Meetings
Forthcoming Meetings
our next meeting is on Thursday 23rd September at Clent Parish Hall,
“Black Country Burials” speaker Ian Bott.
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Trips Summer 2016
This year we are combining our outings with Belbroughton History Society. A good chance for the two societies to get together. Visit to Coventry Transport Museum (newly refurbished) and to Coventry Cathedral with various guided tour options. 15th June. PLACES… Continue reading
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2016 Programme Update
Ian Bott to the Rescue. It was anticipated that our speaker for 24th March might not be available to give the advertised talk on Zeppelin raids in the Black Country. Ian Bott was invited as a replacement speaker and very fortunately for… Continue reading
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Programme for 2016
THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR — THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR IN BEWDLEY, KIDDERMINSTER, WORCESTER and STOURBRIDGE — ELGARS COUNTRYSIDE — WORCESTERS GEORGE MARSHALL MEDICAL MUSEUM – Health and medical treatment in Victorian England — Continue reading
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Thursday 29th October – The Portland Vase
Join us for our last meeting of 2015! If you think you know the answer to the question “What did the Romans ever do for us?” ..…..You do? …….Yes, you know about their-straight roads, towns built in strategic spots; an… Continue reading
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What’s going on in the grounds of Hagley Hall?
We all know something is happening over there but what exactly? At a guess, as we are now well into spring, maybe a spot of digging, a little bit of pruning…….! Those who have surveyed the scene from the… Continue reading
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Summer Visits.
Our trips in May and June to Four Ashes Hall and to Hagley Park are fully booked. We are sorry to disappoint those who would like to have come along but numbers for both trips were limited. This is the… Continue reading
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Programme 2015
March 26th – John Sparry – Interesting Events of 1937. May 21st - Joe Hawkins – Gardens and landscape of Hagley… Continue reading
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A Change of Programme for October Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday 30 October. Please note that our advertised talk Zeppelin- The Enemy Overhead has been replaced by a speaker from Avoncroft Museum of Buildings in Bromsgrove. The museum has recently acquired an original nailer’s cottage which… Continue reading