About Regional Events

Organised by volunteers
 
The Sussex Group at Leeds Castle
 
In several counties member-volunteers have formed 'Regional Groups' and they always welcome new people keen to get involved or suggest ideas for activities. Events range from the technical, such as lime days, to the more aesthetic, e.g. a small concert in an historic building.  On the whole they constitute visits to private buildings not normally open to the public, and a chance to speak to local historians and experts.
 
The Regional Groups started in 1994 and the number has grown each year until now we have 16: Sussex, Kent & Surrey, Hampshire, the Marches, Somerset, Bath & Bristol, Devon, Yorkshire, Cumbria, South Lancashire & Cheshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, East Midlands, Fenland and Wash, Suffolk, and Wales. 
 
Ray Moseley, Organiser of the Hampshire Group, gives a demo. at Mickelmersh Brickworks
 
 
 
There is also SPAB in Scotland.
 

Highlights of Group Activities: July-September 2008

For further details see members' passworded Regional Groups Events page or contact SPAB.

 
17th July: Bath & Bristol Group, 4.00p.m.-6.00p.m.
St. Paul's Church, Bristol
Repairs and circus skills and organic tea.
 
 
19th July: Fenland & Wash Group, 6.00p.m.-10.30p.m.
Summer Evening of Farm Buildings with Jazz and Fish & Chips
Sutton, near Ely.
A few £10 tickets still available.
 
19th July: Marches Group, all day
Herefordshire Day including Hellens.
 
25th July: Sussex Group
Concert at Danny House, Hurstpierpoint.
 
26th July: Kent & Surrey Group, 2.00p.m.
St. Mildred's Priory, Minster in Thanet, including tea. 
 
30th July: Kent & Surrey Group/Plumbers' Company, from 9.am. all day
Vann Centenary Celebration.
A programme of lectures, house & garden tours, refreshments. Some places still available. Book £55 tickets with Joy Mann, SPAB.
 
9th August: Kent & Surrey Group, 2.00p.m.
Farnham Town Tour.
 
16th August: East Midlands Group, 10.30a.m.
Lyddington Village Walking Tour.
 
29th August: Somerset Group, 2.00p.m.
The West Somerset Mineral Railway Project.
Some rough walking.
 
14th September: Essex Group, 10.00a.m.-5.00p.m.
Sail from Tilbury to London & return on 1928 Thames barge "Cabby",
 the last wooden sailing barge, with talk & refreshments.
 
16th September: Kent & Surrey Group, 2.00p.m.
Westenhanger Castle.
 
20th September: Yorkshire Group, 10.00a.m. all day
Temple Newsam House & the plaster Workshops of Ornate Interiors.
Tours, talks, refreshments & an opportunity to try applying haired lime plaster, running a cornice mould and plaster casting.
 
26th September: Kent & Surrey Group, 2.00p.m.
Strawberry Hill.
 
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10.30p.m.
 
 
 
If you join the SPAB you will receive contact details and activities of the local group in your area.  All members of SPAB can go along to events organised by any group, provided there is room. 
 
 
Current Regional Group events are listed on the EVENTS page.