Alcester Conservative Wives

ALCESTER Conservative Wives' annual dinner was held in April when members enjoyed an excellent lunch at Essence restaurant in Alcester.

Inkberrow Horticultural Society

MEMBERS and guests of Inkberrow Horticultural Society enjoyed a right royal treat on St George's Day when David Howard, the Estate Manager at Highgrove, The Prince of Wales' estate in Gloucestershire, gave a talk on The Philosophy of Highgrove.

Guide Dogs for the Blind

THE newly formed Bromsgrove and Redditch fund raising committee for Guide Dogs for the Blind recently held a collection outside Morrisons which raised £1,878.

Alcester & District Local History Society

DESERTED medieval villages of Warwickshire and Worcestershire was the title of the most recent talk at Alcester and District Local History Society.

St Mary’s Wives Group, Wythall

THE group held its AGM on Thursday, March 27.

Redditch Garden Society

DUNCAN Coombs from Pershore College was a most welcome speaker at the April meeting.

Probus Club of Alcester

THE 247th meeting of the club took place at the Hollybush Hotel, Alcester, on Wednesday, April 23.

Inkberrow WI

ON St George's Day in Merrie England, Inkberrow was host to Lenchton/ Redditch/ Saltway Group of WI's, offering a warm welcome and the opportunity to share information on activities and outings in the year of Worcestershire's 90th birthday celebrations.

Friends of Coughton Court

THERE was a full house for the first meeting in 2008.

Cookhill WI

AT the April meeting Vince Williams made a return visit to Cookhill WI - on this occasion he had the courage to face 30 ladies and talk about Idle Women.

Ipsley with Crabbs Cross WI

IT was a members evening in April when the committee take a break.

Inner Wheel Club of Redditch

THE Inner Wheel Club of Redditch held its April meeting at the Southcrest Hotel, Redditch.

Inner Wheel Club of Alcester

PRESIDENT Pat Grier welcomed members and guest speaker Mary Nash to our meeting held at Kings Court Hotel.

Wythall History Society

WE were pleased to once again welcome Brian Draper to our meeting on March 27 to give the first part of a two part illustrated talk on the River Wye from its source in the mountains of North Wales to its junction with the Severn estuary.

Redditch Older People’s Forum

THE April coffee morning brought a couple of new faces and a reasonable turn out.

Haselor WI

"JESUS is coming. No bingo on Sunday". "Open seven days a week except Sundays". These notices could only be seen in Ireland and shown to WI members by Ray Sturdy when he gave an illustrated talk entitled A Drop of the Hard Stuff.

Feckenham Forest History Society

ON April 8, the society held its annual general meeting.

Alcester Gardening Club

THE speaker at the April meeting was Kim Hurst who, with her husband Rob are proprietors of the Cottage Herbery, a nursery near Tenbury Wells.

Redditch Music Society

RECENTLY chosen by the Evening Star as a rising star of 2008, violinist Thomas Gould certainly showed exactly why he was picked in a superb recital with pianist John Reid at the society's April concert.

Redditch Art Circle

AT the start of the meeting, our chair made some announcements regarding the arrangements for the drawing workshop at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 10 and reported on the success of the exhibition at the Redditch Art and Heritage Gallery.

Hopwood WI

TREASURER Jeanne Bovett took the chair for the evening.

Wythall WI

JOSIE Morgan acted as president for the April meeting as Anne Laugharne was on holiday.

Solihull & District Orchid Society

On Saturday, April 5 we held our annual show, there was a very good display of plants with a total of ninetysix entries.

Redditch Round Table

REDDITCH Round Table held their Annual General Meeting on Monday, April 14 at the Oddfellows Arms, Astwood Bank.

Inkberrow WI

THE April meeting began with a report on the Annual Council Meeting, and we were pleased to learn that younger women are joining the WI, attracted in particular by the Carbon Challenge.

Hollywood WI

THE April meeting was well attended and the president thanked members and committee for their co-operation and hard work in organising the Weatheroak group meeting which had been held in March. It had been a great success.

Alcester U3A

THE first meeting in our larger venue was well attended and many new members were present.

Alcester Civic Society

THE March meeting began with the AGM, chaired by High Bailiff Lennox Cumberbatch.

Probus Club of Alcester

THE club met on Wednesday, February 27 at our usual venue - the Hollybush Hotel - and after lunch we were entertained by Roger Gowland.

Merry Wives of Alcester

ON April 1, Bob Davis gave a very informative and entertaining talk about Worcester Porcelain and used pieces from his own collection to illustrate the various styles of porcelain produced, since the company was started in 1751.

Webheath Digital Photography Club

THE club meets every Tuesday at 7.45pm at the Webheath Village Hall, Heathfield Road, Redditch, Worcestershire (unless otherwise stipulated).

The Redditch Society

THE AGM took place on March 14. After the completion of the business there was a talk by Gill Wiggins, a member of the society, on her visits to Baffin Island she has made on three occasions, each time at a different period of the year which enabled her to see the varying appearances of the island.