News & Society Events
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: [email protected] Tel: 07887 396918
Please select a Newsletter from the following:
Forthcoming 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 a minimum of three public events a year.
The next planned event is a guided tour of Cobham Hall, followed by a cream tea, on Thursday, 6th August 2026 at 2 pm. This is a joint visit with the Stansted and Fairseat Horticultural Society. The price is £13.60 per person, and you will need to organise your own transport. The address is Cobham Hall, Brewers Road, Cobham, Gravesend, Kent DA12 3BL. The postcode for Sat Navs is DA12 3BL.
To confirm places for this event, please click on the following link to access the booking form and make an online payment:
Previous Events
In the first few years of the Society (1999-2023), we focused on digitising the archive and researching and writing relevant articles for the website. There was also a lot of background work going on, getting information recorded in a way that was robust and could be built upon in the future. Having largely completed that exercise, we then turned to community-based activities including walks, talks and visits. They have been very well supported by the villagers, and the following events have been organised over the past three years.
- 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.