The Ordnance Society

English Heritage have launched a fund-raising appeal to help conserve the many guns and artillery at English Heritage sites, particularly those sites on or near the coast. The link below is to their web-site page describing the situation and asking for donations.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/support-us/our-appeals/save-our-cannons/

At the recent Ordnance Society board meeting it was agreed that the Ordnance Society would contribute £100 to the fund.

If you would also like to contribute the details are on the web-page above.

The latest Newsletter is now available for downloading from the web-site PUBLICATIONS page and its password has been added to the “Ordnance Society Newsletter Passwords” file. Hard copies will be posted to those members opting for printed newsletters.

The Ordnance Society is aware of its obligations to protect the data we hold about our individual members and has produced an explanatory statement on the MEMBERSHIP page.

Volumes 12 – 14 have now been added to the web-site on the PUBLICATIONS page; we now have Volumes 1 – 15 available for download and more will be added over the next few weeks.

The Tank Driving Day has now been firmed up for Saturday 22nd September – contact via VISITS page.

Another two members this month have added their interests to the spreadsheet on the “MEMBERS ONLY” page.  There’s an eclectic range of topics that our members are researching, so if you would like to have a look, or add your own topic to the spreadsheet, then contact Graham Whittington for the password on: –

osmembersinterests@hotmail.com.

Another three Journals have now been added to the website, which means that Volumes 1 – 11 and Volume 15 are now all available for download from the PUBLICATIONS page.