Redditch History Society 2021
Redditch Local History Society
Redditch History Society
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We have eleven Monthly Meetings throughout the year beginning in
February and finishing in December. Nine of the meetings have the same
format. We have a local history speaker for the first hour and a refreshment
internal for tea/coffee and biscuits. Non-members are encouraged to attend
these meetings.
The April meeting is our Annual General Meeting, where we elect our officers
for the year, have some local history films and members can pay annual
subscriptions.
Our ‘end of year’ meeting in December is a Christmas social with seasonal
activities.
Programme of Meetings
The society supports and encourages members to:
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Create presentations/talks concerning their interests and we are
always happy for members to give their talks at our meetings.
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Produce articles/books on local history. We are pleased to publish
short articles in our quarterly Newsletter.
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Carry out research into our local and regional history.
Of course, we are happy to have members who simply wish to listen to a
monthly talks. This is the majority of our members and we are grateful
that they support us.
The society publishes a regular Newsletter.
We are currently enhancing this to give a brief monthly
Newsletter with a meeting report and agenda for next meeting.
There is an expanded quarterly Newsletter with the meeting
report, activities, news, and articles of historical importance.
Issues of our newsletters can be found at Newsletter
Site Design and Maintenance Anthony Green
We have eleven Monthly Meetings throughout the year
beginning in February and finishing in December. The ten
meetings until November all have the same format. We have
a speaker for the first hour, a refreshment internal for
tea/coffee and biscuits and this is followed by updates on our
activities. Non members are encouraged to attend these
meetings. Our ‘end of year’ meeting in December is a
members Christmas social. Programme of Meetings
Since we formed the Society in 2009, we have had an
Exhibition related to the history of Redditch at Forge Mill
Needle Museum which we have reprised in part at other
events where we have been present. In these exhibitions we
have encompassed the history of our town, Redditch in WW2,
Redditch industry and Redditch people. Activities
The society publishes a monthly newsletter – Redditch
Heritage Matters – which contains meeting and event
reports, news, research by members, requests for help and
memories submitted by member and non-members. Input to
the newsletter is always welcome from both members and
non-members. The current newsletter, and all back editions,
can be accessed on line at the society’s web site at
Newsletter
As a local community group, the Redditch Local History
Society is committed to supporting community activities. We
are therefore present at Outside Events such as the Redditch
Bandstand Festivals, the Heritage Day at Forge Mill needle
Museum, the events organised by the Headless Cross
Community Orchard and St Leonard’s Beoley Summer Fete.
Activities
Although we have no storage facilities we have a strictly
controlled Archive System where we identify material which
has been donated to the Society. These archives are stored by
members of the Society but are available for use by
individuals for research purposes. We also have a library of
out of print local history books available for loan by members.
Archives
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