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Last updated: 27 October 2024

  
     
 
Date Event
2024  
   
dtbc (December) Christmas Social - venue to be confirmed
   
2025  
   
08 March Society Annual General Meeting (15:00 for 15:15 start)
   
dtbc Alton Bus Rally
   
03 August Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay
   
 

Further details for society events are in the members area
Society and members' vehicles will attend rallies across the South Coast.

In addition, our Society stall will be at the following events:

2025    
dtbc Alton Rally  
     
03 August Stokes Bay, Gosport  
 
 
 
 
  Previous Provincial Society Events  
     
 
Date Event    
27 October Trustee & Executive Committee Meeting    
12 & 13 October Wightrider - No 40 (SBK 740S)  
06 September Published Provincial Press No.86  
15 September Gosport Heritage Open Day (Explosion) - No.57 (EHO 869)    
04 August Provincial Society Stokes Bay Rally - No 12 (ECK 112K), No.55 (EHO 228), No.57 (EHO 869) & No.330 (SBK 740S).  
14 Jul 24 Netley Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K) & 65008 (YN54 NZD).    
07 Jul 24 Trustee & Executive Committee Meeting    
01 Jun 24 Published Provincial Press No.85  
28 Apr 24 Trustee & Executive Committee Meeting    
09 Mar 24 Annual General Meeting    
01 Mar 24 Published Provincial Press No.84  
14 Jan 24 Trustee & Executive Committee Meeting    
01 Jan 23 Ale N Ride  
02 Dec 23 Society Christmas Social    
01 Dec 24 Published Provincial Press No.83  
11 Nov 23 Slide show by Chris Drew    
14 & 15 Oct 23 Wightrider, Isle of Wight - No.65008 (YN54 NZD)  
08 Oct 23 Trustee & Executive Committee Meeting    
01 Sep 24 Published Provincial Press No.82  
06 Aug 23 Provincial Society Stokes Bay Rally - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.57 (EHO 869), No.330 (SBK 740S) & 65008 (YN54 NZD).  
28 Jul 23 No. 42728 left the collection and returned to its home town of Bristol. Now in the care of the Bristol Vintage Bus Group at Brislington.  
18 Jul 23 No.330 SBK 740S donated to the society by Gordon Mills  
11 Jun 23 Trustee & Executive Committee Meeting    
10 Jun 23 Mid-Summer Social - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
01 Jun 24 Published Provincial Press No.81  
28 May 23 Route Recreation - Gosport/Fareham/Portsmouth - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
01 May 23 Friends of King Alfred Running Day - No.12 (ECG112K)  
04 Mar 23 Annual General Meeting  
01 Mar 23 Published Provincial Press No.80  
19 Feb 23 Farewell to Southampton's Red Buses - No.42728 (T728 REU)  
12 Feb 23 Trustee & Executive Committee Meeting    
16 Jan 23 No.1 A301 KJT donated to the society by Darren Marshall  
14 Jan 23

Transport on Camera - Darren focused on his early interest in public transport as a child, followed by twenty years of working in the bus industry with plenty of pictures and anecdotes! 

Darren will then moved on to show a selection of previously unpublished photos focusing on public transport in the UK, Europe and the USA including buses, trolleybuses, trams, railways and shipping both naval and commercial.

