Meetings & Events
Balsall Heath Local History Society* was founded in 1979, since when regular meetings have been held on the last Thursday of each month. Meetings usually take the form of talks and presentations on a variety of subjects, ranging from Birmingham history to more local topics relating to Balsall Heath in particular. “Members nights” are also sometimes held, when our own society members share their memories about their early years in Balsall Heath or tell us about their own researches.
We warmly welcome visitors and new members to our meetings which are held at 7.00p.m. (for a 7:30 start) on the last Thursday of each month at St. Paul’s Venture*, Malvern St, off Clifton Rd, Balsall Heath. The annnual subscription for becoming a member stands at £7.50 (plus 50p for each meeting)and the membership year runs from April. Visitors are always welcome to come along at a charge of £1.50.
2011/12 MEETINGS:
December 15th: Lisa Jayne Smith appears as Marie Lloyd
January 26th: The Cadbury Story by Alan Thornton
February 23rd: The Co-Op in Birmingham and Balsall Heath by Anthony Chew
March 29th: Stories Behind Calligraphy and Hand Etching on glass by Don Embury
April 26th: The Story of Catherine Hutton by Audrey Duggan
May 31st: Edward Burne-Jones, The Last Pre-Raphaelite by Michael Birch plus THE AGM
June 28th: Winterbourne House and Gardens Evening Visit
July 26th: Newman Brothers Coffin Factory by The Birmingham Conservation Trust
September 27th: Engine Building at Boulton and Watt’s Soho Works by Laurence Ince
October 25th: Beatrice Cadbury, The Radical Quaker by Fiona Joseph
November 29th: Back To Back Houses in Birmingham by Mac Joseph
December 13th: Members’ Evening TBA