The Bromsgrove Society - Pride, Preservation, Progress
Welcome to the Bromsgrove Society
The Bromsgrove Society exists to preserve the history and promote the sustainable development of the town of Bromsgrove in north Worcestershire.
Read more about Our Work and How to Join
Local History Talks 2025/26
The 2025/26 season of Tuesday evening local history talks starts with
- 16th September :Recent Discoveries at Hartlebury Castle, speaker Tim Cornah.
Further talks until the end of the year are:
- 21st October 2025: Herbert Austin and the Longbridge Story with Max Hunt
- 18th November 2025: Bromsgrove Boulders, Born of Fire, Carried by Ice with Julie Schroder
- 2nd December 2025: Over by Christmas with Quintin Watt.
The full programme is available here.
The talks are held at The Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, B60 1AS. Doors open 7.15pm, all talks begin at 7.45pm. All welcome. Admission: Members £3, Non-Members £4.
Latest Newsletter
The Bromsgrove Society Newsletter
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The September 2025 issue of the Society's newsletter is now available, containing details of:
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Special General Meeting, 2nd Dec
The Bromsgrove Society’s Annual General Meeting was convened on Wednesday 2nd July at Avoncroft Museum. Unfortunately, the formal business could not be completed because not enough members were present.
A Special General Meeting will be held to formally conduct the business of the AGM on Tuesday, 2nd December at 7.30pm at the Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove prior to the Tuesday Talk.
Agenda for the Meeting:
- Agree the Year End Accounts, dated 5th April 2025
- Vote on the updated Constitution
- Elect Officers and Accountants Copies of the accounts, the updated constitution and nominations for Officers will be made available in advance at the Tuesday Talks in September, October, November and posted on the website shortly.
We hope that members will arrive in time to support the SGM, which we anticipate will be concluded before the scheduled talk start time.
Annual Lecture Now Online
Kevin Ward's lecture on the history of town criers and his 40 years as Bromsgrove's Town Crier is now available on our YouTube channel.
Bromsgrove Rousler 2024
The latest edition of the Bromsgrove Rousler, the popular local history magazine, is now available. The 2024 edition – number 39 in the series – features a fascinating mix of personalities and events that have helped shape Bromsgrove’s history.
Topics in this year’s Rousler are:
- Eddie Palmer: The Epic Story of a Boy Seaman
- The Caulcott Sisters
- All Saints Church: Celebrating 150 Years
- Webbs: A Local Success Story
- Forty Years of the Bromsgrove Methodist Church Centre
- Bromsgrove in Old Postcards.
Members will receive their copies shortly. Find a local stockist.
See here to purchase the Rousler from our online bookstall (leaves this website)
Rouslers make an ideal Christmas present, especially for friends now living elsewhere.
Back issues and a wide variety of books can be bought through our online bookstall.
Remember Subscriptions!
Please consider paying by standing order as this significantly reduces administration time.
You can renew online and check the current subscription rates on our Membership Page.
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