The Peel Society REGISTERED CHARITY No. 509865

2 Sunningdale, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England B77 4NW

Press release

Monday, 29 October 2007

The 2007 Annual general Meeting of the Peel Society will take place at Middleton Hall on Thursday, November 8th at 7.30 pm. The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Brian Beale and Mrs Beale will attend. The new committee will be elected and there will be a talk on a Peel related subject.

The talk, called "Stamps and Steam" will be given by Peel Society member, David Corser. David is one of the Midlands leading philatelists and he will be explaining the importance of the improvement of the postal system and will be bringing along some of his rare treasures to illustrate his talk.

Click the picture for a larger view.

Sir Robert Peel lived through a revolution in communications mainly promoted by the advent of the Iron Horse and rail tracks. He supported the development as the picture from the Illustrated London News shows. This was the ceremony in November 1845 of cutting the turf on the low level railway, the London and North Western Railway, at Tamworth. The development of railways resulted in a much improved postal service.

Members and friends will be welcome.