Events that have been and gone - for reference purposes
2011 UKSC Exchange Meeting
Saturday 1st October, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Venue
The Ridgeway Community Centre, Dulverton Drive, North Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks
Time
10am - 3pm.
Booking
Either download the brochure and send your cheque
If you are outside the UK please use the Pay Pal system.
Travel
The Centre is about 3 miles from both Bletchley and Milton Keynes railway stations. There are direct services to and from London Euston.
33 Dulverton Drive
Furzton
Milton Keynes
MK4 1NA
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By Road
The community centre is on Dulverton Drive, which is just off Fulmer Street.
From the south west, use the A421 to Furzton. Turn left at Fulmer Street then second right into Dulverton Drive.
From the south east take J13 off M1 onto A421. Follow to Furzton then turn right onto Fulmer Street then second right onto Dulverton Drive.
From the north leave the M1 at J14 on A509. At first roundabout take A4146. At third roundabout turn right onto A421 then the same directions as from the south east.
Advice
The UK Sucrologists’ Club 2011 exchange meeting will be held at the Ridgeway Community Centre, North Furzton, Milton Keynes.
The meeting is from 10am to 3pm but participants may arrive and leave at any time during the day.
Tea and coffee will be available but you may wish to bring your own packed lunch.
UKSC does not endorse the buying and selling of packets. Participants at exchange meetings set out their surplus packets on a table and are then free to wander around the other tables taking any packets they require.
Swapping is not done on a one for one basis, collectors are usually happy for other participants to take whatever they want.
Sorting packets by country and arranging them in shallow trays or boxes is generally the most helpful.
Accommodation
The nearest hotel is Premier Travel Inn, Milton Keynes South West (Furzton Lake).
Shirwell Crescent
Furzton
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK4 1GA
Tel: 0870 990 6396
www.premierinn.com
For other accommodation nearby try www.mkweb.co.uk
Airports
For details of travel to and from airports (Luton, Heathrow, Stanstead, Gatwick and Birmingham International) follow this link. However, it is worth checking the trains details at National Rail.
Visitor Attractions
If you are staying in the area then there are a number of visitor attractions nearby in particular:
Czech Republic, June 2011
14th INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE DAY KSBC
Slavkov u Brna – Czech Republic Saturday 18th June 2011
Place of event: Slavkov u Brna, hall Bonaparte – Palackeho square
Loc: 49°9'13.773"N, 16°52'32.77"E
Term: Saturday 18th June registration 10.00 – 11.30, time for exchanges 11.30 – 15.00
Programme for interested person:
Saturday 18th June – guided tour in Slavkov castle - 16.00
Saturday 18th June – dinner at the castle restaurant from 19.00
Sunday 19th June – excursion of the Monument of Piece in Prace – 10.00
Berlin, Germany, June 2011
EGZ
Best Western Premier Hotel, Berlin
2nd - 5th June 2011
Contact Renate Dämlow
Bologna, Italy, April 2011
Sweet Sugar World
International exchange-meeting sugar packets
to Pieve di Cento (BO) Italy
2-3th April 2011 from 09.30 to 17.30 hours.
PDF booking form and further details.
Laurec, France April 2011
Saturday 30 April 2011 at Laurec, France. This event occurs every other year and Janice Street wrote an account of the 2009 meeting in Issue 59 of Sweet Thoughts. At the last event there were 80 French collectors and 40 collectors from other countries.
The English speaking contact is Vincent Penel, a member of UKSC. Vincent writes:
"The TGV runs from Lille-Europe to Valence. Laurec is in a tourist region much enjoyed by visitors. On the Friday evening there will be a free dinner at 'Café Chez Paulette' in the centre of the medieval village of Balazuc. There is a Gala dinner on Saturday evening. Help may be available in finding cheap accommodation." Contact :
Vincent PENEL,
13, Rue Farnerie BP 129 26001 Valence Cedex (France)
penelvin @ wanadoo.fr
2010 UKSC Exchange Meeting
Saturday 9th October,
Cricklade Hall, Gorse Hill Baptist Church
Swindon
Time
10am - 3.30pm.
Booking (now closed)
Travel
Swindon is between Junctions 15 and 16 of the M4.
The Church is on the north-west side of the town.
Gorse Hill Baptist Church
Cricklade Road
Swindon
SN2 1AA
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The Church is just over half a mile from Swindon station which is an hour by train from London Paddington.
Advice
The UK Sucrologists’ Club 2009 midland exchange meeting will be held at the Ridgeway Community Centre, North Furzton, Milton Keynes.
The meeting is from 10am to 3.30pm but participants may arrive and leave at any time during the day.
Tea and coffee will be available but you may wish to bring your own packed lunch.
UKSC does not endorse the buying and selling of packets. Participants at exchange meetings set out their surplus packets on a table and are then free to wander around the other tables taking any packets they require.
Swapping is not done on a one for one basis, collectors are usually happy for other participants to take whatever they want.
Sorting packets by country and arranging them in shallow trays or boxes is generally the most helpful.
