Core
Core Meetings are held on Monday mornings during term times at the Bridge Club, 909 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3EP. They start at 9.50am and finish by 12 noon including a refreshment break. The meeting charge is £3.00 per person.
The programme incorporates a wide variety of talks by both guest speakers and members in a friendly and social environment. All full members are encouraged to attend as regularly as possible and active participation is welcome.
Programme for Summer Term 2024
Apr. | 8th | The Immortal Case | Alan Cutler |
Apr. | 15th | The Bournville Trust | Robert Booth |
Apr. | 22nd | Corsica and the French Connection | Alan Hill |
Apr. | 29th | Beekeeping | Bob Harrison |
May. | 6th | Bank Holiday - No meeting |
May. | 13th | Early Christianity in Britain, Part 1 | Brian Ferry |
May. | 20th | Early Christianity in Britain, Part 2 | Brian Ferry |
May. | 27th | Bank Holiday - No meeting |
Jun. | 3rd | Desert Island Discs | Music Group Members |
Jun. | 10th | Titanic | Sheila Parkes |
Jun. | 17th | Off the Beaten Track | John Butterworth |
Jun. | 24th | Frost Affairs | Nigel Metcalf |
Jul. | 1st | Hidden Depths | Trevor Langley |
Jul. | 8th | From Swallow to Jaguar - First 100 Years | Peter Leaky |
Jul. | 15th | 1954 | History and Geography Group Members |
Programme for Spring Term 2024
Jan. | 8th | King Edward's School, Birmingham | Stanley Field |
Jan. | 15th | An Introduction to Esperanto, an International Language | John Greenwood |
Jan. | 22nd | A Great Day Out or Experience | Members' Meeting |
Jan. | 29th | Britain's Best Wildlife | Nick Martin |
Feb. | 5th | In Search of Percy | John Rea |
Feb. | 12th | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | Hugh Ellwood |
Feb. | 19th | Annual General Meeting |
Feb. | 26th | The Brunels, Father and Son | Alan Hill |
Mar. | 4th | Your UK Parliament | Claire Mullen |
Mar. | 11th | The Joys and Perils of being an Author | Colin Wade |
Mar. | 18th | Arden U3A - Moving Forward | Margaret Tate |
Mar. | 25th | Golden Age of TV - a Personal Journey | Mark Kershaw |
Programme for Autumn Term 2023
Sep. | 11th | Shakespeare's Women | Jennifer Rigby |
Sep. | 18th | Buying and Selling | Stephen Bruce |
Sep. | 25th | Origins of Place Names | Anthony Poulton-Smith |
Oct. | 2nd | BBC Proms: History/TV Broadcasting | Mark Kershaw |
Oct. | 9th | TBA | Members' Morning |
Oct. | 16th | B'ham Connection to Laurel and Hardy | John Ullah |
Oct. | 23rd | The Life of Fell-walker Alfred Wainwright | Hugh Sharp |
Oct. | 30th | NO MEETING |
Nov. | 6th | Caves and Potholes of Great Britain | Keith Edwards |
Nov. | 13th | Pioneering Women | Diana Strong |
Nov. | 20th | We all have History | Trevor Langley |
Nov. | 27th | The History of Johnson's Coaches | Wendy Moore |
Dec. | 4th | The Book Seller of Florence | John Alderson |
Dec. | 11th | True or False? | Members' Morning |
Dec. | 18th | Christmas Lunch |