Branch Meetings
When We Meet
Unless otherwise stated in the Events section below,
we hold our meetings on the second
Friday
of each month starting at 7.30pm.
Where We Meet
We meet at the Baptist Church Hall, Sansome Walk, Worcester, WR1 1LN. Detailed directions to the Hall are given below.
There is some limited parking at the Church. The nearest public car park is at Queen Street at the northern end of the City Walls Road about 5 minutes walking distance.Next Meeting
September MeetingFriday, September 10th 2010
When we will hear a talk on
“The History of the War Graves Commission”
by Geoff Longmore
Chairman of Wolverhampton Branch of the Western Front Association
Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting which will be at The Baptist Church Hall, Sansome Walk, Worcester, starting at 7.30 pm.
Entrance fee: Members - free; non-members £2
Events 2010
The meetings you might have missed| January 8 | "Back to basics - a look
at
the
Phillips family tree" Sorry - meeting cancelled due to inclement weather |
David Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| February 12 | Criminal records | Paul Hudson, Manager Worcester History Centre |
| March 12 | Annual General Meeting followed by: "Back to basics - a look at the Phillips family tree" |
David Phillips |
| April 9 | "In the parish chest & other places" | Vanessa Morgan |
| May 14 | Visit to the George
Marshall Medical Museum Note: Members only |
|
| June 11 | Members' Evening | |
| July 9 | "Suffragettes & votes for women" | Paddy Hannigan |
Why not join us for the following events
| August | No meeting | |
|---|---|---|
| September 10 | "History of the War Graves Commission" | Geoff Longmore |
| October 8 | Members' Evening | |
| November 12 | "Worcester remembered" | Ray Sturdy |
| December 10 | Christmas Gathering |
BMSGH Meetings
To access a list of meetings for all BMSGH branches click here.Directions
to the
Baptist Church Hall
Please note: Sansome Walk is on the North side of
the City
Centre and is part of a one way system. It can only be driven
in the direction shown on the map. When approached from
Castle
Street there is no entry into St. Mary's Street.
From Junction 6 of the M5
Take the A449 (a dual carriage way) for Worcester. At the first
roundabout, take the second exit, signposted A449 Worcester. After
about 2 miles, turn right at the traffic lights. Follow the signs for
the City Centre. After about ¾ mile, at the traffic lights
at
Foregate Street, turn left into St. Mary's Street, taking the right
hand lane. Turn right into Sansome Walk. The Church is about 100 yards
on the left.
From Kidderminster (A449) or
Droitwich (A38)
Follow the signs for the City Centre. At the traffic lights at Foregate
Street, turn left into St. Mary's Street, taking the right hand land.
Turn right into Sansome Walk. The church is about 100 yards on the left.
From Malvern, Hereford or Leominster
Follow the signs for the City Centre. Follow the one-way system around
Cripplegate Park and cross the river bridge. Keep in the left hand lane
along North Quay. Keep left, into Croft Road and continue into Castle
Street. At the traffic lights at the top of Castle Street, turn left.
Take the next turning right (about 100 yards) into St. Oswald's Road.
At the junction turn right into Sansome Walk. The Church is about 250
yards on the left.
From Junction 7 of the M5, Pershore
or
Evesham
Follow the A449 into the City Centre. Passing the Cathedral, take the
first exit at the island, moving into the right hand lane. After the
second set of traffic lights turn right into the North Quay (alongside
the river) moving across into the left hand lane. Keep left at the
traffic lights, into Croft Road. Continue into Castle Street. At the
traffic lights at the top of Castle Stret, turn left. Take the next
turning right (about 100 yards) into St. Oswald's Road. At the junction
turn right into Sansome Walk. The Church is about 250 yards on the left.