Meetings Information

The FPHS usually meets on the second Saturday of each month, but do check our meeting dates below:

Our London meetings are usually held in the Burns Room at the Union Jack Club (UJC), Sandell Street, London SE1 8UJ (opposite Waterloo Station, London) and unless otherwise indicated the starting time is 1.30pm (room open from 1pm).

For security reasons it is necessary to bring a meeting programme card with you to the meeting. If you are not a member please contact the Membership Secretary for details.

We also hold some all-day meetings at the Banstead Community Hall, Park Road, Banstead, Surrey SM7 3AJ (our Banstead meetings are all-day meetings (10:30am to 4pm) with the Hall open from 9am)

2024 Meeting dates below
When the meeting report has been written up you can link directly to it from the meeting description below

13 Jan 2024 (UJC) Members’ displays

(Note: change of topic from that previously notified)

10 Feb 2024 (UJC) John Daynes’ Plate 15-page Competition

9 Mar 2024 * (Royal PS) ALL DAY: Joint Meeting with West Africa Study Circle

13 Apr 2024 (Banstead) ALL DAY: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and Auction

11 May 2024 (UJC) The Past President entertains: Robin Davis FRPSL

8 Jun 2024 (Banstead) ALL DAY: A History of Submarines: Nick Hervey

13 Jul 2024 (UJC) 80th Anniversary of D-Day (Members’ Displays)

10 Aug 2024 ** WAR & PHILATELY at Banstead Community Hall (10am to 3pm)

Dealers of stamps, postal history, books & ephemera will be there;

Fair sponsored by the Society ‘click’ here for details

7 Sep 2024 *** (UJC) ALL DAY: Joint Meeting with KG VI Collectors’ Society (Members’ Displays)

19 Oct 2024 (UJC) President’s Cup 9-page Competition & Members’ Displays

(Note: change of date from that previously notified)

9 Nov 2024 (UJC) President’s Display: Geoff Hanney

14 Dec 2024 (Banstead) ALL DAY: Members New Acquisitions and Queries and a chat over Coffee, Biscuits and Mince Pies

Note:

* = An all-day meeting (start 10.30am) at the Royal Philatelic Society London,

15 Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BW (Joint Meeting with West Africa

Study Circle) (this is a corrected date to what appears on your Programme card)

** = this is our annual War & Philately Stamp & Postal History Fair

*** = Our UJC meeting on this date is an all-day meeting starting at 10.30am

(Joint Meeting with King George VI Collectors’ Society)

Our 2024 Zoom meetings will be held on the following dates (as usual they are subject to change depending on availability to host):

Thursday 25th January (2 pm GMT)

Thursday 15th February (2 pm GMT)

Wednesday 24th April (2 pm BST) (note change of date)

Thursday 23rd May (2 pm BST)

Saturday 22nd June (2 pm BST)

Wednesday 17th July (2 pm BST)

Saturday 14th September (2 pm BST)

Wednesday 23rd October (2 pm BST)

Thursday 21st November (2 pm GMT)