  
01 Jan 23 Ale & Ride - Free vintage bus rides to some of the finest pubs in the area serving great food and ales - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.16 (HOR 416L), No.37 (NDL 637M), No.42 (AHC 442), No.123 (STP 995), No.262 (VTP 262L), No.401 (KOW 909F), No.461 (R741 XRV), No.1324 (N324 ECR), No.15989 (407 DCD), No.42728 (T728 REU) & No.SNB449 (YPL 449T)  
03 Dec 22 Pre-Christmas Social - The Castle, Gosport  
01 Dec 22 Published Provincial Press No.79  
18 Sep 22 Gosport Heritage Open Days at Explosion Museum -  
11 Sep 22 Gosport Heritage Open Days at Explosion Museum - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.55 (EHO 228) & No.57 (EHO 869)  
01 Sep 22 Published Provincial Press No.78  
28 & 29 Aug 22 Ride & Dive - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
21 Aug 22 Trustees/Executive Meeting    
07 Aug 22 Provincial Society Stokes Bay Rally  
28 Jul 22 Darren Marshall interviewed by Chris Pearce on Express FM Portsmouth  
17 Jul 22 Alton Bus Rally & Running Day - No.12 (ECG 112K) & Stall  
25 & 26 Jun 22 Hovercraft Museums ‘Patriotic Weekend’ event - No.3 (H523 CTR) & Stall  
31 May 22 Published Provincial Press No.77  
02 May 22 FoKAB Running Day, Winchester - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
21 Apr 22 Darren Marshall and Bob Jackson interviewed by Chris Pearce on Express FM Portsmouth  
26 Mar 22 Society Annual General Meeting - Portchester Community Centre    
01 Mar 22 Published Provincial Press No.76  
30 Jan 22 Trustees/Executive Committee meeting    
10 Jan 22 Scania 65008 (YN54 NZD) donated to the society by First Hampshire & Dorset  
04 Dec 21 Pre-Christmas Social  
01 Dec 21 Published Provincial Press No.75  
14 Nov 21 Trustees meeting    
11/12 Sep 21 Gosport Heritage Open  Day - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.12 (ECG 112K & No.57 (EHO 869)  
01 Sep 21 Published Provincial Press No.74  
28/29 Aug 21 Ride & Dive - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.123 (STP 995) & No.409 (409 DCD)  
01 Aug 21 Provincial Society Rally - Stokes Bay  
01 Jun 21 Published Provincial Press No.73  
15 May 21 Trustees/Executive Committee meeting    
24 Mar 21 Society Annual General Meeting    
18 Mar 21 Trustees/Executive Committee meeting    
10 Mar 21 Published Provincial Press No.72  
13 Feb 21 Trustees & Executive Committee meeting    
01 Dec 20 Published Provincial Press No.71  
01 Oct 20 Chairman interviewed by Chris Pearce on Express FM Portsmouth  
02 Sep 20 Published Provincial Press No.70  
01 Jun 20 Published Provincial Press No.69  
07 Mar 20 No.12 ECG 112K donated to the society by Terry Lawson  
07 Mar 20 Published Provincial Press No.68  
07 Mar 20 Provincial Society AGM  
01 Jan 20 Ale & Ride - Free vintage bus rides to some of the finest pubs in the area serving great food and ales - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR), No.112 (ORV 989), No.133 (TTR 167H), No.324 (N324 ECR), No.501 (J501 GCD), No. 863 (TDL 563K), No.1563 (FDV 793V), No.4413 (BFX 666T), 42728 (T728 REU) & E&D (KV51 KZJ)  
08 Dec 19 Trustees Meeting    
07 Dec 18 Pre-Christmas Social  
06 Dec 18 Published Provincial Press No.67  
10 Nov 19 Stall attended VTG Transport Fair, Cosham    
26 Oct 19 NARTM AGM and Conference - No.3 (H523 CTR)    
13 Oct 19 Ride & Fire - heritage bus service from Gosport Ferry to Explosion - No.3 (H523 CTR) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
22 Sep 19 Provincial Society participated in Gosport Heritage Open Days based at Explosion! - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K, No.57 (EHO 869) & 42728 (T728 REU)  
15 Sep 19

Two Provincial Guys back together at Brickworks Heritage Event - No.55 (EHO 228) & No.57 (EHO 869)

