The Group discussing the Industrial Revolution in the UK during the February 2011 meeting
The aim of the group is to improve our knowledge and understanding of significant political and social historical events (up to about 1950)- and to have an enjoyable discussion in an informal atmosphere. The topics are chosen by group members, one of whom facilitates each discussion and they reflect our own interests and knowledge, or lack of it!
Examples are: the origins of the First World War, the Industrial Revolution, the Suffragettes and the development of social housing.
We meet between 2pm and 4pm on the third Monday of each month (except December) in the committee room at the village hall, Station Road, Balsall Common. A small charge is made to meet the the cost of the room hire. New members are very welcome.
For more details Telephone 01676 535094
The programme for upcoming meetings is as follows:
19th March The Establishment of the National Health Service
16th April Origins and Consequences of the Boer War
21st May Elisabeth Fry and Prison Reform
18th June Causes and Consequences of the English Civil War