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Last updated: 01 January 2019

  
     
 
Date Event
2019  
02 Mar AGM (See members area)
   
24 Mar Tour of Hoeford & Empress Road (See members area)
   
04 Aug Stokes Bay Rally
Society and members' vehicles will attend rallies across the South Coast.

In addition, our Society stall will be at the following events:

     
 
 
 
 
  Previous Provincial Society Events  
     
 
Date Event    
10 Dec 18 No.42728 (T728 REU) donated to the society by First Hampshire and Dorset Ltd  
01 Dec 18 Pre-Christmas Social    
28 Oct 18 Trustees Meeting    
27 Oct 18 75th birthday of Guy Arab No.57, a special trip for members around some of the former Provincial routes in the Gosport and Fareham area.  
13 & 14 Oct Isle of Wight Beer & Buses - No 3 (H523 CTR)  
16 Sep 18 Gosport Heritage Open Day - No.57 (EHO 869)  
15 Sep 18 Gosport Heritage Open Day - No.3 (H523 CTR) & No.12 (ECG 112K)  
09 Sep 18 Gosport Heritage Open Day - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR) & No.12 (ECG 112K)  
02 Sep 18 Chawton Circular - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
01 Sep 18 Published Provincial Press: Issue 62    
       
01 Sep 18 Executive Committee meeting    
19 Aug 18 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)  
05 Aug 18 Provincial Society Rally - Stokes Bay  
22 Jul 18 Trustees Meeting    
15 Jul 18 Alton Bus Rally - No.1 (A301 KJT), No12 (ECG 112K), No.55 (EHO 228) & 432 (NLP 389V)  
24 Jun 18 CPPTD Open Day - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), & No.2278 (766 MDV)  
16/17 Jun 18 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), & First H&D No.67176 (YX66 WBO)  
10 Jun 18 Copythorne Carnival - No.3 (H523 CTR) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
01 Jun 18 Published Provincial Press: Issue 61    
29 Apr 18 Trustees Meeting    
21 Apr 18 Committee Meeting    
10 Mar 18 Annual General Meeting    
04 Mar 18 Cosham Indoor Transport Fair - Stall    
01 Mar 18 Published Provincial Press: Issue 60    
24 Feb 18 Shoreham Transport Fair - Stall    
20 Jan 18 Committee Meeting    
02 Dec 17 Pre-Christmas Social    
01 Dec 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 59    
25 Nov 17 Trustees Meeting    
19 Nov 17 Film/Slide Show - Bob Gray    
21 Oct 17 Transport Fair    
17 Sep 17 Committee Meeting    
10 Sep 17 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
09-10 Sep 17 Gosport Heritage Weekend    
01 Sep 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 58    
20 Aug 17 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
13 Aug 17 Trustees Meeting    
06 Aug 17 Provincial Society Rally - Stokes Bay  
17/18 Jun 17 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), No.69537 (BF63 HDN) & No.67178 (YX66 WBT)  
11 Jun 17 Southsea Spectacular    
03 Jun 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 57    
28 May 17 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
21 May 17 Committee Meeting    
05 May - 08 Jul 17 Gosport's Buses and Trams Exhibition at Gosport Gallery