  
14 Sep 19 Executive Committee meeting    
06 Sep 19 Published Provincial Press No.66  
18 Aug 19 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)  
17 Aug 19 "Saddles & Steam: Horse Power to Horse Power" at Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton - No.12 (ECG 112K)  
04 Aug 19 Provincial Society Rally - Stokes Bay  
21 Jul 19 Alton Bus Rally - No.1 (A301 KJT) & Society stall    
14 Jul 19 Ride & Fire - heritage bus service from Gosport Ferry to Explosion - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
15/16 Jun 19 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), 42728 (T728 REU) & First H&D 67183 (YX66 WBZ)  
09 Jun 19 Ride & Fire - heritage bus service from Gosport Ferry to Explosion - No.3 (H523 CTR) & KV51 KZJ  
02 Jun 19 Published Provincial Press No.65  
01 Jun 19 Participation in D-Day commemoration at Stokes Bay. No.57 (EHO 869)  
12 May 19 Ride & Fire - heritage bus service from Gosport Ferry to Explosion - No.3 (H523 CTR) and No.686 (RDL 686X)  
14 Apr 19 Ride & Fire - heritage bus service from Gosport Ferry to Explosion - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
24 Mar 19 Tour of Hoeford and Empress Road  
03 Mar 19 Cosham Indoor Transport  Fair - shop attended    
02 Mar 19 Published Provincial Press No.64  
02 Mar 19 Annual General Meeting    
23 Feb 19 Shoreham Transport Fair - shop attended    
17 Feb 19 Trustees Meeting    
19 Jan 19 Executive Committee meeting    
10 Dec 18 No.42728 (T728 REU) donated to the society by First Hampshire and Dorset Ltd  
01 Dec 18 Published Provincial Press No.63  
01 Dec 18 Pre-Christmas Social  
28 Oct 18 Trustees Meeting    
27 Oct 18 75th birthday of Guy Arab No.57 (EHO 869), a special trip for members around some of the former Provincial routes in the Gosport and Fareham area.  
13 & 14 Oct 18 Isle of Wight Beer & Buses - No 3 (H523 CTR)  
16 Sep 18 Gosport Heritage Open Day - No.57 (EHO 869)  
15 Sep 18 Gosport Heritage Open Day - No.3 (H523 CTR) & No.12 (ECG 112K)  
09 Sep 18 Gosport Heritage Open Day - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR) & No.12 (ECG 112K)  
02 Sep 18 Chawton Circular - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
01 Sep 18 Published Provincial Press: Issue 62  
01 Sep 18 Executive Committee meeting    
19 Aug 18 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)  
05 Aug 18 Provincial Society Rally - Stokes Bay  
22 Jul 18 Trustees Meeting    
15 Jul 18 Alton Bus Rally - No.1 (A301 KJT), No12 (ECG 112K), No.55 (EHO 228) & 432 (NLP 389V)  
24 Jun 18 CPPTD Open Day - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), & No.2278 (766 MDV)  
16/17 Jun 18 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), & First H&D No.67176 (YX66 WBO)  
10 Jun 18 Copythorne Carnival - No.3 (H523 CTR) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
01 Jun 18 Published Provincial Press: Issue 61  
29 Apr 18 Trustees Meeting    
21 Apr 18 Committee Meeting    
10 Mar 18 Annual General Meeting    
04 Mar 18 Cosham Indoor Transport Fair - Stall    
01 Mar 18 Published Provincial Press: Issue 60  
24 Feb 18 Shoreham Transport Fair - Stall    
20 Jan 18 Committee Meeting    
02 Dec 17 Pre-Christmas Social  
01 Dec 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 59  
25 Nov 17 Trustees Meeting    
19 Nov 17 Film/Slide Show - Bob Gray    
21 Oct 17 Transport Fair    
17 Sep 17 Committee Meeting    
10 Sep 17 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
09-10 Sep 17 Gosport Heritage Weekend    
01 Sep 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 58  
20 Aug 17 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
13 Aug 17 Trustees Meeting    
06 Aug 17 Provincial Society Rally - Stokes Bay  
17/18 Jun 17 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), No.69537 (BF63 HDN) & No.67178 (YX66 WBT)  
11 Jun 17 Southsea Spectacular    
03 Jun 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 57  
28 May 17 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
21 May 17 Committee Meeting    
05 May - 08 Jul 17 Gosport's Buses and Trams Exhibition at Gosport Gallery

