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General Meeting Events

General Meetings take place at The Town Hall, Coleshill, on the third Monday of each month, commencing at 10.30 am. 

At times, changes to meeting content may be made because a speaker is obliged to cancel or postpone their talk.  If possible details of changes will be publicised here.

Parking in Coleshill 

Forthcoming Events: 

17th February 2025 – AGM

17th March 2025 – History of Stourbridge Glass – Kate Round
A talk on the subject of Stourbridge glass, past and present

14th April 2025 – Master Thatcher – David Wood
A talk and demonstration on the subject of thatching

19th May 2025 – Nostalgic High Street – Nigel Metcalfe
A trip down the High Street of our memories visiting many outlets no longer with us

16th June 2025 – The Life and Music of Scott Joplin – Roger Browne
A musical presentation of the music and times of the King of Ragtime

21st July 2025 – Those Damn Tin Cans – David and Pam Humphries
A talk on the history and development of the pre-fab in Birmingham, post World War 2

18th August 2025 – You Can’t Abdicate and Eat it – Mary Bodfish
A talk on the history and background of the abdication of Edward VIII

15th September 2025 – Here Come the Girls – Sheila Woolf
A look at how an influx of cash from wealthy American heiresses propped up British aristocracy

20th October 2025 – A Beginning, Middle and End – Bobby Darbyshire
A look at the intricacies of writing a book with a novelist

17th November 2025 – Shanties and Songs of the Sea – Michael Skinner
Audience participation is a must with a rousing look at Songs of the Sea

December 15th 2025 – Christmas Lunch
More details to follow.

19th January 2026 – Albert, Worms and George, Don’t Do That! – Jennifer Rigby
A light-hearted ramble through great comedy monologues of days gone by, with performance extracts

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