06 May - Leyland National No. 1 (A301 KJT) and FHD Eclipse Will be on static display near Gosport Discovery Centre

              Bristol RELL No. 12 (ECG 112K) provided Free circular rides around town

13 May - Bristol RELL No. 12 provided free rides

20 May - Bristol RELL No. 12 on static display

27 May - Leyland National No.1 (A301 KJT) provided free rides

02 June - Leyland National No.1 (A302 KJT) Free rides (Half Term Specials)

10 June - ACE Cougar No.3 (H523 CTR) Free Rides

24 June - Bristol RE ECG 112K will run free trips. No Static Display

01 July - Bristol RE ECG 112K will operate two free circular trips at 11:30 and 13:00.

08 July - Final day of Exhibition - Guy Arab EHO 869 on static display. Cougar H523 CTR will run free trips

  
23 Apr 17 Trustees Meeting    
 
26 Mar 17 Slide Show by Mike Caldicott (Buses & Coaches across the South from Bournemouth to Brighton)  
05 Mar 17 Society stall attended Cosham Transport Fair    
04 Mar 17 Annual General Meeting  
04 Mar 17 Published Provincial Press: Issue 56    
25 Feb 17 Society stall attended Shoreham Transport Fair    
21 Jan 17 Committee Meeting    
15 Jan 17 Trustees Meeting    
03 Dec 16 Christmas Social  
01 Dec 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 55    
22 Oct 16 Indoor Transport Fair  
03 Oct 16 Published Provincial Paper No.14: Provincial in Grimsby

 

  
30 Sep 16 Launch of new Eclipse buses  
18 Sep 16 Trustees Meeting    
11 Sep 16 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
10-11 Sep 16 Gosport Heritage Open Day  
05 Sep 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 54    
03 Sep 16 Committee Meeting    
21 Aug 16 Ride & Dive with Diving Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K)    
07 Aug 16 Provincial Society Rally - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.57 (EHO 869)  
17 Jul 16 Alton Bus Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K) and Society Stall  
18-19 Jun 16 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), Stagecoach No. 37275 (SL64 HXK), First H&D No.63296 (SL65 OKW) & First H&D No.63300 (SL65 OLB)  
12 Jun 16 Southsea Spectacular  No.1 (A301 KJT), No.1224 (274 KTA), No.1249 (HCD 449) and Society Stall  
03 Jun 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 53    
30 May 16 Fort Nelson - No.1 (A301 KJT) & Society Stall    
14 April Committee Meeting    
05 Mar 16 Annual General Meeting    
05 Mar 16 Published Provincial Press: Issue 52    
21 Feb 16 Joint Trustee/Committee Meeting    
30 Jan 16 Committee Meeting    
12 Dec 15 Volvo Running Day  
05 Dec 15 Christmas Social  
04 Dec 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 51    
15 Nov 15 Vintage Transport Fair, Cosham  
08 Nov 15 Film Show by Bob Gray    
02 Nov 15 Launch of the Solent Rangers  
24 Oct 15 6th Transport Fair  
11 Oct 15 Tour of Lucketts  
26 Sep 15 Committee Meeting    
13-14 Sep 15 Gosport Heritage Open Day - Display of Provincial Buses at Cooperage Green - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.55 (EHO 228)  
06 Sep 15 Dart Day - Farewell to the Darts - Services X9, 17 & 18  
01 Sep 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 50    
02 Aug 15 Published Provincial Paper No.13: Provincial passing pubs: Pubs along the way between 1962 and 1991  
02 Aug 15 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
19 Jul 15 Alton Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.55 (EHO 228), No.649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA) & No.1249 (HCD 449)  
27 Jun 15 Committee Meeting    
16 Jun 15 HMS Sultan - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA), No.27651 (403 DCD) & No. 63042 (SK63 KHT)   
07 Jun 15 Southdown 100 @ Southsea - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA) & Society Stall  
29 May 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 49    
24 May 15 Trustees Meeting    
29 Mar 15 Hoeford Depot tour  
14 Mar 15 Committee Meeting    
07 Mar 15 Annual General Meeting  
04 Mar 15 Published Provincial Press: Issue 48    
26 Feb 15 Trustees Meeting    
24 Jan 15 Committee Meeting    
06 Dec 14 Society Christmas Social    
03 Dec 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 47    
16 Nov 14 Film Show by Arthur Syson and Bob Gray    
16 Oct 14 Published Provincial Publication No.4: Fleet List 1970 - 1987 - Gosport & Fareham and Provincial Bus Company Limited trading as Provincial (National Bus Company)  
02 Oct 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 46    
29 Aug 14 Committee Meeting    
03 Aug 14 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
03 Aug 14 Published Provincial Paper No 12: Buses & Coaches around Fareham between 1962 & 1989  
20 Jul 14 Alton Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K) & 649 (MUF 488)  
13 Jul 14 CPPTD event at Fort Nelson - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.13 (HOR 413L), No.1224 (274 KTA) and society stall.  
14/15 Jun 14 HMS Sultan Summer Show - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
01 Jun 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 45    
16 May 14 Committee Meeting    
Apr 14 Published Provincial Paper No.2: Provincial Street Tramways Fleet List - 1870-1929  
01 Mar 14 Published Provincial Press: Issue 44    
01 Mar 14 Annual General Meeting    
09 Feb 14 Film Show by Bob Gray and presentation on Tram 58 by Chris Richardsen  
25 Jan 14 Committee Meeting    
Dec 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 43    
30 Nov 13 Committee Meeting    
17 Nov 13 Film Show by Bob Gray    
03 Nov 13 First Hoeford Depot Tour  