06 May - Leyland National No. 1 (A301 KJT) and FHD Eclipse Will be on static display near   

              Gosport Discovery Centre

              Bristol RELL No. 12 (ECG 112K) provided Free circular rides around town

13 May - Bristol RELL No. 12 provided free rides

20 May - Bristol RELL No. 12 on static display

27 May - Leyland National No.1 (A301 KJT) provided free rides

02 June - Leyland National No.1 (A302 KJT) Free rides (Half Term Specials)

10 June - ACE Cougar No.3 (H523 CTR) Free Rides

24 June - Bristol RE ECG 112K will run free trips. No Static Display

01 July - Bristol RE ECG 112K will operate two free circular trips at 11:30 and 13:00.

08 July - Final day of Exhibition - Guy Arab EHO 869 on static display. Cougar H523 CTR will run

              free trips

  
23 Apr 17 Trustees Meeting    
26 Mar 17 Slide Show by Mike Caldicott (Buses & Coaches across the South from Bournemouth to Brighton)  
05 Mar 17 Society stall attended Cosham Transport Fair    
04 Mar 17 Annual General Meeting  
04 Mar 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 56  
25 Feb 17 Society stall attended Shoreham Transport Fair    
21 Jan 17 Committee Meeting    
15 Jan 17 Trustees Meeting    
03 Dec 16 Christmas Social  
01 Dec 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 55  
22 Oct 16 Indoor Transport Fair  
03 Oct 16 Published Provincial Paper No.14: Provincial in Grimsby

 

  
30 Sep 16 Launch of new Eclipse buses  
18 Sep 16 Trustees Meeting    
11 Sep 16 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
10-11 Sep 16 Gosport Heritage Open Day  
05 Sep 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 54  
03 Sep 16 Committee Meeting    
21 Aug 16 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
07 Aug 16 Provincial Society Rally - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.57 (EHO 869)  
17 Jul 16 Alton Bus Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K) and Society Stall  
18-19 Jun 16 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), Stagecoach No. 37275 (SL64 HXK), First H&D No.63296 (SL65 OKW) & First H&D No.63300 (SL65 OLB)  
12 Jun 16 Southsea Spectacular  No.1 (A301 KJT), No.1224 (274 KTA), No.1249 (HCD 449) and Society Stall  
03 Jun 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 53  
30 May 16 Fort Nelson - No.1 (A301 KJT) & Society Stall    
14 April 16 Committee Meeting    
05 Mar 16 Annual General Meeting    
05 Mar 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 52  
21 Feb 16 Joint Trustee/Committee Meeting    
30 Jan 16 Committee Meeting    
12 Dec 15 Volvo Running Day  
05 Dec 15 Christmas Social  
04 Dec 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 51  
15 Nov 15 Vintage Transport Fair, Cosham  
08 Nov 15 Film Show by Bob Gray    
02 Nov 15 Launch of the Solent Rangers  
24 Oct 15 6th Transport Fair  
11 Oct 15 Tour of Lucketts  
26 Sep 15 Committee Meeting    
13-14 Sep 15 Gosport Heritage Open Day - Display of Provincial Buses at Cooperage Green - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.55 (EHO 228)  
06 Sep 15 Dart Day - Farewell to the Darts - Services X9, 17 & 18  
01 Sep 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 50  
02 Aug 15 Published Provincial Paper No.13: Provincial passing pubs: Pubs along the way between 1962 and 1991  
02 Aug 15 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
19 Jul 15 Alton Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.55 (EHO 228), No.649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA) & No.1249 (HCD 449)  
27 Jun 15 Committee Meeting    
16 Jun 15 HMS Sultan - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), No.27651 (403 DCD) & No. 63042 (SK63 KHT)   
07 Jun 15 Southdown 100 @ Southsea - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA) & Society Stall  
29 May 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 49  
24 May 15 Trustees Meeting    
29 Mar 15 Hoeford Depot tour  
14 Mar 15 Committee Meeting    
07 Mar 15 Annual General Meeting  
04 Mar 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 48  
26 Feb 15 Trustees Meeting    
24 Jan 15 Committee Meeting    
06 Dec 14 Society Christmas Social  
03 Dec 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 47  
16 Nov 14 Film Show by Arthur Syson and Bob Gray    
16 Oct 14 Published Provincial Publication No.4: Fleet List 1970 - 1987 - Gosport & Fareham and Provincial Bus Company Limited trading as Provincial (National Bus Company)  
02 Oct 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 46  
29 Aug 14 Committee Meeting    
03 Aug 14 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
03 Aug 14 Published Provincial Paper No 12: Buses & Coaches around Fareham between 1962 & 1989  
20 Jul 14 Alton Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K) & 649 (MUF 488)  
13 Jul 14 CPPTD event at Fort Nelson - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.13 (HOR 413L), No.1224 (274 KTA) and society stall.  
14/15 Jun 14 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
01 Jun 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 45  
16 May 14 Committee Meeting    
Apr 14 Published Provincial Paper No.2: Provincial Street Tramways Fleet List - 1870-1929  
01 Mar 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 44  
01 Mar 14 Annual General Meeting    
09 Feb 14 Film Show by Bob Gray and presentation on Tram 58 by Chris Richardsen  
25 Jan 14 Committee Meeting    
Dec 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 43  
30 Nov 13 Committee Meeting    
17 Nov 13 Film Show by Bob Gray    
03 Nov 13 First Hoeford Depot Tour  

