TravelWatch SouthWest - October 24th 2025 - Taunton Posted by grahame at 16:30, 2nd September 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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TravelWatch SouthWest Autumn General Meeting 2025
Date: Friday, 24th October 10:30 - 15:00
Location: Firepool Digital Innovation Centre
Register by: Deadline for registration is 10th October at 6pm.
About the Event:
Welcome to TravelWatch SouthWest's Autumn General Meeting for 2025. Join us for a great opportunity to give groups of people who want a public transport network which works better for them to change local, regional and national strategy.
This is an early bird registration ticket to secure your place. We suggest registering as soon as possible to guarantee your entry (only registered guests will be admitted), help us plan properly, support the event, and so that we can keep you updated.
The agenda and final details will be shared soon.
Date: Friday, 24th October 10:30 - 15:00
Location: Firepool Digital Innovation Centre
Register by: Deadline for registration is 10th October at 6pm.
About the Event:
Welcome to TravelWatch SouthWest's Autumn General Meeting for 2025. Join us for a great opportunity to give groups of people who want a public transport network which works better for them to change local, regional and national strategy.
This is an early bird registration ticket to secure your place. We suggest registering as soon as possible to guarantee your entry (only registered guests will be admitted), help us plan properly, support the event, and so that we can keep you updated.
The agenda and final details will be shared soon.
Re: TravelWatch SouthWest - October 24th 2025 - Taunton Posted by ChrisB at 16:54, 2nd September 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date was in my diary - now booked. I have a powerchair....
Re: TravelWatch SouthWest - October 24th 2025 - Taunton Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:43, 3rd September 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I, too, have booked my seat. I encourage any of our members also to do so.
It's free, informal, and you do get to meet some very interesting people*, and you can have constructive discussions, in the course of the day.
The venue is on a level access route, within sight of Taunton Station. For those not now driving Formula 1, disabled access assistance can be arranged.
CfN.

* Excepting me, obviously.

Re: TravelWatch SouthWest - October 24th 2025 - Taunton Posted by Mark A at 21:58, 3rd September 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Another attractive quality, the venue's built on the tail of the site of the first of the Grand Western Canal's boat lifts, a not entirely successful structure which survived, out of use, long enough to be recorded on a 1:500 Ordnance Survey town plan.
Surprisingly, west of the venue, canal era masonry survives almost as far as the approach to the long vanished aqueduct that took it across what became Station Road. Unfortunately no photographs survive of these relics.
Mark
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19.2&lat=51.02205&lon=-3.10262&layers=117746211a&b=GoogleSat&o=100
Re: TravelWatch SouthWest - October 24th 2025 - Taunton Posted by matth1j at 13:31, 4th September 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I, too, have booked my seat. I encourage any of our members also to do so.
What about those of us who aren't retired?

Of course I understand it has to be in working hours, but it does make it more difficult to attend just because it sounds like a nice day out.
Re: TravelWatch SouthWest - October 24th 2025 - Taunton Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 13:52, 4th September 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hmm. That's an interesting question, matth1j, and it has been raised on previous occasions.
I will leave it to my boss, grahame, to answer specifically, as he is much better informed on the public meeting date and venue selection process at TravelWatch SouthWest.
CfN.
