The MPRG supports several regional groups, although not all are active.

The Regional Groups Co-ordinator is always interested in hearing from area group organisers and members, and welcomes suggestions for involving groups in discussions about MPRG policies and medieval pottery work generally.

Information on any forthcoming meetings is included in the current newsletter whenever possible, or may be found in the News section of the website.

East Midlands and North-East Region

The recently revived North East and East Midlands Regional MPRG holds occasional meetings on current research, medieval or post-medieval, as well as providing an opportunity to get to grips with fabrics from centres outside our own, and continue debates begun at the MPRG Conference! If you are interested in attending a future meeting and/or feel that you are working on a suitable project and would like to present a short paper then please contact Anne Jenner at YAT (ajenner@yorkarchaeology.co.uk) or Jenny Vaughan (jen.ncas@virgin.net) or telephone: 01904 663019, mobile07818071048). We hope people will bring examples from their local type series even ifthey don't want to speak formally!

SEMPER

SEMPER covers the south and east Midlands and East Anglia. Recent meetings have included "Shelly wares" and a joint meeting with the Anglia Roman Pottery Research Group on "Minimum standards" at Aylesbury Museum, "Hertfordshire greywares" at St. Albans Museum, and "Redwares" at Cressing Temple Barn, Essex. The contact for SEMPER is Anna Slowikowski, Bedfordshire County Archaeological Service, St. Mary's Church Archaeology Centre, St. Mary's Street, Bedford, MK42 0AS. Tel. 01234 270009. Email office@albion-arch.com

North-West Region MPRG

The NWMPRG covers North West England. There is usually at least one meeting a year, and recent meetings have been held in Liverpool and Lancaster - a report on the latter was included in MPRG Newsletter 34. Contact Julie Edwards, c/o Chester Archaeology, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD. Email j.edwards@chestercc.gov.uk.

South-West Region MPRG

The South-West group has not held any recent meetings, but there are plans to revive it. Work connected with the Bickley Experimental kiln project has continued, however, and a poster about the project was on display at the MPRG conference 2000. Mike Ponsford has plans to organise a meeting to revive the regional group in the near future and anyone interested in this should contact him at 12 Seymour Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9HR (Tel. 0117 985 8109).

London Area

The London and South-East group recently held a meeting on "Medieval Mediterranean and Near Eastern Imports in South-East England" at the Museum of London. The current contact is Nigel Jeffries, MoLSS, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED (Tel. 020 7566 9312). Email njeffries@museumoflondon.org.uk.

Scotland

The Scottish group is now active again. Contact Derek Hall, SUAT Ltd, 55 South Methven Street, Perth, PH1 5NX (Tel. 01738 622393). Email dhall@suat.demon.co.uk

Wales

The Welsh Medieval Pottery Research Group has not met recently, but it publishes its own journal, Medieval and Later Pottery in Wales on ceramics from Wales and the Marches.

Papers for publication should be offered to Mark Redknap, Dept. of Archaeology and Numismatics, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF1 3NP (Tel. 01222 397951).

To obtain copies of the journal, including back numbers, and for enquiries about subscriptions, contact Steve Sell, WMPRG, Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, Ferryside Warehouse, Bath Lane, Swansea, SA1 1 RD (Tel. 01792 655208).

Other areas

The following groups are not currently active, although the organisers would welcome contact from anyone interesting in reviving them!

South-Central England
Lorraine Mepham, Wessex Archaeology, Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Salisbury SP4 6EP (Tel. 01722 326867). Email l.mepham@wessexarch.co.uk

West Midlands
Stephanie Ratkai, 7 Pinehurst Drive, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8TH.