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FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LIMITED VEHICLE MOVEMENTS |
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The Provincial Society was formed at the inaugural Annual General Meeting on 1st March 2003 and was registered as a charity on 9 July 2004. It brings together people interested in all aspects of the operation and vehicles of the former Provincial Tramways Company, the Gosport and Fareham Omnibus Company and the Provincial Bus Company, together with all successor and associated companies from 1878 to the present day. After the successful launch of two books in 2009 – Fred York’s ‘Fareham Arch’ and David Whitaker’s book on Reading bodybuilders in Portsmouth – ‘First & Last’, we are set to release two new publications at this year‘s rally. One is a well researched and comprehensively detailed account of every vehicle in the People’s Provincial Fleet. The other is a photographic autobiography of author, Fred York, who is an active society member. His A5 book is called: ‘Buses can’t smile!’ Our successful AGM was held on 6 March and our third rally is taking place at Stokes Bay on Sunday 1 August 2010. We are working closely with the local bus company – First Hampshire & Dorset Ltd – and we will be joining in the ceremonies to mark the end of Portswood garage in the summer. For more details of these events, please check this website regularly or contact John Sherwin |
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