27 Oct 13

 Trustees Meeting    
19 Oct 13 5th Transport Fair    
13 Oct 13 Stagecoach Depot Tour – No.12 (ECG 112K)  
30 Sep 13 Launched Gosport’s Buses and Trams website  
Sep 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 42    
31 Aug 13 Committee Meeting    
04 Aug 13 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
04 Aug 13 Published Provincial Paper No.10:  Celebrating the Leyland National years – 1972-2004  
21 Jul 13

Alton Rally attended No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1257 (DAE 511K)

 
16 Jun 13 HMS Sultan - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)    
Jun 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 41    
08 Jun 13 Committee Meeting    
01 Apr 13 Brijan's Open Day - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.649 (MUF 488); No.1224 (274 KTA)  
02 Mar 13 Published FHD East Hampshire supplement – Provincial Society, the first ten years  
02 Mar 13 Published Provincial Press: Issue 40    
02 Mar 13 Annual General Meeting    
26 Jan 13 Committee Meeting    
Dec 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 39    
08 Dec 12 Christmas Social    
18 Nov 12 Film Show    
10 Nov 12 Committee Meeting    
04 Nov 12 Album Show    
20 Oct 12 4th Transport Fair    
Sep 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 38    
05 Aug 12 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay – main event cancelled due to flooded field, but mini event held using No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR) and No.12 (ECG 112K)  
05 Aug 12 Published Provincial Paper No.11: Air Cooled Diesel Triumph – The story of Provincial’s air cooled diesel buses  
05 Aug 12 Published Provincial Paper No.9: Strangers in Town 2 – Non-PSVs  
17 Jul 12 Committee Meeting    
15 Jul 12 Alton Rally attended    
24 Jun 12 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)    
Jun 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 37    
Jun 12 Members outing to Reading Buses open day - No.3 (H523 CTR)    
09 Jun 12

Committee Meeting

    
Apr 12 Published Provincial Publication No.3: Bus Rapid Transit  
22 Apr 12 Brijan's Tours Open Day    
17 Mar 12 Committee Meeting    
Mar 12 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 12 Published Provincial Press: Issue 36    
14 Jan 12 Committee Meeting    
Dec 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 35    
03 Dec 11 Christmas Social    
22 Oct 11 3rd Transport Fair    
22 Oct 11 Published Provincial Paper No.8: Strangers in Town 1 – Express: Coaches  
Sep 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 34    
08 Oct 11 Committee Meeting    
07 Aug 11 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
2011 Gosport Local Studies Centre: joint venture between Hampshire Museum and The Provincial Society to provide a virtual exhibition of public transport in Gosport    
17 Jul 11 Members outing to Alton - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jun 11 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)    
18 Jun 11 Committee Meeting    
Jun 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 33    
17 Apr 11 Brijan's Tours Open Day – No.3 (H523 CTR)    
17 Apr 11 Published Provincial Paper No.7: Provincial’s RELL’s – A study of Provincial’s Bristol RELL buses  
26 Mar 11 Committee Meeting    
05 Mar 11 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 11 Published Provincial Press: Issue 32    
06 Feb 11 Visit to First Empress Road Depot – No.3 (H523 CTR)  
15 Jan 11 Committee Meeting    
02 Jan 11 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Dec 10 Christmas Social    
Dec 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 31    
13 Nov 10 Committee Meeting    
23 Oct 10 3rd Transport Fair    
11 Sep 10 Committee Meeting    
Sep 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 30    
Jul 10 Closure of Portwood - assisted First Hants & Dorset with Public guided tours of depot    
01 Aug 10 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
01 Aug 10 Published Provincial Paper No.6: Buses cannot smile! – Fred York’s photographic biography  
Jun 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 29    
12 Jun 10 Committee Meeting    
05 Jun 10 HMS Collingwood Open Day: Free Bus Service – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR) & 55 (EHO 228) & 649 (MUF 488)    
02 Jun – 14 Jul 10 Exhibition of Provincial artefacts at Gosport Discover Centre    
May 10 Published Provincial Paper No.1: People's Provincial Fleet List  
23 Apr 10

