Branches

Branch Meetings

Situated throughout the UK are a number local branches which hold regular meetings. Here the card collector can associate with fellow collectors and enjoy the advantages of organised Cartophilic activities. These friendly, interesting events are all about cards. Members buy, sell and exchange among themselves. Dealers regularly attend with thousands of 'odd' cards, sets and accessories. Here you can mingle with new, veteran and specialist collectors; here you will find opportunities to view cards, learn about your hobby from experienced collectors, identify your cards, and much more.

The Society meets at the locations listed below. Where a branch provides information in the internet, a link is provided to the corresponding web page. Please note that these pages are the responsibility of the individual branches.

You are strongly advised to check with the contact given before attending any events in case the information provided is not current. In particular I have noticed that the information given below is not always consistent with the published list of meeting dates or the information provided by the branch in the Internet.

CHILTERN BRANCH
P F Meyer, 273 Marlow Bottom, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 3QF
Tel: 01628 473604
Meet at Holford Centre, Stanton St John, Oxford, on 2nd Monday in month at 7.30pm (1st Monday in September, & Xmas Dinner in December to confirm).

CORNWALL BRANCH
Roy Worgan, 13 Gwarnick Road, Redanick, Truro TR1 2LF
Tel: 01872 278357
Meet at the Royal British Legion Club, Truro, on 3rd Wednesday of the month (not July or Aug), at 7.00 for 7.30pm.

COTSWOLD BRANCH
Jim Lightstone, 41 Cromwell Road, Cheltenham, Glos. GL52 5DN
Tel: 01242 528587
Meet at the Civil Service Club, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham on 3rd Wednesday each month at 7.00-9.00 pm (except 1st Wednesday in May, & Sunday Rally on 7th June).

EAST ANGLIAN BRANCH
Colin Fawcett, 5 Common Road, Walton Highway, Wisbech, Cambs PE14 7DG
Tel: 01945 58365
(Further contact details on site)
Meets 3rd Saturday of each month at Roydon Village Hall Diss South Norfolk from 8.30 to 3.00pm except December when the meeting is on the 2nd Saturday.

EAST KENT BRANCH
George Rogers, 24 Island Road, Upstreet, Canterbury, Kent CT3 4DA
Tel: 01227 860772
Meet at the Chaucer Club, Canterbury from 6.30pm on last Tuesday of the month (no meetings in August or December).

HANTS & DORSET BRANCH
Mr Chris Pozzetti, 5 Clive Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset BH9 1NR
Tel: 01202 531771
Meet at Corfe Mullen Village Hall, 2.00pm – 4.30pm. One Sunday of each month, except August (see dates).

HANTS-SURREY BORDERS BRANCH
Mrs Beverly Wright, 32 Goldsmith Close, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 4YP
Telephone 01189 730334
Meet at Normandy village hall, Glaziers lane, Normandy, usually on 2nd Sunday of each month.
Click here for meeting details

HUMBERSIDE BRANCH
Bill Smart, 24 Westminster Drive, Grimsby, N E Lincolnshire DN34 4TZ
Tel: 01472 352966
Meet at the Sherpa Pub, Grange Lane, South Scunthorpe on Saturdays 10.00am to 5.00pm (see dates).

LEICESTER BRANCH
Kevin Kershaw, 13 Sponne Rise, Eyres Monsall, Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 6TU
Tel: 0116 2911 561
e-mail kevin DOT kershaw AT ntlworld DOT com
Meet at The Fairfield Inn, Gloucester Crescent, South Wigston, Leicester on 2nd Monday of month.

LINCOLNSHIRE BRANCH
David Scuffham, (Club Chairman) 37 Bradford Road, Boston, Lincs PE21 8BJ
Tel: 01205 310164
Email: d.j.scuff AT btinternet DOT com.
Website: www.lincs-cardcollectors.co.uk .
Meet at Merrimans (formerly Ruddy Duck), Wyberton Fen, Nr.Boston, on the first Saturday in month from 10.00am (except no meeting in August).

LONDON BRANCH
Oliver Sanders, 42 West Farm Close, Ashstead, Surrey KT21 2LJ.
Tel: 01372 273319.
Meet at The Carpenters Arms, 12 Seymour Place, London W1H 7NE at 5pm (Auction at 6.30pm) on Mondays or Thursdays (see dates).

MIDLANDS BRANCH
Frances Brennan, 10 Chestnut Drive, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham B45 8AQ
Tel: 0121 4452194
Email: cofton AT btconnect DOT com .
Meet at Selly Oak Methodist Church Hall, Langleys Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham on the third Friday of alternate months at 6.30pm (see dates). Rally details still to be advised.

