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Ok folks - there are various fortean or looslely related groups out there, and I have said I would attempt to make a list of them so here is my request for information.
If you know of a group can you let me know about it - it's name, what it's interests are, when meetings take place and it's location, and any web presence. I'll then pull all of the information together and put it in one post and I'll also put it together on a web page.
The idea is to build up a directory of groups so we can all see what is happening where - then if we're visiting a new area or moving we can check what's up.
[Emp edit: OK Gordon has been kind enough to let me edit his post to throw in more information (so that people won't have to sift through this thread looking for the right one) and I'll also include links to discussion on proposed groups (in case you feel inspired by all this activity to start forming your own groups.]
The more contributions we have the more useful this list will be
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Groups:
Edinburgh Fortean Society
General Forteana
Meets 2nd Thursday of every month at the Canon's Gait pub, Edinburgh
http://edfort.cjb.net
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15260
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Glasgow Fortean Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10009
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Dublin Fortean Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13580
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Isle of Wight Fortean Society
Forteana
Meet at Ottakar's Bookshop, 118 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1TP
http://www.frogboy.freeuk.com/iwfs1.html
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16674
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SELFS
Forteana, Folklore & Paganism.
Every 2nd Monday at The Mitre Tavern, Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London, SE10.
http://www.selfs.co.uk
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15263
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London Earth Mysteries Circle
Earth Mysteries / Paganism: Fortnightly on Tuesdays at The Diorama Centre, 34 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1
http://www.lemc.ic24.net/
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Magonia Readers Group
Magonia/Ufology gossip. Every first Sunday of the month at the Railway Tavern, Putney High Street, London SW15
http://www.magonia.demon.co.uk/history.html
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Skeptics in the Pub
Self-explanatory skeptical group. Once a month at The Old Kings Head, Kings Head Yard, 45 Borough High Street, London SE1
http://www.skeptic.org.uk/pub/index.html
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Strange Phenomena Investigations (SPI)
Credophile Forteana: One Saturday a month at The Sols Arms Public House, 65 – 68 Hampstead Road, London, NW1
http://www.apra.org.uk/spi_london.htm
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W Yorks Earth Mysteries:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14137
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British Psychic and Occult Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12692
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Yorkshire Robin Hood Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13593
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Basingstoke Paranormal Research Fellowship
An affiliate of the Leeds Paranormal Research Fellowship, mentioned on the board as the Southern England Ghsot Group at http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17483, for details contact [email protected]
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The Derby Paranormal Research Fellowship
An Affiliated Part of the Leeds Founder Fellowship Core Group & Network.
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17719
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Proposed:
NW Fort Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17317
Brighton/Hove (pos. SE?):
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17271
Bristol:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13669
Southern US:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14313
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Seeking like minded Forteans
A more general set of threads for people looking too see if there are other Forteans in their area - perhaps one day they too could form their own societies
Wiltshire
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See also:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9258
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Many thanks
Gordon
If you know of a group can you let me know about it - it's name, what it's interests are, when meetings take place and it's location, and any web presence. I'll then pull all of the information together and put it in one post and I'll also put it together on a web page.
The idea is to build up a directory of groups so we can all see what is happening where - then if we're visiting a new area or moving we can check what's up.
[Emp edit: OK Gordon has been kind enough to let me edit his post to throw in more information (so that people won't have to sift through this thread looking for the right one) and I'll also include links to discussion on proposed groups (in case you feel inspired by all this activity to start forming your own groups.]
The more contributions we have the more useful this list will be
==============
Groups:
Edinburgh Fortean Society
General Forteana
Meets 2nd Thursday of every month at the Canon's Gait pub, Edinburgh
http://edfort.cjb.net
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15260
------
Glasgow Fortean Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10009
------
Dublin Fortean Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13580
------
Isle of Wight Fortean Society
Forteana
Meet at Ottakar's Bookshop, 118 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1TP
http://www.frogboy.freeuk.com/iwfs1.html
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16674
------
SELFS
Forteana, Folklore & Paganism.
Every 2nd Monday at The Mitre Tavern, Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London, SE10.
http://www.selfs.co.uk
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15263
------
London Earth Mysteries Circle
Earth Mysteries / Paganism: Fortnightly on Tuesdays at The Diorama Centre, 34 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1
http://www.lemc.ic24.net/
------
Magonia Readers Group
Magonia/Ufology gossip. Every first Sunday of the month at the Railway Tavern, Putney High Street, London SW15
http://www.magonia.demon.co.uk/history.html
------
Skeptics in the Pub
Self-explanatory skeptical group. Once a month at The Old Kings Head, Kings Head Yard, 45 Borough High Street, London SE1
http://www.skeptic.org.uk/pub/index.html
------
Strange Phenomena Investigations (SPI)
Credophile Forteana: One Saturday a month at The Sols Arms Public House, 65 – 68 Hampstead Road, London, NW1
http://www.apra.org.uk/spi_london.htm
------
W Yorks Earth Mysteries:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14137
------
British Psychic and Occult Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12692
------
Yorkshire Robin Hood Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13593
------
Basingstoke Paranormal Research Fellowship
An affiliate of the Leeds Paranormal Research Fellowship, mentioned on the board as the Southern England Ghsot Group at http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17483, for details contact [email protected]
------
The Derby Paranormal Research Fellowship
An Affiliated Part of the Leeds Founder Fellowship Core Group & Network.
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17719
==============
Proposed:
NW Fort Society:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17317
Brighton/Hove (pos. SE?):
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17271
Bristol:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13669
Southern US:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14313
===============
Seeking like minded Forteans
A more general set of threads for people looking too see if there are other Forteans in their area - perhaps one day they too could form their own societies
Wiltshire
===============
See also:
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9258
===============
Many thanks
Gordon