Worcester Branch
of the
Birmingham & Midland Society
for Genealogy and Heraldry

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

February Meeting

Events 2012

The meetings you may have missed:

January 13	"Letters from a Submariner"	Margaret Roy

Do join us for the following events:

February 10	Members' Evening
March 9	"Elegant Georgian Worcester"	Sandy Cale
April 13	"2011 Census - our experience as Census Collectors"	Mr & Mrs John Bethel
May 11	Members' Evening
June 8	"Rural Industries before the Railways"	Dr Richard Churchley
July 13	Speaker to be confirmed
August	No meeting
September 14	"Eminent Worcester Victorians"	Jocelyn Howells
October 12	Members' Evening
November 9	"Children's games, songs & rhymes in Herefordshire & Worcestershire	John Turrell
December 14	Christmas Gathering

Other BMSGH Meetings

To access a list of meetings for all BMSGH branches click here.

For full details of events at the Bromsgrove Branch, plus its new family history forum, 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.