesday 25th June
Coach Winterbourne House and BBC
Peter Jobling
01785 822592 or 07539 978322
Thursday 17th July
Walk - Much Wenlock
David and Judy-Anne Wakelin
01543 252728 or 07855 478241
Tuesday 22nd July
Coach - Eastnor Castle, Ledbury
Brian and Hilary Taylor
01785 242305
Tuesday 12th August
Car - Arley Hall
David and Judy-Anne Wakelin
01543 252728 or 07855 478241
Tuesday 19th August
Walk - Around Middleton Lakes
Brian and Hilary Taylor
01785 242305 or on day 07815 555435
Autumn Programme
Rambles
The cost of joining a ramble is £1.50 for members and £2.00 for visitors.
Please meet in the designated car park at least 10 minutes before the
walk is due to begin. Members are most welcome to join ramblers for
lunch; just phone the leaders and let them know.
Blithfield 4.6 miles
Tuesday 2nd September
From the car park, we cross Newton Hurst Lane and go north east on field
paths, quiet lanes and bridleways towards Wollaston's Coppice. From there
we go roughly north west through a lobe of Kingstone Wood to Moorfields,
and on to Dowry, from where we return to Newtonhurst Lane via Upper
Callowhill and Callowhill. On reaching Newtonhurst Lane we cut through a
Wood to regain the car park.
Start: 10.30am in car park OS GR 057259
Lunch: Coach and Horses, Abbots Bromley
David Bates 07713 241822 or 01785 253862
Viv Bates
07753 660887 or 01785 253862
Rugeley to Colton 6 miles
Wednesday 15th October
We did this walk 18 months ago, but omitted the last part as the weather
turned wet. So the plan is to reverse the walk and start along the canal, then
onto the Staffordshire Way from Colton. We then go to Stockwell Heath and
back to the Yorkshireman over fields passing several attractive ponds and an
ancient oak tree. . Lunch is available at The Yorkshireman.
Start: 10.15am Rugeley Trent Valley Station [parking ] OS GR 049191
Lunch: The Yorkshireman
Joyce Rowe 01785 822579 or 07970984575
Margaret Winfield 01785 822507 or 07779 872573
Rudyard Lake 5 miles
Thursday 13th November
Built in 1796 as a feeder reservoir to supply the Cauldon Canal at a time
when the canals were vital arteries of the Industrial Revolution in the
Midlands, the lake has now become a popular spot for sailors, rowers and
walkers and is a retreat for those living in the Potteries. John Kipling and his
fiancée walked here in 1863 and subsequently named their son after the lake.
There are some interesting houses which were built for the pottery owners
when the industry was at its peak.
The walk is mainly flat, on good paths with just a short section on quiet
roads and it encircles the water. There are toilets available about 15 minutes
beyond the start of the walk.
Start: Rudyard Lake and Steam Railway car park ST13 8PF OS GR 956578
Time: 10.15am
Lunch: The White Lion, Macclesfield Rd. Leek ST13 8LD OS GR 974570
Please let me know by the 10th November if lunch is required.
David Brass 01785 665716, 0789 660 6330 or on the day Judy 0774 016 3501
Christmas Lunch and optional Ramble Cannock Chase 4 miles
Monday 1st December
This is an easy walk of about 4 miles on Cannock Chase. We shall walk along
the ridge to the Katyn Memorial and then to the Glacial Boulder where we
can stop for a coffee break if needed. We then go down to the track along the
Sherbrook Valley and finally a gentle ascent back to our starting point.
Start: 10am at the Commonwealth War Cemetery OS GR 98415
Lunch: 1.00pm ‘The Rag’ Rawnsley [ OS GR 037120]
Please could you book your place ASAP but no later than 12th September.
Please pay in full £12.00 for Members and £12.50 for Visitors for main
course and desert.
Rob & Lesley Thompson [walk] 01889 882363 or 07879744512
Jean Norman [lunch] 01827 289356
Talks
The Wall of Silence
Tuesday 23rd September
The speaker on this the first of our Autumn talks will be George Sweeney,
one of our committee members, long since retired as Assistant Director of
Social Services for Staffordshire County Council. His subject matter will be
on Deafness and entitled ‘The Wall Of Silence’ and will cover the period
from 1940 to 1980. George is an excellent speaker. He has a way with words
and a keen sense of humour which make his talks interesting.
Venue: 2.30pm Walton Village Hall
George Sweeney 01785 251427
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Register Office
Tuesday 28th October
John Yates is the resident genealogist at Birmingham Register Office. He is
an interesting and humorous speaker who will recount incidents, past and
present which have enriched his work.
Venue: 2.30pm Walton Village Hall.
Hilary Taylor 01785 242305
Lest we Forget
Tuesday 4th November
(One Hundred Years of Remembrance and Commemoration)
With the centenary of the Great War (1914-18) many will be reflecting on that
momentous event and its legacies. It is a time to pay tribute; respect the bereaved, honour heroes and endeavour to untangle fact from fantasy, propaganda and myth. This talk uses the Great War as a springboard to explore
acts of remembrance and commemoration in Britain since then; taking our
exploration much wider than just those who died in battle. Danny Wells,
who came to talk to us about Christmas and the Victorians, is returning to
give this very timely talk five days before Remembrance Sunday.
Venue 2.30 pm. Walton Village Hall
Lesley Thompson 01889 882363
Discovering Stafford Castle
Tuesday 9th December
We welcome David Wilkinson who will give us a talk on the history of Stafford Castle from the eleventh century to the present day including its changing fortunes and some of its occupants. He will summareise the geophysical
and earthwork surveys and will feature the excavations which were carried
out in the 1980’s. John will highlight the importance of the early castle and
some of the problems of archaeological interpretation.
Venue 2.30pm Walton Village Hall
Hilary Taylor 01785 242305
Your Committee
Chairman
Joyce Rowe
8 The Seesall,
Gnosall, Stafford.
ST20 0HH
01785 822579
Secretary
Lesley Thompson
14 Haywood Heights,
Little Haywood, Stafford.
ST18 0UR
01889 882363
Treasurer
Brian Taylor
18 Osborne Crescent,
Stafford. ST17 0AD 01785 242305
Newsletter and Programme Editor
Jean Norman
60 Brook End,
Fazeley. B78 3RT
01827 289356
Membership/Bookings Secretary
Joan Jobling
‘Laburnum Villa’,
Wharf Road, Gnosall, Stafford.
ST20 0DA
01785 822592
Publicity
Peter Jobling
‘Laburnum Villa’,
Wharf Road, Gnosall, Stafford.
ST20 0DA
01785 822592
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Hilary Taylor
18 Osborne Crescent,
Stafford. ST17 0AD 01785 242305
Member
George Sweeney
130 Newport Road,
Stafford. ST16 1BA
Member
Margaret Winfield
‘Fownhope Villa’,
The Rank, Gnosall, Stafford.
ST20 0BU
01785 822507
Member
Sue Willis
72, Farmdown Road,
Baswich, Stafford.
01785 247411
01785 251427
Member
David Brass
15, White Oaks,
Wildwood, Stafford.
ST17 4SL
01785 665716
Hon. President: G/Capt. Gordon Burgess
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