In two weeks time on Saturday 6th November West Surrey FHS is holding its annual Open Day and Family History Fair at Woking Leisure Centre, Kingfield Road, Woking GU22 9BA from 10am to 4.30pm. This is one of the largest events of its kind with numerous family history societies in attendance, plus commercial sellers of books, postcards, software and all the usual products. Admission, parking, the research facilities, help desks, and the talks are all free. For Middlesex researchers, organisations of local interest include London, Westminster and Middlesex FHS, West Middlesex FHS, Hillingdon FHS, plus the London LDS Family History Centre (from Kensington), Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society - as well as organisations from neighbouring counties of Berks, Bucks, Essex, Herts, Kent, Oxon, - and both Surrey societies (of course). Full details of the CDs and all the publications including those covering Middlesex are on the website at: http://www.wsfhs.org/publications.htm As usual, there will be a separate large hall providing a wide range of resources offering advice and computer look-ups from the WSFHS databases, official free access to sites including Ancestry, Findmypast and Origins. Specialist help desks for various research topics. A third room is set aside for a programme of talks running throughout the day with free tickets being issued on a first come, first served basis. There is a large free car park, and a cafeteria on site offers good quality breakfasts and lunches at reasonable prices, as well as sandwiches and rolls and sweet stickies..........., or just a cup of tea or coffee. The venue is a comfortable 15 minute walk from the railway station, or there's a regular local bus service. For information about stallholders, help desks, the talks, travel directions etc etc, see: http://www.wsfhs.org/Openday.htm Ann Middx Admin