Welcome to the Cheshire Branch Home Page
A QUICK CHAT ABOUT OUR MEETINGS
We meet quarterly on the second Sunday of the month at Larkhill Community Centre in Thorley Lane, Timperley WA15 7AZ. Our meetings run from 10 am until 3 pm. And admission is £2
If you plan coming to see us, we advise that you check out the hall`s own website at http://www.larkhillcentre.org.uk/ where you will find maps and directions, plus a history of the hall, and a visual tour of the area.
our 2026 calendar is :
- Sunday the 8th of February
- Sunday the 9th of August
- Sunday the 8th of November
A LOOK INTO OUR ARCHIVES
The Cheshire Branch was founded in 2011, after the closure of Timperley, which you can read about below. It owes its existence to the son of W.W. Drew, of West Country Branch, from Bridgewater, in Somerset. our long term Branch President, John Drew, who decided that a club for card collectors in the Cheshire area must continue. He was
He found a small room at the High Lane Conservative Club, and contacted his former friends from Timperley, hoping that they would be able to tell any former members that he did not have the details for.
After a while he discovered that the Larkhill Community Centre in Timperley was available to use, and the Branch moved there in April 2012.
Thanks to his efforts, Cheshire is now one of the largest Society Branches, and he was made a life member of the Cartophilic Society at our Southport Convention in 2014.
Sadly he died in April 2020 but the club continues to remember him with everything they do.
The long gap, during which we were unable to meet, was caused by our usual venue being pressed into service as a covid vaccination centre.
Our first meeting was on November 13th 2022, starting at the usual time, 10 am, and this was followed by a Christmas event on Sunday December the 11th. To celebrate, and thank the collectors for sticking with us, entrance was free and there was no charge to the dealers.
For 2023 we will be meeting on the second Sunday of every other month, starting on Sunday the 12th of February. You will find our next date by clicking HERE and working down to our name - just look for our pigeon card, which celebrates "A Cheshire Champion" in 1927, winning prizes and pools of over £600 - and that equates to £ 43,573.50 today. Sadly the pigeon`s name is not on the card, but research will continue!