East-West Rail – Bedford – 7th May 2024 14.00 – 19.00
Bedford Rowing Social Club The Boathouse, Duck Mill Lane, Bedford, MK42 0AX.
Hotel accommodation available, ask for recommendations.

BRTA Westbury Forum – Saturday, 18 May 2024 14.00-16.00
Venue: The Railway Inn, Station Road, Westbury BA13 4HW Venue Website; https://www.railwayinn-westbury.co.uk/
Venue Phone: Karen Griggs (landlady) 01373-228109 (landline) 07402-322334 (mobile)

BRTA Bedford Midland Station promotion stall – Saturday 25 May 2024 10am – 4pm
Venue: Bedford Midland Station, Ashburnham Road, Bedford MK40 1DS
Directions: Here
All welcome. Why not also have a ride on the Bedford-Bletchley local railway, soon to be part of an Oxford-Bedford East-West Railway! Enjoy what Bedford has to offer as well. Bedford Midland is also served by Thameslink and East Midlands Trains as well.

BRTA Bedford Forum – Wednesday 5 June 2024 12pm lunch – 1 – 3pm business
Venue: Costa Coffee (upstairs), 20 Silver Street, Bedford, MK40 1SU.
Venue Website: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g190737-d12674960-Reviews-Costa_Coffee-Bedford_Bedfordshire_England.html
Venue Phone: 01234-346722

BRTA Shrewsbury Forum – Saturday, 8 June 2024 14.00-16.00
Venue: Montgomery Tower, Lower Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury, Salop. SY1 1RT
Venue Website: https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/shropshire/montgomerys-tower-shrewsbury
Venue Phone: 01743-239080

BRTA Sheffield Forum – Saturday, 29 June 2024 14.00-16.00
Venue: Benjamin Huntsman, 12-18 Cambridge Street, Sheffield, South Yorks. S1 4UD
Venue Website: https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/south-yorkshire/the-benjamin-huntsman-sheffield
Venue Phone: 0114-263-9500

BRTA AGM and Public Meeting – Saturday 13 July 2024 2-3pm AGM and 3-5pm business
Venue: The Court House, Church Lane, Berkhamsted HP4 2AX
Venue Website: https://www.stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk/courthouse/
Venue Phone: 01442-878227
Guest Speaker: Karl Watts, a director at Railmotive Ltd. All welcome/admission free

BRTA Northampton Forum – Saturday 27 July 2024 2pm lunch – 3-5pm business
Venue: The Cordwainer, The Ridings, Northampton NN1 2AQ
Venue Website: https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/northamptonshire/the-cordwainer-northampton
Venue Phone: 01604 609000

NOTE: Please consider bringing some cash to BRTA events and stalls so you can join, peruse our second hand books and magazines or donate.