27 Oct 13

 Trustees Meeting    
19 Oct 13 5th Transport Fair    
13 Oct 13 Stagecoach Depot Tour – No.12 (ECG 112K)  
30 Sep 13 Launched Gosport’s Buses and Trams website  
Sep 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 42  
31 Aug 13 Committee Meeting    
04 Aug 13 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
04 Aug 13 Published Provincial Paper No.10:  Celebrating the Leyland National years – 1972-2004  
21 Jul 13

Alton Rally attended No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1257 (DAE 511K)

 
16 Jun 13 HMS Sultan - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)    
Jun 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 41  
08 Jun 13 Committee Meeting    
01 Apr 13 Brijan's Open Day - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.649 (MUF 488); No.1224 (274 KTA)  
02 Mar 13 Published FHD East Hampshire supplement – Provincial Society, the first ten years  
02 Mar 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 40  
02 Mar 13 Annual General Meeting    
26 Jan 13 Committee Meeting    
Dec 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 39  
08 Dec 12 Christmas Social  
18 Nov 12 Film Show    
10 Nov 12 Committee Meeting    
04 Nov 12 Album Show    
20 Oct 12 4th Transport Fair    
Sep 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 38  
05 Aug 12 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay – main event cancelled due to flooded field, but mini event held using No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR) and No.12 (ECG 112K)  
05 Aug 12 Published Provincial Paper No.11: Air Cooled Diesel Triumph – The story of Provincial’s air cooled diesel buses  
05 Aug 12 Published Provincial Paper No.9: Strangers in Town 2 – Non-PSVs  
17 Jul 12 Committee Meeting    
15 Jul 12 Alton Rally attended    
24 Jun 12 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)    
Jun 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 37  
Jun 12 Members outing to Reading Buses open day - No.3 (H523 CTR)    
09 Jun 12

