Meetings Programme
The Society presents a full and varied programme of events throughout the year. Evening meetings are held in Bitterne, Southampton. There is one afternoon meeting each month held in Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, just north of Southampton. Prospective members are welcome to attend the first meeting of the month to meet other members and sample the quality of evening provided.
We hold video meetings on the last Tuesday evening of the month at 7:30pm, as part of the programme as shown below. Contact for details. A selection of past presentations may be viewed in our Video Library.
Keep an eye on Auction News for auction details.
Bitterne and Chandler’s Ford Meetings:
| Evening Meetings | Afternoon Meetings |
|---|---|
| Evening meetings are held on
the first and third Tuesday of each month at
Holy Saviour Bitterne Church, 2 Bursledon Rd, Bitterne Village,
Southampton SO19 7LW
Start at 7.00 pm for 7.15 pm. Click here for car park details in Bitterne Village adjacent to the church (when driving use post code SO18 5RS). |
Afternoon meetings are held
on the second Thursday of each month in St Boniface Church Hall, Hursley Road,
Chandler’s Ford,
SO53 2FT
at 1.15 pm for 1.30 pm start. For information regarding the afternoon meetings please contact Peter Bruce (01962 866742). Location Map, and Map of the area. |
At the first meeting of most months an invited speaker presents a philatelic display on a particular subject. Typically, 180 sheets of material are shown in two sessions with a break for viewing and discussion with coffee or tea, and biscuits.
| November | ||
| 4 | President's Evening: West Indies A to V - James Podger FRPSL | B |
| 13 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 18 | Members' Letter F | B |
| 25 | Video - Viaducts - Keith Burton FRPSL | V |
| December | ||
| 2 | Liberty and All the Colours of the Rainbow - Sue Lambert | B |
| 11 | Afternoon Meeting and Christmas Refreshments | CF |
| 16 | No meeting |
| January | ||
| 6 | No meeting | |
| 8 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 20 | Members' Evening - bring and show | B |
| 27 | Video - SDPS Jubilee, Society Members | V |
| February | ||
| 3 | Africa and Adjacent Islands - James Podger FRPSL | B |
| 10 | Spring Committee meeting (7pm) | |
| 12 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 17 | Auction | B |
| 24 | Video - British Borneo Air Mails 1926-1941, Jon Higgins FRPSL | V |
| March | ||
| 3 | India - Peter Webb | B |
| 12 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 17 | Members Competition to be judged by members and Bourse/Silent Auction | B |
| 31 | Video - Nothilfe - German Emergency Aid 1924-1935, Rex Dixon FRPSL | V |
| April | ||
| 7 | AGM, mini-Auction & Queries and Recent Acquisitions | B |
| 9 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 18 | Members Auction at Chandler's Ford
|
CF |
| 21 | Members' Evening letter G | B |
| 28 | Video - Ceylon Revenues, Peter Cockburn FRPSL | V |
| May | ||
| 5 | Brazil - Janet Nelson FRPSL & Nick Nelson FRPSL | B |
| 14 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 19 | Social Evening and Single Sheet Competition | B |
| 26 | Video - The Story of Bulawayo, John Berridge FRPSL | V |
| June | ||
| 2 | Visitor displays: Isle of Wight Stamp Club, Afternoon Meeting at 2:30pm | B |
| 6 | RINGPEX 2026, Ringwood BH24 1DW | |
| 9 | Committee Meeting (7 pm) | |
| 10 | Visit to the Isle of Wight Stamp Club | |
| 11 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 13 | SWINPEX, St Joseph's School, Swindon | |
| 16 | Auction | B |
| 30 | Video - The 1953-54 Coronation Tour, Margaret Emerson | V |
| July | ||
| 7 | Antipodean Trials and Tribulations - Clive Jones | B |
| 9 | Afternoon Meeting - Social Event | CF |
| 14 | Members' Evening & Bourse / Silent Auction | B |
| 28 | Video - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Barbara Booler | V |
| August | ||
| 4 | tbc | B |
| 13 | Afternoon Meeting: Members' Auction | CF |
| 18 | No Meeting | |
| September | ||
| 1 | Railways & Spitfire - Yvonne Wheatley FRPSL & Richard Wheatley RPSL | B |
| 10 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 15 | Members Evening and 16 sheets in 5 minutes | B |
| 29 | Video - Post Cards! Post Cards! Post Cards!, Graham Winters FRPSL | V |
| October | ||
| 6 | The Postal History of Sark and Aldeney - David Winnie FRPSL | B |
| 8 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 13 | Committee Meeting (7pm) | |
| 20 |
Auction |
B |
| 27 | Video - Mail Along the Andes: Ecuador, Malcolm Gascoyne FRPSL | V |
| 28 | Autumn Stampex (28/10-31/10) , BDC, Islington, London N1 OQH | |
| November | ||
| 3 | President's Evening: Mike Smith FRPSL | B |
| 12 | Afternoon Meeting | CF |
| 17 | Members' Letter H | B |
| 24 | Video - The Rise of the Flying Boats and the Empire Airmail Scheme, Sue Burn | V |
| December | ||
| 1 | God's House - Len Yandell | B |
| 10 | Afternoon Meeting and Christmas Refreshments | CF |
| 15 | No meeting |
Notes:
- CF - Chandler's Ford meeting
- B - meeting at Bitterne
- V - meeting by video conference
Brian Hague spoke on Edwardian Era Pageants at our June 2025 meeting. Photo courtesy Steve Gerrard
Birthe King was the guest speaker at the 2019 President's Evening with her display entitled Denmark: Conscience, Conflict and Camps. Photo courtesy Eddie Mays.
Clive Jones was the guest speaker at the 2018 President's Evening with his display entitled Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain. Photo courtesy Eddie Mays.
Members discussing techniques at a workshop on How to Create a Philatelic Exhibit. Photo courtesy Steve Gerrard.
Details of other events in Hampshire and surrounding areas are available on the Hampshire Philatelic Federation and Bournemouth Philately websites. Details of National events are available from the ABPS Events Listing website.
Southampton DPS is affiliated to HPF and ABPS.
The HPF Bulletin may be downloaded from the Postmark page. ABPS News is available from the ABPS News page.