Visit to Alexander Dennis Limited, Guildford

   
18 Apr 10 Brijan’s Open Day attended by Society    
27 Mar 10 Committee Meeting    
06 Mar 10 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 10 Published Provincial Press: Issue 28    
23 Jan 10 Committee Meeting    
01 Jan 10 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)    
Dec 09

Published Provincial Press: Issue 27

    
12 Dec 09 Christmas Social    
22 Nov 09 Album Show – Fred York    
31 Oct 09 Committee Meeting    
10 Oct 09 2nd Transport Fair    
10 Oct 09 Published Provincial Publication No.2: First & Last – A history of Reading & Co Ltd, Coachbuilders in Portsmouth  
04 Oct 09 Cougar Running Day on former Provincial routes 17,6,1,10, 16 & 7 and visit to Hoeford Depot - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
Sep 09 Published Provincial Press: Issue 26    
29 Aug 09 Committee Meeting    
02 Aug 09 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
02 Aug 09 Published Provincial Paper No.5: Fareham Arch – The Story of the Notorious Blackspot  
19 Jul 09

Alton Rally attended by Society

    
04 Jul 09 Committee Meeting    
26 Jun 09 Visit to Alexander Dennis Limited, Guildford – No.1 (A301 KJT)  
Jun 09 Published Provincial Press: Issue 25    
06 Jun 09

HMS Collingwood Open Day  

    
02 May 09 Committee Meeting    
07 Mar 09 Annual General Meeting    
19 Apr 09

Brijan’s Open Day  

    
05 Apr 09 Cobham Rally      
Mar 09

Published Provincial Press: Issue 24

    
14 Mar 09 Committee Meeting    
18 Jan 09 Album Show (Fred York) and Archive Display    
17 Jan 09 Committee Meeting    
06 Dec 08 Christmas Social    
Dec 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 23    
Oct 08 1st Transport Fair    
14 Sep 08 Members outing – trip on Route 169 to Marwell Zoo and Mid Hants Railway – No.3 (H523 CTR)    
Sep 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 22    
03 Aug 08 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay  
Jun 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 21    
22 Jun 08 Members outing to Weymouth - No.1 (A301 KJT)  
Jun 08

HMS Collingwood

   
13 Apr 08 Brijan’s Open Day – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.649 (MUF 488) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
01 Mar 08 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 08 Published Provincial Press: Issue 20    
Mar 08 Leyland National No.16 (HOR 416L) sold for further preservation    
01 Mar 08 Committee Meeting    
27 Jan 08 Event in conjunction with First – Buses in livery from all eras!!!! – Gosport Bus Station  
01 Jan 08 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)      
Dec 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 19    
08 Dec 07

Christmas Social

    
14 Oct 07 Members outing to Isle of Wight Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)    
30 Sep 07 Members outing: Provincial route around Western outskirts of Fareham and beyond – No.3 (H523 CTR)  
Sep 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 18    
27 Aug 07 Provincial Society Rally at Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s  
27 Aug 07 Published Provincial Paper No.4: People’s Provincial – A Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of People’s Provincial  
22 Apr 07 Video Show – Past Provincial    
21 Apr 07

