Society Events

The Society usually holds four meetings each year in the London area and one at a provincial location, usually at Kidlington in Oxfordshire. Those held in the London area are usually held at East Sheen, a location that is easily accessible by road and rail. 

The needs of members with limited mobility have been carefully considered, and only venues that have such facilities are used. The Society officials are always happy to discuss questions relating to our events should anyone wish further information, and can be reached on events@phillumeny.com.

The Society magazine publishes details of all Society meetings and events together with meetings organised by other Phillumeny clubs and societies in the UK and overseas. The magazine is available only to members of the Society, click here to join.

Society Spring Meeting 2025

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  February 23^rd 2025 Sunday. BML&BS Spring Meeting, from 09:00 to 16:00. Auction takes place at 13:30. Admission £2. Trader Tables cost £5 each and must be booked in advance with the Show Organiser. Sheen Lane Centre (Library building), 74 Sheen Lane, East Sheen (near Mortlake), London SW14 8LP. events@phillumeny.com

• To book a trader table please contact events@phillumeny.com
• Note that Sheen Lane Centre is now within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which means that charges apply to older petrol vehicles produced before 2005 and diesel vehicles registered before Sep 2015 as they enter the Zone. We advise members to check if their vehicle will be subject to a charge, by using the following link https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

Society AGM 2025

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  April 13^th 2025 Sunday. BML&BS Annual General Meeting, from 09:00 to 16:00. Auction takes place at 13:30. Admission £2. Trader Tables cost £5 each and must be booked in advance with the Show Organiser. Sheen Lane Centre (Library building), 74 Sheen Lane, East Sheen (near Mortlake), London SW14 8LP.

• To book a trader table please contact events@phillumeny.com
• Note that Sheen Lane Centre is now within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which means that charges apply to older petrol vehicles produced before 2005 and diesel vehicles registered before Sep 2015 as they enter the Zone. We advise members to check if their vehicle will be subject to a charge, by using the following link https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

2025 On-line Exhibition

We will be holding our fifth annual On-line Exhibition in October 2025. You can visit the Exhibition here on our web site.

If you have any questions about the Exhibition then please contact us at onlineexhibition@phillumeny.com

Society Autumn Meeting 2025

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  October 5^th 2025 Sunday. BML&BS Autumn Meeting, from 09:00 to 16:00. Auction takes place at 13:30. Admission £2. Trader Tables cost £5 each and must be booked in advance with the Show Organiser. Sheen Lane Centre (Library building), 74 Sheen Lane, East Sheen (near Mortlake), London SW14 8LP. events@phillumeny.com

• To book a trader table please contact events@phillumeny.com
• Note that Sheen Lane Centre is now within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which means that charges apply to older petrol vehicles produced before 2005 and diesel vehicles registered before Sep 2015 as they enter the Zone. We advise members to check if their vehicle will be subject to a charge, by using the following link https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

Society Winter Meeting 2025

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  December 7^th 2025 Sunday. BML&BS Winter Meeting, from 09:00 to 16:00. Auction takes place at 13:30. Admission £2. Trader Tables cost £5 each and must be booked in advance with the Show Organiser. Sheen Lane Centre (Library building), 74 Sheen Lane, East Sheen (near Mortlake), London SW14 8LP.

• To book a trader table please contact events@phillumeny.com
• Note that Sheen Lane Centre is now within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which means that charges apply to older petrol vehicles produced before 2005 and diesel vehicles registered before Sep 2015 as they enter the Zone. We advise members to check if their vehicle will be subject to a charge, by using the following link https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

Society Spring Meeting 2026

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  February 15^th 2026 Sunday. BML&BS Spring Meeting, from 09:00 to 16:00. Auction takes place at 13:30. Admission £2. Trader Tables cost £5 each and must be booked in advance with the Show Organiser. Sheen Lane Centre (Library building), 74 Sheen Lane, East Sheen (near Mortlake), London SW14 8LP. events@phillumeny.com

• To book a trader table please contact events@phillumeny.com
• Note that Sheen Lane Centre is now within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which means that charges apply to older petrol vehicles produced before 2005 and diesel vehicles registered before Sep 2015 as they enter the Zone. We advise members to check if their vehicle will be subject to a charge, by using the following link https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

John Walker Birthday Weekend 29, 30, 31 May 2026

We are planning a whole weekend of events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the invention of the Friction Match by John Walker of Stockton on Tees in 1826. We have chosen these dates because John Walker was born on 29th May 1781. It is hard to over-state the importance that John Walker’s invention made to society at large but also to us collectors.

The Society intends to celebrate this life-changing invention in a number of ways :

• A physical exhibition in Stockton-on-Tees
• A members’ meeting with dealer tables and a Grand Auction in Stockton-on-Tees
• An on-line exhibition on our web site
• Two members’ meals with after-dinner speakers
• The premiere of our documentary film about John Walker

Details of the venues are still being worked out, and will be published in our magazine and here on the web site as they become finalised.

We have already created a new web site dedicated to John Walker, which will expand as we approach 2026 and will act as a lasting legacy to John Walker.

If you have information about John Walker that you would like to share with us, or you would like to help with the 2026 celebrations in any way, we would be pleased to hear from you johnwalker2026@phillumeny.com