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Introduce yourself to 'Innsignia'
20th May 2018
Welcome to the Inn Sign Society website. Find information on what the Society does, Inn signs, origins of Pub names, and how to join us.
For ONLY £15 a year, you receive 4 quarterly 32 page full colour illustrated Journals packed with articles on all types of inn and pub signs.
Click on 'Journals' page link above - Latest edition Vol.114 out now!
Members can access our Archives, plus feature pages; ‘Signs of the Month’,'Sign of the Year’ award, & 'Lost Signs'.
Enjoy your visit & you may wish to be a member; Don't delay, join today!
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Notice of *** 2018 A.G.M. ***
20th May 2018
To be held on Saturday 23rd June 2018 - At the Shepherd Neame Brewery Visitor Centre,
Court Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 7AX
Further details in the Members' area re venue and facilities.
All members are welcome; Please contact the Secretary if you are attending.
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Sign of the Year
20th May 2018
The SOTY Award is administered by the Publicity Officer Peter Gorman who will be pleased to receive your 'Sign of the Year' entries for 2018.
Only 22 entries so far. You have until end of June to submit them, as voting takes place from 1st July until end of July, after which the result is announced on the website and in the Journal.
Don't forget, each member can send in 3 entries. What have YOU got in your collection?
We would like to see a greater variety of entries than last year, so what can we all offer now!
See the SOTY page in the Members' area for all details regarding the scope of the award and conditions of entry.
Here is one of the latest; Pony & Trap - Newtown, Chew Magna, Somerset
photographed by John Tye in April 2018
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What's INN a name?
15th May 2018
The Worth Valley Inn, Halifax Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, near the confluence of the rivers Aire and Worth.
A fine new sign based on the fact that the film 'The Railway Children' was shot on location at the nearby Keighley & Worth preserved railway.
The previous sign was shown in journal issue 98 page 9.
Photo - Peter Gorman 2017
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ISS Members - Can you help us?
15th May 2018
We need a new member for the Website Team, so if you are OK with computers, ** please see the Members' area news page ** for details. Thanks in advance from the Webmaster!
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Signs of the Month
15th May 2018
In our Members' area the 'Signs of the Month' feature for May are a selection of Firkin Brewery Signs. Shown is the Fedora & Firkin, Luton, Bedfordshire.
*Members* - Martin Norman will be very pleased to receive more of your contributions to Signs of the Month. **See Members' area news for details of free file transfer up to 2GB with 'We Transfer'**
If you have your own favourite collection of up to 24 sign photos, just use the contact email link on SOTM page to arrange for them to be displayed for all to enjoy.
Show off the new or unusual signs you saw to the other members!!
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Lost Signs
15th May 2018
Let's see if we can find even more of those 'Lost Signs' this Year!
This is a feature page in the Members' Area where you will be able once again to help identify 'Lost Signs' i.e. those un-named slides from scanned collections.
If any of you 'sign detectives' know the proper name, location and/or date of any sign, just email the page manager. There are some very good ones that need a place in the Archives!
** Non-members are now able to view a Lost Signs page to help the Society in our search. *See link on right with LS photo, click on either **
Thanks to all contributors!
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Pub names - Signs Update
1st May 2018
Check out the new signs on the 'Pub Names' page with the Top 20 (or so) sign pics which are updated regularly.
Non-members are also now able to view a 'Lost Signs' page to help the Society in our search for their dates and locations.
*See the link on right with the Lost Sign photo; click on either*
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ISS Archives
15th May 2018
The ISS Archivist Derek McDonald will be pleased to receive from members any contributions to the archives.
Please see the Members' area news where you can also download the latest Archive files, compiled from 2017, in .pdf format.
A copy of the previous Archives list is available for all to download in pdf from the Society & Contacts page.
Members requiring pictures need to quote pub, location and date, and Derek will be happy to send them to you.
If you require the 2 Archive CDs - 1936 to April 2017 - these are still available for £12 from Brian Curtis, previous Archivist. See Members' area.
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ISS Area Representatives
1st May 2018
Only ONE Area Representative is missing!- for 'Home Counties' - combining Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
Are you a member who lives in one of those counties, and could you be the Area Rep?
Please contact the Secretary if you wish to know more about what is involved.
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Journal Binders
20th May 2018
We now have a fresh stock of Journal Binders @ £7-50. See ISS shop in members' area for order details.
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