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All meetings are held on Thursdays in Clent Parish Hall, Church Avenue Clent Commencing at 8pm. New members and visitors are welcome. Admission £2.50 per meeting.
Talks Thursday 27 March 2014 – ‘Beer, Bets and Bullbating’ Mary Bodfish Thursday 26 June – ‘The Droitwich Canal (The past brought to Life)’ Dr Malcolm Nixon Thursday 25 . . . → Read More: DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2014  CLENT HISTORY SOCIETY PRESENT SHIELDS TO CLENT PARISH HALL . . . → Read More: Nine Worthies of Clent Dr. Peter Bloore has for many years been a loyal member of Clent History Society. He is the society’s acknowledged expert on all things relating to the two Methodist chapels which could at one time have been seen in the village. The second chapel situated on the Bromsgrove Road, at the Hagley end of . . . → Read More: New book by Dr. Peter Bloore – Who Lived in Clent in 1901  Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to … Deene Park. The 2013 Clent History Society day trip was blessed with a lovely sunny day, a rarity indeed this June. We headed for Deene Park in Northamptonshire. This delightful house is built round a courtyard and is mostly sixteenth century . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Deene Park (June 2013)  The cataloguing of the correspondence between the Poor Law Board/Commission and our local union of Bromsgrove continues to provide some fascinating material. In the summer of 1849 there was a great deal of concern about cholera. A tragic tale unfolds of an ill child on a canal boat passing through Stoke Prior. He died . . . → Read More: Update on our Poor Law Research  Looking ahead to our next Archive Open Day in 2014, we are seeking your help as we hope to record information about Clent men who served in the First World War and the women and families who supported them. . . . → Read More: Help Needed: Clent and The First World War  Rowland Hill postage stamp Thursday 23rd May 8pm Clent Parish Hall, Church Avenue Chris Jackson will be returning to Clent History Society on Thursday 23 May at 8pm, to continue with Part Two of a talk which covers the fascinating history of our postal service. We heard Part One in September 2011 and . . . → Read More: 23rd May – The Worcestershire Postal System after 1840 All meetings are held on Thursdays in Clent Parish Hall, Church Avenue, commencing at 8.00 p.m. Small admission charge which includes tea/coffee biscuits. Non-members are welcome . Under 16s are free!
Talks Thursday 28th March 2013 – Sugar Production in Kidderminster. Robert Barber Thursday 23rd May 2013 – The Worcestershire Postal Service after 1840. Chris Jackson Thursday . . . → Read More: DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2013 Sunday 11th. November 11-4 pm. Clent Parish Hall, Church Ave, Clent. Entrance : £2. (Accompanied children free) Refreshments: 50p – Tea/coffee/ biscuits. Directions from Bromsgrove – A449. Take left turn into Clent village. Turn right into Church Ave at Bell&Cross junction. Directions from Halesowen/ Birmingham. – A456 to Hagley traffic island. Take 1st . . . → Read More: 11th November 2012: History & Archive Open Day
A date for your diary: Clent Village Hall 11/11/12 . Don’t miss a chance to see our displays and to access archive material on a whole range of topics. We hold this event every two years. Small entrance charge. Refreshments available. Watch for further details. |
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