Accommodation
The nearest hotel is
2009 UKSC Exchange Meeting
Saturday 17th October, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Venue
The Ridgeway Community Centre, Dulverton Drive, North Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks
Time
10am - 3.30pm.
Booking
Either download the brochure and send your cheque
If you are outside the UK please use the Pay Pal system.
Travel
The Centre is about 3 miles from both Bletchley and Milton Keynes railway stations. There are direct services to and from London Euston.
33 Dulverton Drive
Furzton
Milton Keynes
MK4 1NA
SEE MULTIMAP
By Road
The community centre is on Dulverton Drive, which is just off Fulmer Street.
From the south west, use the A421 to Furzton. Turn left at Fulmer Street then second right into Dulverton Drive.
From the south east take J13 off M1 onto A421. Follow to Furzton then turn right onto Fulmer Street then second right onto Dulverton Drive.
From the north leave the M1 at J14 on A509. At first roundabout take A4146. At third roundabout turn right onto A421 then the same directions as from the south east.
Advice
The UK Sucrologists’ Club 2009 midland exchange meeting will be held at the Ridgeway Community Centre, North Furzton, Milton Keynes.
The meeting is from 10am to 3.30pm but participants may arrive and leave at any time during the day.
Tea and coffee will be available but you may wish to bring your own packed lunch.
UKSC does not endorse the buying and selling of packets. Participants at exchange meetings set out their surplus packets on a table and are then free to wander around the other tables taking any packets they require.
Swapping is not done on a one for one basis, collectors are usually happy for other participants to take whatever they want.
Sorting packets by country and arranging them in shallow trays or boxes is generally the most helpful.
Accommodation
The nearest hotel is Premier Travel Inn, Milton Keynes South West (Furzton Lake).
Shirwell Crescent
Furzton
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK4 1GA
Tel: 0870 990 6396
www.premierinn.com
For other accommodation nearby try www.mkweb.co.uk
Airports
For details of travel to and from airports (Luton, Heathrow, Stanstead, Gatwick and Birmingham International) follow this link. However, it is worth checking the trains details at National Rail.
Visitor Attractions
If you are staying in the area then there are a number of visitor attractions nearby in particular:
UKSC Autumn Exchange Meeting in the Midlands
Saturday 13th September 2008, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Venue
The Ridgeway Community Centre, Dulverton Drive, North Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks
Time
10am - 4pm.
Travel
The nearest railway station is Bletchley approximately 3 miles from the venue.
33 Dulverton Drive
Furzton
Milton Keynes
MK4 1NA
SEE MULTIMAP
By Road
The community centre is on Dulverton Drive, which is just off Fulmer Street.
From the south west, use the A421 to Furzton. Turn left at Fulmer Street then second right into Dulverton Drive.
From the south east take J13 off M1 onto A421. Follow to Furzton then turn right onto Fulmer Street then second right onto Dulverton Drive.
From the north leave the M1 at J14 on A509. At first roundabout take A4146. At third roundabout turn right onto A421 then the same directions as from the south east.
Advice
The UK Sucrologists’ Club 2008 midland exchange meeting will be held at the Ridgeway Community Centre, North Furzton, Milton Keynes.
The meeting is from 10am to 4pm but participants may arrive and leave at any time during the day.
Tea and coffee will be available but you may wish to bring your own packed lunch.
UKSC does not endorse the buying and selling of packets. Participants at exchange meetings set out their surplus packets on a table and are then free to wander around the other tables taking any packets they require.
Swapping is not done on a one for one basis, collectors are usually happy for other participants to take whatever they want.
Sorting packets by country and arranging them in shallow trays or boxes is generally the most helpful.
Accommodation
The nearest hotel is Premier Travel Inn, Milton Keynes South West (Furzton Lake).
Shirwell Crescent
Furzton
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK4 1GA
Tel: 0870 990 6396
www.premierinn.com
For other accommodation nearby try www.mkweb.co.uk
UKSC Midland Region Sugar Packet Exchange Meeting
Saturday 9th June 2007 - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
A report on this meeting will appear in Issue 51 of Sweet Thoughts.
Original notice:
The next exchange meeting will be held at The Ridgeway Community Centre, Dulverton Drive, North Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks on Saturday 9th June 2007, 10am - 4pm.
UKSC Members £5 per person
Other Collectors £8 per person
Only one table will be allocated to each collector as we are limited on availability and space. If there are any spare tables on the day, an additional charge will be made to those who require one.
Accompanying partners £2 per person
Tea, coffee and biscuits mid-morning and mid-afternoon will be provided, but no other food, so we suggest you bring your own lunch. There is a Morrisons supermarket nearby where sandwiches may be bought or a Henry's Table restaurant within a short distance.
Overseas collectors are welcome. The nearest railway station is Bletchley approximately 3 miles from the venue. For car drivers details of travel routes and a map will be sent out with the tickets ordered.
If you wish to attend, please register with your payment by Friday 25th May 2007.