Local History
Since the easing of Coronavirus restrictions, our group has been meeting in the comfortable lounge of Hammerwich Cricket Club. There is ample car parking and the clubhouse is about 300 yards from the nearest bus stop, served by 4 bus routes with a journey time from Lichfield Central of about 20 minutes. We are now meeting on every fourth Thursday from 10:30 to 12:30 including a 15-minute (ish) break for coffee and home-made cakes and follow Covid-19 guidelines as far as is practicable.
We prefer face to face meetings as some group members do not have an internet connection and no one should feel excluded. In any event, the characters we meet during our studies managed quite well without the irritations of Zoom or Skype.
Our sessions advance chronologically through local history, set against the background of national and international events. Where appropriate, we interpose site visits between our 4-weekly meetings and handle contemporary artefacts and coins discovered locally by a co-operative metal detectorist. As we have now progressed to the high Middle Ages our passage through history is slowing as more and more historiography becomes available.
And, of course, every group member loves to hate the annual Christmas Quiz! This year’s event carries the title ‘So you think you know Lichfield’; glittering prizes await the winners.
If you would like to Laugh and Learn for a couple of hours each month without the pressure of exams, you are welcome to join a really friendly group. Click on the Contact link at the top of the page and I will get back to you with details of our next session. Looking forward to seeing you, kind regards, Graham