Members outing to No.57 by Society Members – No.1224 (274 KTA)

  
29 Jul 07 Worthing Rally – No.16 (HOR 416L) & No.649 (MUF 488)    
15 Jul 07

Alton Rally – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.16 (HOR 416L), No.370 (XHO 370) & No.1224 (274 KTA)

  
01 Jul 07 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)    
Jun 07 Exhibition at Westbury Manor “Portchester” – No.55 (EHO 228)    
24 Jun 07 HMS Sultan - No.3 (H523 CTR), No.4 (LRV 996), No.649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA), No 37164 (HY07 FSU) & No.66199 (S799 RWG)  
Jun 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 17    
22 Apr 07

Video Show – Arthur Syson

    
15 Apr 07 Brijan’s Open Day – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.16 (HOR 416L), No.76 (WFX 257S), No.1224 (274 KTA) & No.1257 (DAE 511K)  
11 Mar 07 Members outing – 75th Anniversary of Victoria Coach Station – No.649 (MUF 488)    
03 Mar 07 Annual General Meeting    
Mar 07 Published Provincial Press: Issue 16    
04 Feb 07 Slide Show    
01 Jan 07 Members outing to Winchester - No.1 (A301 KJT) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Dec 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 15    
09 Dec 06 Christmas Social    
17 Nov 06 Museum & Library Exhibition  
04 Nov 06 75 years of route 17 & 18 in conjunction with City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot - No.3 (H523 CTR)  
01 Nov 06 Provincial Society website launched  
29 Oct 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 14    
15 Oct 06 Members outing to Isle of Wight - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
10 Sep 06

Members outing to Oxford Bus Museum - No.1 (A301 KJT)

  
28 Aug 06 Provincial Society Rally Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s  
16 Jul 06 Members outing to Alton - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.370 (XHO 370) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
18 Jun 06 Members outing to Hollycombe – No.649 (MUF 488)  
07 Jun 06 Cougar returns to the road    
Jun 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 13    
13 May 06 Members outing to “Milestones” - No.410 (A301 KJT)  
09 Apr 06

Brijan’s Open Day – No.108 (KCR 108P), No.401 (A301 KJT) & No.800 (H523 CTR)

    
04 Mar 06 Annual General Meeting    
01 Mar 06 Published Provincial Press: Issue 12    
05 Feb 06 Album Show         
Jan 06 No.57 (EHO 869) donated to the society by 57 Group    
01 Jan 06 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Dec 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 11    
11 Dec 05 Christmas Social    
07 Dec 05 Published Provincial Paper No.3: Hoeford Hundred – A Centenary of Hoeford Garage – 1905-2005  
12 Nov 05 UVG Running Day  
06 Nov 05 Slide Show – Bob Gray    
16 Oct 05 Members outing to Isle of Wight Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Sep 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 10    
29 Aug 05 Provincial Society Rally Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s and Hoeford Depot Tours  
28 Aug 05 Visit to Hoeford Depot  
Jul 05

Worthing Rally – No.16 (HOR 416L)

   
17 Jul 05 Alton Rally – No.1 (A301 KJT), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.16 (HOR 416L), No 649 (MUF 488), No.1224 (274 KTA)    
30 Jul 05 “Sea Britain” at Westbury Manor - No.55 (EHO 228)  
16 Jul 05 “Sea Britain” at Westbury Manor - No.55 (EHO 228)  
18 Jun 05 Display at HMS Collingwood Open Day – No1. (A301 KJT), No.12 (ECG 112K), No.16 (HOR 416L) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jun 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 9    
17 Apr 05 Members outing to Brighton Rally - No.649 (MUF 488)  
10 Apr 05 Brijan's Tours Open Day - No.1 (A301 KJT), No.3 (H523 CTR), No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
05 Mar 05 Annual General Meeting    
05 Mar 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 8    
05 Feb 05

Final Atlantean Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)

