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2022 SEASON OF TALKS

1 Jan 2022

MONDAY 17th JANUARY - PAM EYRES - THE 'EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY OF OLTON' - its history starts with the settlement of Ulverleah but why was it so important.


MONDAY 21st FEBRUARY - DR KATE ROUND - STOURBRIDGE GLASS - A HISTORY - An explanation of how glass making came to Stourbridge. We will hear about the decorative techniques involved and the skills of the glassmakers.


MONDAY 28th MARCH - MIKE BYRNE - HALL GREEN, A RURAL BACKWATER - A detailed history of this neighbouring Birmingham suburb.


MONDAY 11th APRIL - JOHN BERKELEY - WINGS OVER WARWICKSHIRE - Warwickshire may not have been the cradle of British aviation but it played a more significant part than most people realise.


MONDAY 16th MAY - LAURENCE INCE - A GRAVE HISTORY OF SOLIHULL - A look at some of the interesting persons who are buried in and around Solihull.


TUESDAY  21st JUNE - JOINT MEETING WITH SOLIHULL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY - JANE McARDLE - DIVINE BEAUTY, CONSERVING THE BURNE-JONES WINDOWS AT BIRMINGHAM CATHEDRAL - 7.45pm JOHN PALMER HALL, UNION ROAD, SOLIHULL


Monday September 20th - PETER LYNN - THE HISTORY OF WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNTRY PARKS.


Monday October 18th - DAVID & PAM HUMPHRIES -  A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE OUTER CIRCLE BUS ROUTE. We were treated to the first half of the tour some time ago. Now these popular speakers return to take us around all the route in one evening.


Monday November 15th - 

LAURENCE INCE - A GRAVE HISTORY OF SOLIHULL.  -CANCELLED-

To be replaced by DAVID & PAM HUMPHRIES - THOSE DAMN TIN POTS. A history of the prefabs of Birmingham


Monday December 20th - CHRISTMAS MEETING 

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