WIAS Visits & Trips

2025 WIAS TRIPS & VISITS

29th April 2025 – Sherbourne Recycling Centre
Alain Foote has booked a WIAS visit to Sherbourne Recycling Centre for Tuesday April 29th. 10.30am – 12.30pm.  All those wishing to book on this visit should contact Alain by e-mail on alain.foote@outlook.com Full details will be sent out to those booking a place.  PPE will be provided but members can also take their own if they have it.  See below for further information.

Sherbourne Recycling
At Sherbourne Recycling, we take standards seriously and ensure we do things the ‘Sherbourne Way’. We recognise how important both waste management and recycling are in these times of climate crisis, so we want to share our cutting-edge methods and innovative approach with the wider world, including our clients, those in our industry, and our local community, too.

Contact and Booking
Alain Foote, WIAS Visits Secretary, Email alain.foote@outlook.com
Phone 07801 774277


Other Trips of Interest

28th June 2025 – South Shropshire Water Mills
WIAS members are invited to join members of the Midland Mills Group in their coach trip on Saturday 28th June 2025 to some water mills in and near South Shropshire. For full details and bookings for this great day out follow this link.

June 17th 2025 – National Archives Kew
Paul Waller draws attention to a trip to the National Archives at Kew on Tuesday June 17th.  The Rugby Family History Group have arranged a coach to London on Tuesday 17 June to enable researchers to visit The National Archives and others to take advantage of a drop-off/pickup at Kew Gardens. The advice is that readers at TNA should prepare by examining the advice available – obtaining a reader ticket, using the online catalogue, ordering documents, handling documents, asking for a seat with a camera stand, etc.
A flier is attached with travel details.

Heritage of Industry Tours
Heritage of Industry Tours for 2025 are now available on their website.
Click on this link to visit