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19th June 2025

Welcome to the Inn Sign Society website. Find information on what the Society does, Inn signs, origins of Pub names, and how to join us.

For ONLY £15 a year, you receive 4 quarterly 32 page full colour illustrated Journals packed with articles on all types of inn and pub signs.
**Latest edition No.142 out now!** >> Click on 'Journals' page link above.

Members can access our Archives, plus feature pages;
‘Signs of the Month’, 'Sign of the Year’ award, & 'Lost Signs'.
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Shown- the Ostrich Inn, Lower Guinea Street, Redcliffe, Bristol. c2002

PSOTY - NEW LIFE

30th June 2025

At The AGM held on 21st June 2025, new Member Matthew Sproston volunteered to take on PSOTY. He presented to the meeting a full colour brocuhre he put together showing winning signs and runners up from 2007 to present. This was well received by the Meeting and there was a recommendation for this to be produced en masse and sent to each member.

Matthew has other ideas to promote PSOTY and these will be put together for the Committee. One of his ideas is to increase the limit of signs that can be submitted by a member - currently three.

In the meantime, members wishing to submit signs, his address is pubsignoftheyear@gmail.com

Pictured is the Cocky Anchor, runner up in the 2024/5 competition.

SOTM - July 2025

30th June 2025

Signs from the Archives depicting Military signs. Acknowledgements to those members whose signs appear.

Whilst not a Pub Sign, the Blue Plaque at Stalybridge is included due to its long name.

Pictured is the Rifleman's Arms in Rochdale.

Society A.G.M. 2025

24th June 2025

The 33rd AGM of the Inn Sign Society was held on 21st June 2025 at Brewpoint in Bedford.

Turn out was 18 members and guests. Minutes of the meeting will be sent out in the next Journal

The following were changes to the Committee. Welcome to Jim McIntosh who comes in as Secretary and new member Matthew Sproston who is taking on the task of PSOTY

We also said a sad farewell to David Roe who is giving up the Journal after the next issue after editing 72 issues. Chairman David Cole awarded David with a Certificate of Appreciation as well as Life Membership of the Society.

Committee member Peter Gorman will be taking over as Editor effective Winter / Christmas issue.

Pictured are Left David Roe with Chairman David Cole.

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Next Meeting

Thursday 4th September 2025 12noon

Mare & Colt, Summerfield, A449
near Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 7RF
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Signs of the Month

Rifleman's Arms
Belper, Derby