The Society operates regular coach trips to the major archives in London.

Destinations.

The National Archives at Kew (TNA). (Note: From the middle of September 2011 the Family Records Centre of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (FRCLDS) has been temporarily relocated to the premises of TNA whilst their own premises undergoes a major refurbishment scheduled to last until about April/May 2012. Thus, those wishing to access FRCLDS material should be able to do so if they are thinking of visiting TNA in April 2012 - see programme below)

The London Metropolitan Archives (LMA); and the Society of Genealogists (SOG).

Programme. The programme for the calendar year 2012 will, subject to take up, consist of the following trips:

Saturdays, 21st April and 15th September - TNA
Saturday, 13 October - LMA/SOG

Pick-up points. For all trips there are two pick-up points.

Chippenham. At 07.00 at the bus stop outside Morrison's Supermarket, off West Cepen Way SN14 6UZ (Click for map). Cars may be parked in Morrison's Supermarket car-park free of charge. 

Swindon. At 07.30  at the West Swindon Police Point diagonally opposite the Link Centre at the West Swindon District Centre, Link Avenue, off Whitehill Way SN5 7DL  (Click for map). Free car parking is available at the Link Centre.

A five minute comfort break will be provided en route on the outward trip if required. The return trip from all locations will depart at 16.45.

Cost and Availability.  The return coach fare for all trips in the 2012 programme will be £16.50 p.p. Bookings must be accompanied by full payment either in cash or by cheque payable to ‘Wiltshire Family History Society’. Applications from an individual for more than one trip must be accompanied by a separate cheque for each trip. Cheques must not be post-dated nor pre-dated by more than three months ahead of the trip. Coach seats will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’, basis. Once the number of bookings taken equals the number of seats available on the coach a waiting list will be opened. If seats should subsequently become available they will be allocated to those on the waiting list working from the top of the list downwards.
 
Booking. Book through either:

Brian Hook, 30 Cabot Drive, Grange Park, Swindon SN5 6HG. Tel: (01793) 639 722, e-mail: Brian Hook. Contact Brian for general enquiries.

Cy Cutler, 18 Anglesey Mead, Pewsham, Chippenham SN15 3UB Tel: (01249) 655 469, e-mail: Cyril Cutler.

Refund Policy. The Society's policy on refunds for coach trips is that a refund will only be made when:

• The Society and/or the coach company is unable, for whatever reason, to run the advertised visit. 
• The person is unable to take part in the visit due entirely to unforeseen circumstances beyond their control e.g., their own indisposition or that of any immediate members of their family through death, sickness, ill-health, hospitalisation, or similar circumstance. 
• In the event that neither of the above circumstances apply, a refund will only be considered if the resulting vacant seat or seats can be resold by the Society without any financial loss being incurred by the Society. 
• The Executive Committee appointed Brian Hook, Coach Organiser, to act as its arbiter in any dispute concerning a refund under the above policy.