Events

View our upcoming events and forums in your local area below!

Our 2025 programme of events

BRTA WESTBURY FORUM

Saturday 10 May 2025 1pm lunch 2-4pm business
Venue: The Railway Inn, Station Road, Westbury BA13 4HW
Venue Website 
Phone: 01373-228109

BRTA ZOOM MEETING RUGBY AND GUILDFORD-HORSHAM RAIL LINKS

Monday 19 May  3:00 – 4:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/bux-aaut-iji

BRTA BEDFORD MIDLAND STATION STALL (provisional)

Saturday 31 May 2025 10am – 4pm
Venue: Bedford Midland Station, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 1DS

BRTA Bedford Area Forum

Wednesday 11th June 2025 1pm-4pm
All welcome
Venue: The Library Room, Bedford Quaker Meeting House, 5 Lansdowne Road, Bedford, MK40 2BY
Venue Website: www.llquakers.org.uk/bedford
Venue Phone: 01234-211012 (landline); 07949972159 (mobile)
Download flyer for the Bedford Area event here.

BRTA MACHYNLLETH FORUM

Saturday 14 June 2025 1pm lunch 2-4pm business
Venue: The Braich Goch Inn, Corris, Machynlleth, Powys SY20 9RD
Venue Website: www.theannematthewstrust.org 
Phone: 01654-701632 / 01654-761229

BRTA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Saturday 12 July 2025 2-4PM Business
Venue: Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4VS
Venue Website: guildfordurc.org.uk
Phone: 07410-950207 (mobile)
12 noon lunch Wetherspoons, 1pm set up, 2-4pm business

BRTA SHEFFIELD FORUM

Saturday 19 July 2025 1pm lunch 2-4pm business
Venue: Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP

BRTA DUMFRIES FORUM

Saturday 9 August 2025 1pm lunch 2-4pm business
Venue: Robert the Bruce, 81-83 Buccleuch Street, Dumfries DG1 1DJ
Venue Website: www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/robert-the-bruce-dumfries
Phone: 01387-270320

BRTA BRIGHTON FORUM

Saturday 30 August 2025 2pm lunch 3-5pm business
Venue: The Post & Telegraph,155-158 North Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1BA
Venue Website: www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/the-post-telegraph-brighton/
Phone: 01273-827540

BRTA MILTON KEYNES FORUM (to discuss Winslow)

Saturday 13 September 2025 2pm lunch 3-5pm business
Venue: MK Wetherspoons, 201 Midsummer Boulevard, Bouverie Square, Milton Keynes,Bucks. MK9 1EA
Phone: 01908-606074 

BRTA LONDON FORUM

Saturday 27 September 2025 2pm lunch 3-5pm business
Venue The Barrel Vault, Unit 23, St. Pancras International Station, Pancras Road, London N1C 4QP
Venue Website: www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/london/the-barrel-vault-st-pancras
Phone: 020-7837-5151

BRTA DESBOROUGH FORUM

Saturday 11 October 2025 2pm lunch 3-5pm business
Venue: The R Inn Hotel, 7 – 15 Station Road, Desborough, Kettering, Northants NN14 2RL
Venue Website: ketteringritzcomplex.co.uk/the-r-inn-hotel
Phone:01536-763510

For further information please contact Simon Barber, 20 Fitzherbert House, Kingsmead, Richmond, Surrey TW10 6HT
Email address: admin@brtarail.com

Phone (landline): 020-8940-4399
Phone (mobile): 07522-374740

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

Notes for Physical Meetings:
1. Subject to verification. Venues may change or be cancelled at short notice. Stay in touch.
2. People attend at their own risk. Everyone pays for their own food and drink.
3. There is a pre-prepared agenda, please help focus on the pertinent issues.

Main contact and convenor: Mr Richard Pill, E.

Leafleting helpers wanted!
Email Richard Pill for details and offers to assist: 
ceo@brtarail.com