2026

8th December – Dr Richard Churchley – Christmas Songs through the ages

10th November – Quintin Watt In search of the Bromsgrove Guild in the West Midlands

13th October – Dalziel Ellis – Poet

8th September – Karenza Faram – Scam Awareness

11th August – Jo Badger – Changing Shape of Victorian England

14th July – Nigel Christie – Antiques – the Stories they tell

9th June – St John’s Ambulance – CPR & First Aid Awareness

12th May – AGM

14th April – Anne Adams – Casualty Simulation in Rescue and Emergency Medicine

10th March – David Morgan – Is my garden good enough?

10th February  – Mick Poulteney – Composting

13th January – Maggie Snook – Peru

2025

14th January – Arts & Crafts in the Cotswolds – Maggi Davis

11th February – ‘Shakespeare’ – Jennifer Rigby (she is the lady who did the monologues – ‘Albert, Worms & George, Don’t do That!’ in December 2023

11th March – ‘The Droitwich Fingerpost Challenge’ – Jennie Gash

8th April – ‘Murder, Manslaughter: Strange Deaths in Worcestershire and Warwickshire’ – Dr Richard Churchley

13th May – No Speaker – AGM

10th June – Blood Bikes – speaker name to be provided nearer the time

8th July – ‘Ride Around England’ – a trip done with his horse Strider visiting Cathedrals up and down the land – William Reddaway

12th August – Madresfield – The True Brideshead Revisited – Marguerite Collins

9th September – Cakes 4 Casualties – Katch Ryan

14th October – Musical Bingo – Tony Brannon

11th November – Armistice Talk – about 12 of the 190 old boys from Bromsgrove School who perished in the two World Wars – Philip Bowen

9th December – A Dickensian Christmas – Phil Collins (the Punch and Judy man)

 

2024

9th January       No Speaker – time to discuss the 2024 resolutions

13th February   African Adventures and information about Macular Degeneration – Wendy & Roger                                      Pepper

12th March       Magna Carta – Paul and Helen Harding from Discover History

9th April            CEO of the NFWI – Melissa Green

14th May           AGM – no speaker

Flowers for our advisor Helen

Flowers for our retiring President, Joyce and Secretary, Rose

11th June           Hotel with a Famous Guest List – A fascinating history of a hotel and the many characters                             who have stayed there – John Butterworth

9th July                Different Genres of Crime Writing – Andy Griffee

13th August         The Trials and Tribulations of being a Witness Service Volunteer – Jeanie Nash

10th September   Beekeeping – Dr Ian Pogson

8th October          Our 15th Birthday – Songs from the 50’s. 60’s and 70’s – John Dale

12th November    Christmas Performances – From Time to Time

10th December     Tuneful Tunes – David Wornham

 

2023

10th January       A Talk About Dickens – the man, rather than his books – Philip Bowen

14th February     Magna Carta – Paul Harding – cancelled due to illness.  Replaced David Valentine – The Regional Crime Squad, Thames Valley Police

14th March         The Biggest Heists in History and ‘The Geezers What Did Em! – Barry Faulkener

11th April            Writing for Women’s Magazines – Sue Johnson

9th May               AGM

13th June            Graphology – The Hidden Meaning of Handwriting – Sandra Grayson

11th July             Punch and Judy – The History of this Warring Couple – Philip Collins – A thoroughly entertaining evening:

Just after the balloon burst!

Another ‘willing volunteer’ as a trainee Bottler!

12th September   SARA (Severn Area Rescue Organisation) – The Second Largest Inland Water Rescue Organisation after the                                     RNLI – Alan Stanley

10th October       Our 14th Birthday Party with songs and verse about canal history – entertainment from Droitwich Ukulele Band

14th November   Meakin, The Victorian Butler – Traditions of Christmas – John S White

12th December    Monologues – ‘Albert, Worms & George, Don’t do That! – Jennifer Rigby

2022

8th November      My Life In Hats – Catherine Clark

13th December     Songs and Poems – Cherrywood

 

2021

12th January        Travelling around Japan on a couch – Chris O’Grady

9th February        Hospital Life in Africa pt 2 – Pat Rogers

9th March             1950’s—the Optimistic Decade – Philip Bowen

13th April             Music from the Movies – Andrew Crabtree

11th May               Annual Meeting & Resolutions

8th June                Good Cop, Bad War – Neil Woods

13th July               Spanish Evening – Cherry Foster

August                   Summer Outing

14th September   Songs and Stories – Bev Pegg

12th October        Birthday Meeting

9th November      Caves and Potholes of Great Britain – Keith Edwards

14th December     A Victorian Christmas – Shirley Cadman

2020

14th January       ‘It’s funny where life takes you’ –  Joyce Valentine

11th February     Elgar—the composer and his music – Joe Tierney

10th March          Hanbury Hall—the history and development of the gardens – Neil Cook

The following dates below have been cancelled.  Meetings will go ahead via Zoom.

