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 The Priory Park Pavillion, Dudley, DY1 4EU, 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:

• Jan 29th – Steve Pottinger on ‘Somewhere near Leeds’
• Feb 26th – Adrian Durkin with historical tales
• March 26th – Kevin Thomas on ‘Five Ways to Die in Birmingham’
• April 30th – Amy Hickman on the ‘Lost history of Dudley Castle’
• May 28th – John Billingham on ‘Life in the 1950’s’ (to be held within the castle, see access information above).

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/