 
Jan 05 Published Provincial Press: Issue 7    
01 Jan 05 Members outing to Winchester - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
10 Dec 04 Christmas Social    
04 Dec 04 Cougar (H523 CTR) donated to the society by First Hampshire & Dorset    
20 Nov 04 Slide Show – Bob Gray    
17 Oct 04 Members outing – Re-enactment of Route 65 over Portsdown Hill – No.401 (A301 KJT)  
Oct 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 6    
26 Sep 04 Members outing to Showbus – No.401 (A301 KJT)  
04-25 Sep 04   Provincial Society display at Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham – ‘All aboard Provvy’s Past’  
30 Aug 04 Provincial Society Rally Stokes Bay in conjunction with The Gosporteer’s – 800 years of Gosport  
30 Aug 04 Published Provincial Paper No.1 – Provincial Fleet List: 1929-1969  
01 Aug 04 Ride down Memory lane in Hants & Dorset No.79 (XLJ 726K)  
09 Jul 04 Registered as a charity    
05 Jun – 04 Sep 04 Summer Heritage Trip (each Saturday) – No.12 (ECG 112K), No.16 (HOR 416L) No.55 (EHO 228), No. 401 (A301 KJT) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jul 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 5    
18 Jul 04 Alton Rally – No.16 (HOR 416L) No.401 (A301 KJT), No.649 (MUF 488) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
17 Jun 04 Special Meeting held on No.16 (HOR 416L) at Gosport Bus Station for proposal for charity status    
12 Jun 04 Static Display of vehicles at HMS Collingwood    
Jun-Sep 04

Heritage Trips linking ‘Explosions!’, Submarine Museum and the Hovercraft Museum

  
23 May 04 Members Outing to Basingstoke – Last VR Running Day – No.1 (A301 KJT) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
May 04 Museum & Art Galleries Month: “The Art of Travelling” – free bus service to the Hovercraft Museum - No.12 (ECG 112K), No.55 (EHO 228), No.401 (A301 KJT), No.1224 (274 KTA) & No.62436 (NLP 389V)  
25 Apr 04 Members outing to Isle of Wight Running Day – No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Mar 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 4    
28 Mar 04 Video show at Titchfield (2003 events)    
29 Feb 04 Annual General Meeting    
08 Feb 04 Nightrider - Preserved Leyland National Running Day - No.401 (A301 KJT) & No.2 (A302 KJT)  
14 Jan 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 3    
04 Jan 04 Slide show at Clarence Tavern    
14 Jan 04 Published Provincial Press: Issue 3    
01 Jan 04 Members outing to Winchester No.401 (A301 KJT)  
26 Oct 03 First Hoeford Depot Tour    
04 Oct 03 ‘One of a kind’ Running Day – Bristol VRT (513), AEC Cougar (800) & Leyland National (432)  
Oct 03

Published Provincial Press: Issue 2

    
28 Sep 03 Members outing to Showbus No.300 (M440 FHW)  
15-27 Sep 03 Exhibition and display in Gosport Public Library    
25 Aug 03 Provincial Society Rally in conjunction with The Gosporteer's – Celebrating 125 years of Provincial Buses  
20 Jul 03 Members outing to Alton - No. 12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Jul 03 Published Provincial Press: Issue 1    
22 Jun 03

Members outing around Funtley, Highland, West End, Gosport, and Portchester – No.12 (ECG 112K)

  
08 Jun 03 Southsea Rally - No.12 (ECG 112K) & No.1224 (274 KTA)  
11 May 03 Members outing to Basingstoke - No.1224 (274 KTA)  
Apr 03 Leyland National No.16 (HOR 416L) donated by Fareham College  
29 Mar 03 Leyland National Running Day No.400 (EEL 893V), No.401 (A301 KJT), No.402 (A302 KJT) & NLP 389V (432)  
01 Mar 03 Annual General meeting – “The Provincial Society” established    
18 Jan 03 Informal meeting and trip on No.55 (EHO 228)  
07 Jan 03 Steering Group formed    
09 Dec 02 Informal meeting at “The Fareham” pub, Trinity Street, Fareham  
 
 

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