Forthcoming Events
Northern Spring Meeting 2026
We have a new venue for our next Spring conference, to be held on Saturday 18 April 2026. After three successful years at Gargrave we’ll be moving, but still in the old West Riding, to the historic market town of Knaresborough.
The morning session will cover the following topics:
- The story of the Knaresborough Forest (Kathy Allday of the Knaresborough Museum);
- The Knaresborough Forest Boundary Stones (David Garside);
- The CPRE fingerpost restoration training course (Annie Lloyd);
- The Skipton and Knaresborough Turnpike Trust (Hilary Jones).
In the afternoon, starting at 1.30, given it’s the 25th anniversary of The Milestone Society, there will be a “Looking Back” session with extracts from our early newsletters, On The Ground etc. This will have a northern bias of course and hopefully attendees can share some of their early photos/experiences.
At 2.30 there will be a guided walk of central Knaresborough (Market place, castle etc.), led by Mike Doss, a volunteer from the museum.
Our venue is: Chain Lane Community Hub, Chain Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0AS.
Knaresborough railway station, with services from Leeds and York, is a 20 minute walk from the venue. The bus station, with local services from Harrogate, Ripon and Boroughbridge, is a 15 minute walk from the venue. By road the hall is located just off the A59 and 4 miles from Junction 47 of the A1M. There is a free parking at the village hall (30 spaces).
Doors open 9:30 am with tea/coffee/biscuits provided; the meeting starts at 10.00 am and we aim to finish for 3.30 pm. We’ll have use of the kitchen and seating at the village hall if you want to bring a packed lunch, or there’s a Lidl across the road.
Please contact Hilary by the end of March if you plan to attend – webadmin@milestonesociety.co.uk
HJ / Feb 2026
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