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Our group has embarked on a range of visits to historical sites of various kinds, chosen and organised by members. Some visits, like that to Solihull School, have been very local, whilst others take us farther afield. Wherever possible, we use a Guide on site to take us round and provide information.
- The schedule usually includes either lunch or a very popular ‘tea & cake’!
- Planning meetings take place at regular intervals to discuss our programme.
- We use public transport, where feasible, or sort out car-sharing.
- A lunch is organised each December, in a local pub, to plan the next year and enhance the social aspect of the group
- Joint visits with other ssu3a groups take place occasionally.
MORE SUGGESTED VISITS DURING 2025:
21 members attended a very successful planning lunch in January. The following visits or activities were suggested and agreed as possible outings for 2025. Many thanks go to the members who "volunteered" to work on the details of these visits; more information will be published when final arrangements have been made.
- Kidderminster Carpet Museum.
- Stourbridge Glass Museum.
- Acme Whistles.
- Electric Cinema.
- Bishops Palace – Worcestershire.
- Kinver Edge Rock House.
- Wedgewood Museum.
- Assay Office Birmingham.
- St Mary's Church, Warwick.
- Madresfield Court – Malvern.
- Coventry Transport Museum.
Forthcoming Meetings
Previous Meetings
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We learnt about the history of the Church through the centuries, the amazing architecture, the outstanding art work and the unbelievably beautiful Beauchamp Chapel.
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On a damp Thursday Morning, a select group of members from Local History 2 and The Science Group, set off to Kidderminster to experience the Severn Valley Steam Railway. The first stop, at 10:50, was the café at Kidderminster's recreated 1890's station. Bacon sandwiches, which turned out to be huge, and mugs of hot drinks…
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We visited Wightwick Manor, an outstanding example of late Victorian craftsmanship. Begun in 1887 for a Wolverhampton paint maker, Theodore Mander, in the ‘Old English’ style, it provides an appropriate setting for a superb collection of William Morris fabrics and furnishings, period furniture, oriental rugs and porcelain, and pre-Raphaelite pictures. The perfect weather meant the…
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We visited Knowle Library, where we heard a talk and viewed the exhibition on Ada Lovelace, a pioneer of computer programming.
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Members met to plan our activities for 2024, over a lunch at The Drum and Monkey. Suggestions included:
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We visited the museum, where we reminisced about the busses, trams and other vehicles from our past.