This year's Bromsgrove Summer School will be held on 8th-10th July. It offers three courses over the three days, celebrating the rich agricultural, industrial, architectural and cultural history of Bromsgrove and district.
This year's topics are:
- Tues 8th July: Bromsgrove’s Home Front, 1939 - 1945 with Pat Tansell, Vice-Chairman of the Bromsgrove Society. Includes a visit to ‘Step Back in Time’ a large collection of WWII memorabilia.
- Weds 9th July: Victorian Railways and the Birmingham & Gloucester Railway with Tony Condor, former curator of the National Waterways Museum at Gloucester. The visit will be to the former station building at Hunnington.
- Thur 10th July: The Arts and Crafts Movement in North Worcestershire with Kirsty Hartsiotis, museum curator, writer, speaker and storyteller. After lunch we will visit Holy Trinity & St. Mary’s Church, Dodford which has examples of work by Amy Walford and the Bromsgrove Guild.
The fee for each course is £55 or £50 for members of the Bromsgrove Society. The cost for attending across all three days will be £150 or £135 respectively. To access the booking form or book online, click 'Read More' below.
You can book the Bromsgrove Society Summer School online through our bookstall, and pay using a credit or debit card. Click on the link below to be transferred to the site hosted on the SumUp platform. There is no need to create an account - just follow the links to 'Summer School 2025' from the homepage or the top menu.
Alternatively, you can download the programme and booking form here and pay by cheque.
Not a Member? Anyone attending for two days or more can recoup their membership fee straightaway by taking advantage of our discounted rates. Plus, you receive the annual Rousler magazine, copies of our quarterly newsletter, and reduced admission on our local history talks.
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