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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

September Meeting

Our next meeting will be on

Friday, 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 HallDirections

 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.