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 As some of you will know the National Archives at Kew has digitised a tranche of documents relating to the Bromsgrove Poor Law Union of which Clent was a part. These are fully searchable and entirely free to access. The British Association for Local History has assisted with getting funding for further digitisation and . . . → Read More: More findings from the Poor Law Archives; Debts and Lunatics During the History Day, held in Nov 2012 one of our visitors spoke fondly of holidays she had spent in Clent as a child. She remembered the chalets in the Clatterbach area opposite the Vine Inn and thought she might also have seen ‘an old railway carriage, somewhere over Walton Hill.’ …….. We thought . . . → Read More: Catch the last coach from Clent This extract from The Archives was sent to the Parish Magazine on 10/10/2006 by John Partington. John, now retired from the post, was at that time Chairman of Clent History Society. Following our successful History Day on Sunday 11/11/12 it is a good time to look at one or two of John’s selected extracts . . . → Read More: Notes on the Two Earliest Parish Registers (June 1959) 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. Thursday 25th October 8pm Clent Parish Hall, Church Avenue Autumn is a busy time for us at Clent History Society. This season’s meetings started well in September when Anthony Collins talked to us about ‘Worcester Inn Signs’. He took us on an illustrated tour of local inns, looking particularly at the significance of names . . . → Read More: 25th October – Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale – Brian Draper  Society Chairman, Paul Timmins, saves one of Clent’s original Red Phone Boxes and converts it into a book shop. . . . → Read More: Clent Village Phone box HISTORY IN THE MAKING! The Village of Clent will be celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, from Friday 1st June – Monday 4th June. We will be there. Will you? * You can find Clent History Society taking part in the Flower Display at St Leonard’s Church (Sat 2nd June. 11am – 4pm and Sun . . . → Read More: THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE On Thursday 17th May we are pleased to announce that Dr Malcolm Nixon has agreed to return after giving an excellent talk last year on Severn Trows. This year Dr Nixon will bring to life the unique working environment of the pottery industry. He is well placed to do this having spent all his . . . → Read More: 17th May – The Working Life of a Worcestershire Potter – Dr Malcolm Nixon  Clent Clarion no.23 is now available. Derek Hookway recalls his Early Life in Clent (1934 – 1955) . . . → Read More: Clent Clarion out now: My Early Life in Clent – Derek Hookway |
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