14th April             Music from the movies—join in and sing along – Andrew Crabtree

12th May              Annual Meeting & Resolutions

9th June                A hint of Spain – Cherry Foster

14th July              The Nomads of Africa—a photographic presentation – David Keith Jones

August                 Summer Outing

8th September   ‘The War Widow’ – meet the author of this book – Lorna Gray

13th October       Birthday Meeting with Primrose Hospice guests

10th November  Henry V—good King or bad? – Max Keen

8th December     A Victorian Christmas—recipes and cookery – Shirley Cadman

2019

8th January – IT with Nicola

12th February – Hamlin Hospital with Peter & Olga Jackson

12th March – Camino de Santiago with Anne Kennaugh

9th April – Jewels & wardrobe of the Duchess of Windsor with Janie Ramsey

14th May – Annual Meeting and Resolutions

11th June – Worcestershire Parkway Project – with Sam Uren

9th July – Harvington Hall with Pat Green

August – Summer Outing

10th September – Worcestershire Porcelain with Colin Millett

8th October – Birthday Meeting

12th November – Mary Quant with Ruth Lowe

10th December – Singing for Pleasure with Carole & Malcolm Brown

2018

9th January  – Idle Women with Vince Williams

13th February – History of Finstall with Paul Glover

13th March – My Walk to Rome with Chris O’Grady

10th April – Pilates with Nicki Carless

8th May – AGM & Resolutions

12th June – Worcestershire Young Carers with Neil Phillips/Vickie

10th July – My Little Black Dress with Molly Murray

August Outing

11th September – Stories of the Crown Court with Rebecca Edmonds

9th October – Celebrate our 9th Birthday  & WFWI Century with Rosie Wynn/Monica

13th November – Tai Chi with Alan

11th December – Fun & Games

2017

10th January – Bromsgrove Nailmakers with Pat Tansell

14th February – Barging through France with Jennie Gash

14th March – Life on the Canal with Tracey Clarke

11th April – The Toast with Jane Hall

9th May – AGM and Resolutions

13th June – Smite be your lucky night

11th July – Stitch in Time with Jenniffer Taylor

August – Outing

12th September – Everything coming up roses with Reg Moule

10th October – Did the butler do it? with Pat Gale

14th November – Sabrina gets wider with Brian Draper

12th December – Decorating your home for Christmas with Joyce Pinfield

2016

17th January – The history of Grafton Manor by John Harper

9th February – Not the Severn Valley Steam Railway with Julia Harwood

8th March – Further adventures with Jennie Gash

12th April – A wander down the River Severn with Brian Draper

10th May – AGM

14th June – My year as mayor of Evesham with Diane Raphael

12th July – Behind the scenes in the antiques trade with Janie Ramsey

August – Summer Outing

13th September – An insight into some Worcestershire personalities by Anthony Collis

11th October – Celebrate our 7th Birthday

8th November – Reflections of my 30 years as a prison governor with Monica Carden

13th December – Celebrate Christmas with Indigo Arts and Aimee Ford

2015

13th January – A literary evening with Carmen Capuano

10th February – Salt King with John Hodge

10th March – Swinging Ladies with Anthony Collis

14th April – Narrow boat to the Wash and back with Jennie Gash

12th May – AGM and Resolution

9th June – Where your pennies go with Doreen Jeeves

14th July – Tai Chi with Alan Sanson

August – Summer Outing

8th September – Centenary Celebration

13th October – 60s revisited with David Berry

10th November – Victorian musical Christmas with Pat & Mike Ledbury

8th December – Secret life of a magician with Neil Roberts

2014

14th January        A copper’s lot with Tony Partridge

11th February      Story of the Cadbury family with Alan Thornton
Fair Trade Fortnight 24th February to 9th March

11th March        Taste your local cheese and discover its’ history with David Fowler

8th April              Marmite – Love it or hate it with Fiona Murray

13th May             Annual Meeting & Resolution Debate on our National Campaign

10th June             Air Ambulance

8th July               A Cornish game of Smite followed by supper

August                  A Summer outing

9th September    Hands: help change children’s lives in Northern Thailand

14th October       Celebrate our 5th Birthday

11th November Ghost stories as told by Ann Bradford

9th December     Victorian Christmas with Shirley Cadman

2024