Friends of Dudley Castle Meetings

Meetings are held at 7:30pm on the following dates for members of The Friends of Dudley Castle and their guests only. Prospective members and guests are welcome, but will be asked to pay a small charge. Below is a list of the upcoming dates, locations and guest speakers.

Meetings will be held at Dudley Ex-Servicemens Club on Hall Street, except in summertime when they are held in the Castle Undercroft. On these occasions, access is via Fellows Gate, which will be opened at 7:25pm to allow all cars to go through at the same time.

Upcoming Meetings:

  • June 19th – Graham Walton – Dudley Geo-park (in the Castle grounds)
  • July 24th – Summer social (in the Castle grounds)
  • Sept 25th – Ian Bott on ‘The Treasure under our Feet’ (in the Castle grounds)
  • Oct 23rd  – Mary Bodfish
  • Nov 20th – Terry Church

Speakers at previous meetings have included:

  • Mary Bodfish on ‘Beers, Bets And Bullbaiting’
  • Ned Williams on ‘History With A Dividend’.
  • Alan Pearce on ‘Interesting and quirky visitors to Himley Hall’
  • Keith Cheetham on Mary Queen Of Scots
  • Craig Denston
  • Max Keen on 950 years of Dudley Castle

To find out more about one of our regular speakers, Max Keen, please visit his webpage https://www.keenhistorytalks.com/