News & Society Events
Our Plan for 2026 includes engaging with the communities of Stansted, Fairseat and Vigo in various ways to keep our shared history alive. To achieve this, our main activities will be maintaining an active website, writing a monthly article for the Parish Notes, a quarterly newsletter for Supporters and organising public events during the year.
Newsletters
We aim to publish quarterly newsletters for our supporters, and online copies are available at the links below. If you would like to become a supporter, please send your email address and contact details to the Society Chair, Dick Hogbin. Email: hogbindick@gmail.com Tel: 07887 396918. Please select from the following:
Forthcoming Events
Future events will appear in this section.
Previous Events
In the first few years of the Society (1999-2023), we focused on digitising the archive and researching and writing website articles. We also did extensive background work to record information in a robust way that we could build on in the future. After largely completing that exercise, we turned to community-based activities, including walks, talks, and visits. The villagers have supported them well, and the following events have been organised over the past three years.
- 16 August 2026. Fairseat guided walk visiting Tower Folly and the Trosley Towers walled gardens.
- 6 August 2026. Visit to Cobham Hall including cream tea
- 23 April 2026. Talk: ‘The Waterlows and Trosley Towers’
- 28 January 2026. Talk: ‘The History of Vigo Village’
- 20 November 2025. Talk: ‘Famous People of the Parish’
- 22 June 2025. Circular walk visiting the Old Malthouse and the Old Farmhouse.
- 27 March 2025. Talk: ‘Saints and Sinners – the history of St Mary’s church and the Black Horse’.
- 22 March 2024. Unveiling of the Colin Francis memorial
- 29 July 2023. Walk from Stansted to Fairseat, visiting Court House and Fairseat Manor.