The Ordnance Society is preparing a huge range of ordnance related documents, extracts, photos and drawings which will be freely available to download.  They will cover the earliest artillery and components including ammunition, right up to current equipments.

The first items will be available this coming weekend.

As promised yesterday a number of Newsletters have had their passwords removed and are now free to download : – Nos. 77, 78 and 121-129.  The list of Newsletter passwords has also been updated.

The latest Newsletter, No. 129, is now available for download from the PUBLICATIONS page and is, for the first time, password free.  It is now open to all ordnance enthusiasts – welcome!

As many people may have more free time in the present Coronavirus Pandemic, the Ordnance Society will be removing the passwords from many of the downloadable Newsletters over the next week or two, enabling access to a wide range of articles relating to many aspects of ordnance.  We hope that this will help to relieve a little of the sad and worrying news at present.  The Newsletter indices are nearly up to date now and will be available for download very soon.

The Ordnance Society Visits Secretary has issued the following statement in relation to the Pandemic:

“We did have an extensive visit programme for this year, but things have obviously been disrupted by the pandemic. Some visits over the next few months have been cancelled, and those booked have been informed. We will wait and see how visits later in the year will be affected, but will not cancel visits after April until the situation is clearer”

I wish our members good luck in coping with the current situation.

Trevor Parker

Chairman

The latest Journal, Vol. 26, is now available for download from the website; and its password has been added to the list of Journal passwords.

At the recent board meeting it was agreed that future Newsletters (from No. 129) would NOT have a password; thus ensuring that a wide cross-section of people can read our articles, news and see what we do.

The 2020 list of Ordnance Society visits has just been assembled by Neil Grant and is another excellent list of venues and events – something for everyone!

Details are on the VISITS page.