NORTH-EAST BRANCH
George Hoare, 13 Burnside, Witton Gilbert, Co Durham DH7 6SE.
Tel: 0191 371 0558.
Meet at the Civic Centre, Gateshead on the first Thursday in the month.

NORTHANTS BRANCH
Dave Walden, 151 Wycliffe Road, Northampton NN1 5JJ
Tel: 01604 461414
Meet at Spencer Dallington Community Centre, Tintern Avenue, Northampton on 3rd Thursday of every month at 6.30pm.

NOTTINGHAM BRANCH
Rod Harding, 45 Erewash Grove, Toton, Notts. NG10 6EY.
Tel: 01159 722298.
Email: rod.harding AT btinternet DOTcom .
Meet at the Royal British Legion Club, 15 Nottingham Road, Gotham, Nottingham; on bi-monthly Thursdays at 7.30pm-9.30pm (see dates).

READING & DISTRICT BRANCH
Geoff Ashton, Wahroonga, Clarefield Drive, Maidenhead SL6 5DP.
Tel: 01628 637868.
Email: club AT backhome DOT globalnet DOT co DOT uk.
Website: www.readingpostcards.com .
Meet at Charvil Village Hall, Park Lane, Charvil, Nr Twyford, on 2nd Thursdays at 7.30pm for 8pm; and St. Patrick’s Church Hall, Park View Drive (North), Charvil Nr Twyford on 4th Thursdays at 7.30pm for 8pm (not Aug and Dec). The Club's Annual Fair will be at Rivermead Leisure Centre, Richfield Avenue, Reading RG1 8EQ on Sunday 4th July 2010.

SCOTTISH BRANCH
Jim Hill, 175 Hamilton Street, Barnhill, Dundee, DD5 2RE
Tel: 01382 776404

SUSSEX BRANCH
Granville Elliot, 29 Church Vale Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN40 2ED
Tel: 01424 731380.
Meet at Baptist Hall, Hangleton Way, Hove on 3rd Tuesday of every month.

WEST COUNTRY BRANCH
Mrs Lynda Cooper, 6 The Mead, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 2JY
Tel: 01225 863710
Meet at Keynsham Conservative Club, High Street, Keynsham on some Sundays from 2.00pm-5.00pm.
The Rally is at the Community Centre, Yate, near Bristol.

WINCHESTER & SOLENT BRANCH
Keith Miller, 32 Aldwick Felds, Aldwick, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 3ST.
Tel: 01243 865147.
Meet at Botley Market Hall, High Street, Botley, Nr Southampton on 1st Sunday of each month from 2.00-4.00pm.

YORKSHIRE BRANCH
David Benson, 2 Kings Close, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9NT.
Tel: 01943 608161.
Meet at Calverley Methodist Church, Carr Road, Calverley, Leeds, on 1st Sunday of month at 2.00pm, except Special Auctions on 6th April & 5th October at 1.00pm. No August meeting.

Affiliated clubs:

LEA VALLEY CIGARETTE CARD CLUB
Rex Clarke, 2 Kelly Road, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, Essex SS13 2HL
Meet at North Weald Village Hall, North Weald, Bassett, Essex, on the 4th Sunday each month from 10.00am (except 3rd Sunday in December).

MIDDLESEX CIG. & TRADE CARD CLUB
Keith Johnson, 16 Bedfords Lane, Frimley Green, Camberley, Surrey GU16 6HR.
Tel: 01252 837754.
Meet at St Hilda’s Church Hall, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middlesex TW15 3JY, on the 1st Saturday of month from 9.30am - 3.00pm (not August & December).

NORTH KENT CIGARETTE CARD CLUB
Bob Hogben, Crosshall, Chelsfield Village, Nr - Orpington, Kent BR6 6EN.
Tel: 01689 828052.
Email: robroyalbums AT btinternet DOT com .
Meet at Crofton Halls, York Rise, Orpington (next to Main Line Railway Station), first Thursday of alternate months (6-10pm), except Xmas Fair on a Sat (10-4).

Overseas Societies

AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY
John Dickenson, PO Box 2001, Altona East VIC 3015 , Australia
(Further contact details on site)

CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
Lyn Gil, 130 Frankley Road, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
(Further contact details on site)

SOUTH AFRICAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY
Murray Morrison, 84 Marathon Street, Johannesburg, South Africa

Other related clubs.

CIGARETTE PACKET COLLECTORS CLUB
Barry Russel, Talisker, Vines Cross Road, Horam, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 0HF
Tel: 01435 812453
Biannual meetings at the Victory Services Club, near Marble Arch, London W2.