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24 Mar 2026, 6.00pm - 7.15pm Talk/Lecture

The 2026 Barraclough Memorial Lecture - The History of the Fork... and how they were made

Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria, Sheffield & online

Paul Iseard - The Friends of Portland Works

Zoom webinar ID: 896 3309 1680 (password smea1894)

Followed by Members' Dinner (to book email treasurer@smea1894.com)

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Mark Tomlinson

Secretary

Relations with IOM3 Affiliated Societies are managed by the IOM3 Local Affairs Committee, which reports to the IOM3 Members' Board. The IOM3 Advisory Council has 7 members elected to represent each of our Regions.

North East Regional Representative

Darron Dixon

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