THE HARBORNE SOCIETY Monthly meetings
All meetings were held on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in the smaller hall at St. Mary’s Parish Centre, Vivian Road.
In addition to the talks the meetings had a short business section so that members could be kept informed of local news and committee activities and also raise issues of local concern.
In addition to the talks the meetings had a short business section so that members could be kept informed of local news and committee activities and also raise issues of local concern.
Society Programme of Meetings 2018
Wednesday 7th February
The work of the Personal Support Unit – practical and emotional support for people without representation in court
Charlotte Rook
Wednesday 7th March
Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth and the Kenilworth Entertainment of 1575
Gillian White
Wednesday 11th April
The Birmingham Gun Trade
David Williams
Wednesday 16th May
Annual General Meeting
Past Talks 2017
1st February Moving men of stone: The statues of Birmingham
Stephen Hartland
8th March The real Dads’ Army
Ray Sturdy
12th April Fisher House, Q E Hospital: A home away from home
Dave Watson
17th May AGM Followed by "The End of the End of the Pier Show"
Neil Roberts
Wine and refreshments will be served!
Wednesday 13th September
Shoot First: No Ordinary Life – A BBC cameraman’s career at Pebble Mill
John Williams
Wednesday 11th October
The History of Lightwoods House
Julia Morris
Monday 16th October Members' Annual Dinner:
Wednesday 8th November
A Brief History of Birmingham Hippodrome
David Humphries
Wednesday 6th December
Harborne Parish Lands Charity
Stephen Simpson
1st February Moving men of stone: The statues of Birmingham
Stephen Hartland
8th March The real Dads’ Army
Ray Sturdy
12th April Fisher House, Q E Hospital: A home away from home
Dave Watson
17th May AGM Followed by "The End of the End of the Pier Show"
Neil Roberts
Wine and refreshments will be served!
Wednesday 13th September
Shoot First: No Ordinary Life – A BBC cameraman’s career at Pebble Mill
John Williams
Wednesday 11th October
The History of Lightwoods House
Julia Morris
Monday 16th October Members' Annual Dinner:
Wednesday 8th November
A Brief History of Birmingham Hippodrome
David Humphries
Wednesday 6th December
Harborne Parish Lands Charity
Stephen Simpson
Past Talks 2016
Wednesday 3th February Wednesday 2nd March Wednesday 6th April Wednesday 11th May 14th September 12th October 9th November 7th December Past Talks 2015 Wednesday 4th February Wednesday 4th March Wednesday 8th April Wednesday 13th May Wednesday 9th September Sunday 13th September Wednesday 7th October Wednesday 4th November Wednesday 2rd December |
Quakers and the Friends Ambulance Unit in World War 1 Betty Hagglund Victorian and Edwardian Buildings of Birmingham and the Black Country Tim Bridges Secrets of Wildlife Photography Nick Martin Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk by Harborne's renowned historian Edward Chitham: "Perambulating the bounds - a look into our neighbours". Birmingham Dogs’ Home Rachel Frost A tale of two towers: Eiffel Tower and Tower Alan Hill Conductive education for children and adults with neurological disabilities Melanie Brown The Birmingham Outer Circle No 11 bus route David Humphries The Stories of our British Mammals Nick Martin The Extensive Repair of all the external elements of the Major Buildings forming the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich Derek Clarke Religious Tensions in Birmingham Elementary Schools in the 1870s James Dixon Harborne Society Annual General Meeting Beatrice – the Cadbury heiress who gave away her fortune Fiona Joseph Guided Walk – Harborne High Street Edward Chitham The Chamberlains and Churchills Roger Ward Newman Brothers Coffin Works in the Jewellery Quarter Dave and Pam Humphries The Extraordinary Vesta Tilley Ray Sturdy |
Past Talks 2014
Wednesday 10th September
The Last Public Execution in Birmingham and “The History of Capital Punishment”
Kay Hunter
Sunday 14th September
Heritage Walk – The Western Environs of Harborne
Edward Chitham
Wednesday 8th October
Do You Remember Life in the 1950s?
John Billingham
Wednesday 5th November
The Major Repairs to the External Fabric at Tyntesfield – a NT House near Bristol
Derek Clarke
Wednesday 3rd December
A Most Peculiar Type: The Life of John Baskerville the Printer
Chris Upton
Wednesday 10th September
The Last Public Execution in Birmingham and “The History of Capital Punishment”
Kay Hunter
Sunday 14th September
Heritage Walk – The Western Environs of Harborne
Edward Chitham
Wednesday 8th October
Do You Remember Life in the 1950s?
John Billingham
Wednesday 5th November
The Major Repairs to the External Fabric at Tyntesfield – a NT House near Bristol
Derek Clarke
Wednesday 3rd December
A Most Peculiar Type: The Life of John Baskerville the Printer
Chris Upton