Inn signs reflecting 60 glorious years Diamond Jubilee Tribute The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated on the first weekend of June 2012. HM Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the throne on the death of her father, George VI on 6 February 1952. The Queen was crowned on 2 June 1953. Since then, many historic and momentous events have happened. In honour of sixty glorious years, the Inn Sign Society will mark the occasion in its own special way. Members are invited to contribute pictures of inn signs that have a direct association or link to any year between 1953 and the present day. The signs can be related to any topic, providing there is a definite connection to a particular year or decade of her reign. It is to be hoped that the completed project will stimulate interest in the media. There will be many publications on the lookout for different takes on the Jubilee. The Inn Sign Society is extremely well-placed to create such a unique tribute! The Queen’s reign depicted on pub signs! Email your pictures to the Publicity Officer immediately. All contributions will be accredited to the respective member / photographer. Members' response to the Jubilee appeal has been tremendous and all years have been filled! The resulting collection will be published on the ISS website on 2 June 2012 Thank you for your contributions!   ISS AGM Auction Announcement A number of albums of inn sign prints (1 book of slides) have been duly recorded in the archives and are no longer required. The albums (by county) plus a number of thematic lots will be auctioned in the afternoon of  the AGM. A list of lots for the AGM sale will appear on the website in May 2012   Click here for the real deal!   Deal me in! The Inn Sign Society has helped produce a pack of genuine playing cards. Produced by Piatnik of Vienna, the world-famous publishers, each card is faced with an image of a genuine inn sign sourced from the Society's archives.   Note The illustrations in the attachment include some 'Extras' which were not chosen by the company and consequently are not included in the pack The cards are available to members at £5 each (p&p included). Offer applies to UK mainland addresses only. Send cheque, payable to Inn Sign Society to:  The Treasurer, 14b, Pembury Close, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7PS   Robinson’s Challenge Robinson’s Unicorn Brewery of Stockport seeks the Inn Sign Society’s help to provide information related to the names of their pubs. Members are invited to contribute relevant information which will be included on the company’s soon-to-be revamped website. Although we are keen to enlist the help of ISS members living in the area, others (visitors to the Lake District for example) may have knowledge that may useful.    Robinson’s estate of 364 pubs is located in the north-west of England and also north Wales. The north-west area mainly includes: Cheshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Robinson’s pubs in the Principality are located in Anglesey, Clwyd and Gwynedd.  Click here for more information We have now completed our objective!

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