Groups I - N

Here you will find information on groups that are situated in the local area which you may wish to visit and become part of. Click on the links below to take you straight a group you are interested in or feel free to browse this page for information.


Ingestre & Tixall Local History Group

A local history society for the Ingestre and Tixall Area


Chairman: Anne Andrews

Address: 2 The Hanyards, Tixall, Staffordshire ST18 0XY

Contact number: (01785) 246101

Email address: Tixandrews@madasafish.com


Meetings take place at the Village Hall at Tixall at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday each month except for December, May, July and August. There is a charge of £1 for each meeting attended with tea and biscuits included. If you would like more information then please contact Anne Andrews via the above contact details.


Membership can be gained by again contacting Anne Andrews via the above contact details.


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Izaak Waltons Cottage

Aims to support activities at the Cottage


Chairman: Anthony Wilson

Contact number: (01543) 258076

Email address: gaialne60@hotmail.com


Membership: for information on becoming a member please use the above contact details.


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Landor (Local History) Society

Aims to generate an interest in local history and spread any local knowledge in the Rugeley area. Some members are able to research or organise campaigns. Others are content to attend monthly meetings and occasional outings.


Meetings take place on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from September to April.

Starting at 7.30pm at Sneydlands, Rugeley.

Contact for membership. Chairman Miss Grace Neilson. 01889 586790

Staffordshire Heritage representative:- Mrs Dorothy Bradbury 01889 585519

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Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust

Principal Aims : To promote the restoration of the Wyrley and Essington Canal from Ogley Junction to Huddlesford Junction (the “Lichfield Canal”), and the Hatherton Branch of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, and also the construction of a navigable link between the Hatherton Branch and the Cannock Extension Canal.

Chairman: Brian Kingshott

Address: Park Cottage, Hopton Castle, Craven Arms, SY7 0QF

Contact number: Fax (01547) 530457


Contact: Sue Williams

Address: Norfolk House, 29 Hall Lane, Hammerwich, WS7 0QF

Contact number: (01543) 671427

Email address: info@lhcrt.org.uk


Contact:Trevor Morris

Address: 163 Halton Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6NZ

Contact: (0121) 3547952


Membership: Adult £10; Family £15; Junior (under 18), Student, Retired or Unemployed £6; Group (Clubs & Societies) £25; Corporate £200; Life Membership £200. Please use the above contact details and to join.


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Military Historical Society (Stafford)

The Military Historical Society has existed for over 50 years to provide a forum in which those who are interested in research into the Armed Forces of the Crowncan correspond or meet. The MHS includes collectors of militaria ranging from badges through medals to postcards, regimental and military historians, researchers into family history and historical links between towns and the Army, and much more.


There are regular meetings in London and throughout branches around the country, organised visits to sites of interest and musems.


The West Midlands Branch of the Military Historical Society was founded in 1973, and has been active continuously since then.

Our membership includes collectors, students, and general enthusiasts. Our interests cover all aspects of British, Imperial and Colonial military history, from the English Civil War to the Gulf War, and from books, buttons & badges to medals, uniforms & equipment.


If you have an interest in military history, you are cordially invited to join us, and attend our meetings, which are conducted on an informal and friendly basis.


We meet on the first Saturday afternoon of each month


Chairman: Chris Coogan

Contact Number: (01902) 844448

Email address: chriscoogan@lendan15h.plus.com


Contact: Dave Cooper

Contact number: (01538) 703354


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