Committee Meeting

    
Apr 12 Published Provincial Publication No.3: Bus Rapid Transit  
22 Apr 12 Brijan's Tours Open Day    
17 Mar 12 Committee Meeting    
Mar 12 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 36  
14 Jan 12 Committee Meeting    
Dec 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 35  
03 Dec 11 Christmas Social  
22 Oct 11 3rd Transport Fair    
22 Oct 11 Published Provincial Paper No.8: Strangers in Town 1 – Express: Coaches  
Sep 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 34  
08 Oct 11 Committee Meeting    
07 Aug 11 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
2011 Gosport Local Studies Centre: joint venture between Hampshire Museum and The Provincial Society to provide a virtual exhibition of public transport in Gosport    
17 Jul 11 Members outing to Alton - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jun 11 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)    
18 Jun 11 Committee Meeting    
Jun 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 33  
17 Apr 11 Brijan's Tours Open Day – No.3 (H523 CTR)    
17 Apr 11 Published Provincial Paper No.7: Provincial’s RELL’s – A study of Provincial’s Bristol RELL buses  
26 Mar 11 Committee Meeting    
05 Mar 11 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 32  
06 Feb 11 Visit to First Empress Road Depot – No.3 (H523 CTR)  
15 Jan 11 Committee Meeting    
02 Jan 11 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Dec 10 Christmas Social  
Dec 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 31  
13 Nov 10 Committee Meeting    
23 Oct 10 3rd Transport Fair    
11 Sep 10 Committee Meeting    
Sep 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 30  
Jul 10 Closure of Portwood - assisted First Hants & Dorset with Public guided tours of depot    
01 Aug 10 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
01 Aug 10 Published Provincial Paper No.6: Buses cannot smile! – Fred York’s photographic biography  
Jun 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 29  
12 Jun 10 Committee Meeting    
05 Jun 10 HMS Collingwood Open Day: Free Bus Service – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR) & 55 (EHO 228) & 649 (MUF 488)    
02 Jun – 14 Jul 10 Exhibition of Provincial artefacts at Gosport Discover Centre    
May 10 Published Provincial Paper No.1: People's Provincial Fleet List  
23 Apr 10

Visit to Alexander Dennis Limited, Guildford

   
18 Apr 10 Brijan’s Open Day attended by Society    
27 Mar 10 Committee Meeting    
06 Mar 10 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 28  
23 Jan 10 Committee Meeting    
01 Jan 10 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)    
Dec 09

Published Provincial Press: Issue 27

  
12 Dec 09 Christmas Social  
22 Nov 09 Album Show – Fred York    
31 Oct 09 Committee Meeting    
10 Oct 09 2nd Transport Fair    
10 Oct 09 Published Provincial Publication No.2: First & Last – A history of Reading & Co Ltd, Coachbuilders in Portsmouth  
04 Oct 09 Cougar Running Day on former Provincial routes 17,6,1,10, 16 & 7 and visit to Hoeford Depot - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
Sep 09 Published Provincial Press: Issue 26  
29 Aug 09 Committee Meeting    
02 Aug 09 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
02 Aug 09 Published Provincial Paper No.5: Fareham Arch – The Story of the Notorious Blackspot  
19 Jul 09

Alton Rally attended by Society

    
04 Jul 09 Committee Meeting    
26 Jun 09 Visit to Alexander Dennis Limited, Guildford – No.1 (A301 KJT)  
Jun 09 Published Provincial Press: Issue 25  
06 Jun 09

HMS Collingwood Open Day  

    
02 May 09 Committee Meeting    
07 Mar 09 Annual General Meeting    
19 Apr 09

Brijan’s Open Day  

    
05 Apr 09 Cobham Rally      
Mar 09

Published Provincial Press: Issue 24

  
14 Mar 09 Committee Meeting    
18 Jan 09 Album Show (Fred York) and Archive Display    
17 Jan 09 Committee Meeting    
06 Dec 08 Christmas Social  
Dec 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 23  
Oct 08 1st Transport Fair    
14 Sep 08 Members outing – trip on Route 169 to Marwell Zoo and Mid Hants Railway – No.3 (H523 CTR)    
Sep 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 22  
03 Aug 08 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
Jun 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 21  
22 Jun 08 Members outing to Weymouth - No.1 (A301 KJT)  
Jun 08

