Friends of Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service (FOSSA)
Patron: Richard Dyott Esq.
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The Friends of Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service, (registered charity no 1101381) was founded in 2003 with the aim of bringing together the many different kinds of users of the Archive Service.
The Society offers a warm welcome to family, local and national historians as well as to those of us who simply want to find out more about the county's past. Our members are individuals or organisations who appreciate the role of the Archive Service in preserving our history, have benefited from its facilities and wish to support its work in the future.
The Aims of FoSSA
- to support the work of the Archive Service at all its service points
- help to develop and promote the education of the public through the use of archives
Membership
Joining FoSSA enables you to:
- Receive invitations to and reduced rates for a range of social events and visits
- Receive a twice-yearly Friends' Newsletter
- Take up opportunities for voluntary work within the Archive Service
- Become involved in helping to preserve our archival heritage for present and future generations
- Receive priority booking for Archive Service events
| Ordinary membership |
£8.00 p.a |
| Joint membership (two persons at the same address) |
£12.00 p.a |
| Corporate/society membership |
£15.00 p.a |
| Life membership |
£100.00 |
For further details about how to become a member please download an 
Application Form (15kb) to print off and send back to the address above. To make the most of your donations please complete the Gift Aid Declaration and return it to the same address.
Members of the Current Committee
David Calcroft, Vice Chairman
Mithra Tonking
Sue Gregory
Paul Anderton
Bob Burden, Membership Secretary
Rose Wheat
Thea Randall, ex officio
Forthcoming Events
For tickets for all events (except the AGM) listed below please apply to The Events Secretary, Colton House, Colton, RUGELEY WS15 3LL, enclosing your cheque and a stamped addressed envelope.
Forthcoming Meetings in 2010
Our first event of 2010 will be a talk by Thea Randall , the County Archivist on 'The Hatherton Family and Teddesley ; an Intoduction to the Hatherton Papers' which will take place on Thursday March 18th at 7.00 p.m. at Staffordshire Record Office, Eastgate Street, Stafford.
This will be a continuation of the 'Know the Collection' series of talks and will set the scene for the visit to the Teddesley Estate planned for June 2010.'
Our progamme will continue with a series of summer evening visits -
On Tuesday 25th May 2010 at 7.00 p.m., we will visit
Casterne Hall, near Ilam, (
http://www.casterne.co.uk/ ) which is a small jewel on the edge of the county overlooking the Manifold Valley, not often visited. Cost £9.50 for members and £12 for non members, which includes a glass of wine or juice.
On Wednesday 30th June 2010 at 7.00 p.m. we will visit the Teddesley Estate, near Penkridge, the home of the Hatherton family. This is to follow Thea Randall's talk on the Hatherton papers. Although Teddesley Hall itself was demolished there is still much of interest on the remaining estate. Cost £5.50 for members and £7.50 for non members, which includes a glass of wine or juice.
On Tuesday 17th August 2010 we meet at the gaol at 7.00 pm for a walk through the attractive village of Penkridge, with our expert guides Rose Wheat and David Calcroft. Cost £5.50 for members and £7.50 for non members, which includes a glass of wine or juice.
Recent Acquisitions
The Friends have recently provided financial support towards the purchase a Pattern Book from Grindley's Pottery. This item will be held at Stoke on Trent City Archives.
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10/02/2010 12:15:03
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