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)

2025 Meeting dates below
When the meeting report has been written up you can link directly to it from the meeting description below

11 Jan 2025 (UJC) Tobacco Funds: Peter Burrows

15 Feb 2025 (Banstead) ALL DAY John Daynes’ Plate 15-page Competition (Members decide the winner) Afternoon: Malcolm Coles entertains

8 Mar 2025 (UJC) Aspects of NATO: Michael Dobbs

26 Apr 2025 (Banstead) ALL DAY: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and Auction

17 May 2025 (UJC) From the collection: Members to display from 1 to 15 sheets

7 Jun 2025 (Banstead) ALL DAY: HMS India: The men who sailed and who survived her

Guest speaker: Rebecca Clarke

12 Jul 2025 (UJC) Ephemera: Members’ displays

9 Aug 2025** WAR & PHILATELY at Banstead Community Hall. Dealers of stamps,

Postal History, Books & Ephemera; Fair sponsored by the Society

- Our 13th Year (10am to 3pm)

13 Sep 2025 (UJC) Commemorating 80th Anniversary VJ Day: Far Eastern POWs with Richard Berry FRPSL

4 Oct 2025 (UJC) President’s Cup 9-page Competition (Members decide winner)

& Members’ Displays

15 Nov 2025 (UJC) ALL DAY Joint meeting with GB Overprints Society

13 Dec 2025 (Banstead) ALL DAY: New Acquisitions and Queries ...... and a chat

over Coffee, Biscuits and Mince Pies (Members’ Displays)

Note:

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

Our 2025 Zoom meetings will be held on the following dates (as usual they are subject to change depending on availability to host):

Wednesday 22nd January at 2pm (GMT)

Thursday 20th February at 2pm (GMT)

Wednesday 19th March at 2pm (BST)

Wednesday 21st May at 2pm (BST)

Tuesday 24th June at 2pm (BST)

Thursday 24th July at 2pm (BST)

Wednesday 17th September at 2pm (BST)

Thursday 30th October at 2pm (GMT)

Tuesday16th December at 2pm (GMT)