HMS Collingwood

   
13 Apr 08 Brijan’s Open Day – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.649 (MUF 488) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
01 Mar 08 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 20  
Mar 08 Leyland National No.16 (HOR 416L) sold for further preservation    
01 Mar 08 Committee Meeting    
27 Jan 08 Event in conjunction with First – Buses in livery from all eras!!!! – Gosport Bus Station  
01 Jan 08 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)      
Dec 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 19  
08 Dec 07

Christmas Social

  
14 Oct 07 Members outing to Isle of Wight Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)    
30 Sep 07 Members outing: Provincial route around Western outskirts of Fareham and beyond – No.3 (H523 CTR)  
Sep 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 18  
27 Aug 07 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s  
27 Aug 07 Published Provincial Paper No.4: People’s Provincial – A Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of People’s Provincial  
22 Apr 07 Video Show – Past Provincial    
21 Apr 07

Members outing to No.57 by Society Members – No.1224 (274 KTA)

  
29 Jul 07 Worthing Rally – No.16 (HOR 416L) & No.649 (MUF 488)    
15 Jul 07

Alton Rally – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.16 (HOR 416L), No.370 (XHO 370) & No.1224 (274 KTA)

  
01 Jul 07 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)    
Jun 07 Exhibition at Westbury Manor “Portchester” – No.55 (EHO 228)    
24 Jun 07 HMS Sultan - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.4 (LRV 996), No.649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA), No 37164 (HY07 FSU) & No.66199 (S799 RWG)  
Jun 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 17  
22 Apr 07

Video Show – Arthur Syson

    
15 Apr 07 Brijan’s Open Day – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.16 (HOR 416L), No.76 (WFX 257S), No.1224 (274 KTA) & No.1257 (DAE 511K)  
11 Mar 07 Members outing – 75th Anniversary of Victoria Coach Station – No.649 (MUF 488)    
03 Mar 07 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 16  
04 Feb 07 Slide Show    
01 Jan 07 Members outing to Winchester - No.1 (A301 KJT) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Dec 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 15  
09 Dec 06 Christmas Social  
17 Nov 06 Museum & Library Exhibition  
04 Nov 06 75 years of route 17 & 18 in conjunction with City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
01 Nov 06 Provincial Society website launched  
29 Oct 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 14  
15 Oct 06 Members outing to Isle of Wight - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
10 Sep 06

Members outing to Oxford Bus Museum - No.1 (A301 KJT)

  
28 Aug 06 Provincial Society Rally Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s  
16 Jul 06 Members outing to Alton - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.370 (XHO 370) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
18 Jun 06 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)  
07 Jun 06 Cougar returns to the road    
Jun 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 13  
13 May 06 Members outing to “Milestones” - No.410 (A301 KJT)  
09 Apr 06

Brijan’s Open Day – No.108 (KCR 108P), No.401 (A301 KJT) & No.800 (H523 CTR)

    
04 Mar 06 Annual General Meeting    
01 Mar 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 12  
05 Feb 06 Album Show         
Jan 06 No.57 (EHO 869) donated to the society by 57 Group    
01 Jan 06 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Dec 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 11  
11 Dec 05 Christmas Social  
07 Dec 05 Published Provincial Paper No.3: Hoeford Hundred – A Centenary of Hoeford Garage – 1905-2005  
12 Nov 05 UVG Running Day  
06 Nov 05 Slide Show – Bob Gray    
16 Oct 05 Members outing to Isle of Wight Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Sep 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 10  
29 Aug 05 Provincial Society Rally Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s and Hoeford Depot Tours  
28 Aug 05 Visit to Hoeford Depot  
Jul 05

Worthing Rally – No.16 (HOR 416L)

   
17 Jul 05 Alton Rally – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.16 (HOR 416L), No 649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA)    
30 Jul 05 “Sea Britain” at Westbury Manor - No.55 (EHO 228)  
16 Jul 05 “Sea Britain” at Westbury Manor - No.55 (EHO 228)  
18 Jun 05 Display at HMS Collingwood Open Day – No1. (A301 KJT), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.16 (HOR 416L) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jun 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 9  
17 Apr 05 Members outing to Brighton Rally - No.649 (MUF 488)  
10 Apr 05 Brijan's Tours Open Day - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
05 Mar 05 Annual General Meeting    
05 Mar 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 8  
05 Feb 05

