The STMSA

The Society meets in the Magnet Public House, Wellington Road North, Stockport generally on second Thursday of every month, where we plan the building tours and trips. Refreshments are provided but now funded by attendees at £1/head due to loss of RIBA funding.

Starting way back in 2000, it is now a tradition to go away for the first weekend in September, to some interesting town or city, where a guided tour or walk is arranged for everyone. Information packs are provided to allow the stay to be personalised, but all accommodation and travel is organised, and booked. There is always an architectural reason for going to a particular place, but it is never all serious, and we have been punting on the Cam, on a ghost walk in York and taken a river trip in Cardiff! We are joined by partners, and friends, and have heard that when going with the architects you see the things differently and it is quite entertaining!

Special Building tours have been organised locally to buildings prior to their opening; e.g The Lowry a month before the Queen opened it.

We now organise foreign trips, and have been to Barcelona, St Petersburg, Dublin, Gdansk, Prague, Valencia, Istanbul, and Bruges

We have two other standard events; the Christmas social but also with a presentation or talk and a buffet meal, and the AGM in April which also has a speaker and refreshments.

We also organise social trips which have include the ale train from Dewsbury back to Stalybridge and Manchester, meals on canal boats, and visits to the Manchester.

All trips are self funding but the development of the programme of events happens at the committee meeting so should you wish to join us you can contact any of the officers by email;

Chairman John Sutcliffe john.sutcliffe3@ntlworld.com;

Secretary Jane Sandover jane@blueopalsolutions.com

Treasurer Martin Blakeley mblakeley@taylor-design.co.uk


Schedule for next year

Event Date Information Contact
15th October Sheffield walk; leave Stockport on train at 9.28 arriving in Sheffield at 10.08, meeting tour guide at 10.30 at the station, for walking tour of architectural interest (£5/head) of approximately an hour and a half, then on train to Wakefield and to the Barbara Hepworth Museum where we can get lunch and then a guided tour at 2pm. Returning via Sheffield, picking up a pint etc, to Stockport/Manchester in early evening. Note Sheffield train starts in Manchester at 9.20. MS
Evening Visit  Tour around Moat House, Mottram St Andrew winner of MSA Residential Category Design award on the market for £3.65million

Post meeting note JES has contacted the owner to suggest 21st September, but he said he was away, and he would ring back to confirm a date. JES has rung him regularly and left messages for him but has not yet managed to speak with him. Note the building is on the Ivy Homes website www.ivyhomes.co.uk and it is still for sale http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-30582451.html .

 JES
End of October  Underground Manchester Tour, starting 7.00 pm
Friday 11th November  MSA Dinner at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel, STMSA members will join the MSA table
12th November  Brockhole Nature Reserve, near Salmesbury, travelling in cars  MS
Early December  Xmas talk and buffet location subject to funding.
January  Trip around Chethams to be arranged, JES will contact and report at next meeting.
February  Brewery trip to Wigan  JS
4-7 May 2012 TBC  Trip to Brighton will be organised by JES after requests from various quarters maybe in May  JES
Possible trips 2012 Tour around Milligan Carpet factory.
Ordsall hall Salford
Summer 2012 Welsh highland railway is to be extended from Portmadoc to Caernarvon. (JS has timetable) Poss linked with a visit to Portmeiron  ID
Foreign trips; Seville, Vienna, Valencia return trip (as Calatrava bdgs not all completed on last visit and market hall refurbishment), ideas and votes required urgently. 
7-9 September 2012 Durham  JES/JS


Xmas talk and buffet location subject to funding.

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