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.
A varied range of speakers in the morning session, mainly covering topics with local relevance (e.g. The Knaresborough Forest Boundary Stones; Blind Jack Metcalf – turnpike surveyor; The Skipton and Knaresborough Turnpike Trust). The full programme is still to be finalised – watch this space!
In the afternoon; 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.
It’s also planned to have a guided walk of central Knaresborough (Market place, castle etc.) provided by volunteers at Knaresborough 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.
HJ / Nov 2025
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In Memoriam
Click here. as we pay tribute to some now sadly deceased Yorkshire members and acknowledge their contributions to the Society.