Final Atlantean Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)

 
Jan 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 7  
01 Jan 05 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
10 Dec 04 Christmas Social  
04 Dec 04 Cougar (H523 CTR) donated to the society by First Hampshire & Dorset    
20 Nov 04 Slide Show – Bob Gray    
17 Oct 04 Members outing – Re-enactment of Route 65 over Portsdown Hill – No.401 (A301 KJT)  
Oct 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 6  
26 Sep 04 Members outing to Showbus – No.401 (A301 KJT)  
04-25 Sep 04   Provincial Society display at Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham – ‘All aboard Provvy’s Past’  
30 Aug 04 Provincial Society Rally Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s – 800 years of Gosport  
30 Aug 04 Published Provincial Paper No.1 – Provincial Fleet List: 1929-1969  
01 Aug 04 Ride down Memory lane in Hants & Dorset No.79 (XLJ 726K)  
09 Jul 04 Registered as a charity    
05 Jun – 04 Sep 04 Summer Heritage Trip (each Saturday) – No.12 (ECG 112K), No.16 (HOR 416L) No.55 (EHO 228), No. 401 (A301 KJT) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jul 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 5  
18 Jul 04 Alton Rally – No.16 (HOR 416L) No.401 (A301 KJT), No.649 (MUF 488) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
17 Jun 04 Special Meeting held on No.16 (HOR 416L) at Gosport Bus Station for proposal for charity status    
12 Jun 04 Static Display of vehicles at HMS Collingwood    
Jun-Sep 04

Heritage Trips linking ‘Explosions!’, Submarine Museum and the Hovercraft Museum

  
23 May 04 Members Outing to Basingstoke – Last VR Running Day – No.1 (A301 KJT) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
May 04 Museum & Art Galleries Month: “The Art of Travelling” – free bus service to the Hovercraft Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.55 (EHO 228), No.401 (A301 KJT), No.1224 (274 KTA) & No.62436 (NLP 389V)  
25 Apr 04 Members outing to Isle of Wight Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Mar 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 4  
28 Mar 04 Video show at Titchfield (2003 events)    
29 Feb 04 Annual General Meeting    
08 Feb 04 Nightrider - Preserved Leyland National Running Day - No.401 (A301 KJT) & No.2 (A302 KJT)  
14 Jan 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 3  
04 Jan 04 Slide show at Clarence Tavern    
01 Jan 04 Members outing to Winchester No.401 (A301 KJT)  
26 Oct 03 First Hoeford Depot Tour    
04 Oct 03 ‘One of a kind’ Running Day – Bristol VRT (513), AEC Cougar (800) & Leyland National (432)  
Oct 03

Published Provincial Press: Issue 2

  
28 Sep 03 Members outing to Showbus No.300 (M440 FHW)  
15-27 Sep 03 Exhibition and display in Gosport Public Library    
25 Aug 03 Provincial Society Rally in conjunction with The Gosporteer's – Celebrating 125 years of Provincial Buses  
20 Jul 03 Members outing to Alton - No. 12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jul 03 Published Provincial Press: Issue 1  
22 Jun 03

Members outing around Funtley, Highland, West End, Gosport, and Portchester – No.12 (ECG 112K)

  
08 Jun 03 Southsea Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
11 May 03 Members outing to Basingstoke - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Apr 03 Leyland National No.16 (HOR 416L) donated by Fareham College  
29 Mar 03 Leyland National Running Day No.400 (EEL 893V), No.401 (A301 KJT), No.402 (A302 KJT) & NLP 389V (432)  
01 Mar 03 Annual General meeting – “The Provincial Society” established    
18 Jan 03 Informal meeting and trip on No.55 (EHO 228)  
07 Jan 03 Steering Group formed    
09 Dec 02 Informal meeting at “The Fareham” pub, Trinity Street, Fareham  
 
 
 

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