One of our greatest assets is our network of local branches and clubs, many of whom hold regular card fairs and other events.
This is but a diary of what is going on - if you want to find out more about your local branch or club, just click on its name, in blue, below, and you can find out more about it, as well as reminisce about cards and collectors from that place in times gone by. And if you can add to any of these memories, please do...
By the way, owing to popular demand, we now have a space to list the dealers who will be at your next meeting. Also we have added another space for you to give us your admission charges, especially if these vary between club members and for casual visitors. Thank you in advance for helping add these - they really do make a difference, and will hopefully increase your foot fall as well.
Our next meeting will be on :
Monday the 6th of October
Northampton
⮞ When : From 6 p.m. until approximately 9 p.m.
⮞ Where : Weston Favell Parish Hall, on Booth Lane South, Northampton, NN3 3EP
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
Monday the 3rd of November
Monday the 1st of December
Thursday the 9th of October : two events
Cotswolds Branch
⮞ When : from 7 p.m.
⮞ Where : Uckington Village Hall, The Green, Tewkesbury Road, Uckington, Cheltenham GL51 9SR
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
Thursday the 13th of November
Thursday the 11th of December
and it will also be :
Reading
⮞ When :doors open at 7.30 p.m., we start at 8.00 p.m., and we finish up about 9.45 p.m.
⮞ Where : Charvil Village Hall, in Park Lane, Charvil, near Twyford, Berkshire RG10 9TR
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
Thursday November 13th
Thursday December 11th
Sunday the 12th of October
Hants & Surrey - Quarterly Fair
⮞ When : from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
⮞ Where : Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, GU3 2DD
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees : free entry to all collectors
⮞ Our Next Events :
This is the last quarterly fair for this year, but we will be holding a general meeting on Sunday the 9th of November from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the same location, Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, GU3 2DD
Thursday the 16th of October :
London
⮞ When : from 5 p.m., once a month - with an auction at 6 p.m.
⮞ Where : The Carpenters Arms” 12, Seymour Place, Marble Arch, Central London W1E 7NE
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees : free entry to all collectors
⮞ Our Next Events :
Monday the 17th of November
Thursday the 18th of December
Saturday the 18th of October
East Anglia :
⮞ When : from 8.30 a.m. to about 3.00 p.m. - with auction at 12.30 p.m.
⮞ Where : Roydon Village Hall, High Road, Roydon, Diss, Norfolk IP22 5RB
⮞ Dealers : Messrs. Beer, Buckle, Clover, Pentelow and Taylor.
⮞ Admission Fees : EACC members free with their annual subscription
Visitors £3 admission each time.
⮞ Our Next Events :
Saturday the 15th of November 2025
Saturday the 13th of December 2025
Saturday 17th January 2026
Saturday 21st February 2026
Saturday the 1st of November
Lincolnshire
⮞ When : from 10.30 a.m.
⮞ Where : Kirton Leisure, 31a Willington Road, Kirton, Boston PE21 1EP.
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
Saturday the 6th of December
Sunday the 2nd of November
Winchester & Solent
⮞ When : from 10.00 a.m., with auction at 2 p.m.
⮞ Where : Botley Market Hall, High Street, Botley, near Southampton SO30 2EA
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees : Free entry to all collectors
⮞ Our Next Events :
this is our last meeting for this year
Sunday the 9th of November : two events :
Cheshire
⮞ When : from 10.00 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month
⮞ Where : Larkhill Community Centre in Thorley Lane, Timperley WA15 7AZ
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees : £2.00 per person
⮞ Our Next Events :
this is our last meeting for this year
and also it will be :
Hants & Surrey :
⮞ When : 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
⮞ Where : Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, GU3 2DD
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
December - date to be advised
Thursday the 13th of November :
North East
⮞ When : from 6.30 p.m.
⮞ Where : Dunston U.T.S., Wellington Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9JL
⮞ Dealers : Paul Lynch
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
this is our last meeting for this year
Sunday the 23rd of November -
Lea Valley
⮞ When : from 9 a.m. until 2.00 p.m. - with an auction at 1 p.m.
⮞ Where : The Village Hall, North Weald High Street, CM16 6DH
⮞ Dealers : vary, three to four each time
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
Sunday 25th of January 2026
Thursday the 27th of November
Nottingham & East Midlands
⮞ When : 7.30 until 9.30 pm on the fourth Thursday of every other month
⮞ Where : West Bridgford Conservative Club, Rectory Road, West Bridgford NG2 6BG
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
this is our last meeting for this year
Thursday the 4th of December :
Kent Card Club
⮞ When : from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
⮞ Where : St. Nicholas Church Hall, Leamington Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9QB. The hall is easy to reach by public transport or by road, and car parking is free, but please do not block the small white gate in the corner as this is the access to a primary school. Thank you in advance for that
⮞ Dealers : many and varied. We aim to offer cigarette cards, trade cards, Pokemon and other moderns, silks, postcards, and football programmes.
⮞ Admission Fees : £1.00 per person
⮞ Our Next Events :
this is our last meeting for this year
Sunday the 7th of December
Winchester & Solent
⮞ When : from 1.30 p.m. until 4.00 p.m.
⮞ Where : Botley Market Hall, High Street, Botley, near Southampton SO30 2EA
⮞ Dealers :
⮞ Admission Fees :
⮞ Our Next Events :
this is our last meeting for this year
Sunday the 14th of December
Hants & Dorset
⮞ When : from 12.30 p.m. until 4.30 p.m.
⮞ Where : Fryers Field Pavilion, Bond Avenue, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 OLJ
⮞ Dealers : Our meetings offer all manner of cards, printed ephemera, and memorabilia. Something for everyone !
⮞ Admission Fees : Free entry to all collectors
⮞ Our Next Events :
this is our last meeting for this year
New cards this year - most of which come from one of my favourite sets, J. A. Pattrieouex`s "The English and Welsh Counties", issued in 1928 - our Card of the Day for the 26th of May 2022. This set has a card for every county that, at that time, made up England and Wales. The main body of the card shows a local landmark, and, within the circle, is the local industry - so many of which are now very different. Within the box at the very bottom are two names, the top, in capital letters, being the County name, and the lower one being the County Town. There is one exception to this though, and that is London. For some reason there was no card of London in the set, and so we have chosen a very unusual one, from Gallaher`s "Great War Series", ostensibly a card to show searchlights, but also illuminating one of London`s most familiar landmarks, Nelson`s Column in Trafalgar Square.