The Bromsgrove Society - Pride, Preservation, Progress

Bromsgrove Rousler 2025

The latest edition of the Bromsgrove Rousler, our popular local history magazine, is now available. To celebrate the Rousler's 40th anniversary, this year's edition is a special bumper issue packed full of stories on people and events that have helped shape Bromsgrove’s history.

Topics in this year’s Rousler include:

• Big Bertha: The Story of a Railway Icon
• Bromsgrove's influence on the poet A.E. Housman
• New research on the Bromsgrove Guild
• The Remarkable Walford Sisters
• Albert Malin's War
• Thomas Swift and the Electric Picture Palace.

Follow these links to purchase the Rousler from our online bookstall
(leaves this website) or One-click Purchase through Paypal

Bromsgrove Society Members will receive their copies shortly. Find a local stockist.

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.

Local History Talks 2025/26

The 2025/26 season of Tuesday evening local history talks continues with:

• 2nd December 2025: Over by Christmas with Quintin Watt (preceded by Special General Meeting - see below).

Talks in 2026 are:

• 20 January 2026: Folksongs and Folklore of the West Midlands, with Richard Churchley 
• 17 February.2026: Women in the Glass Industry, with Dr Kate Round
• 17 March 2026: Rails Around Bromsgrove, with David Waldren
• 19 May 2026: Red for Danger, 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.

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:

1. Agree the Year End Accounts, dated 5th April 2025
2. Vote on the updated Constitution
3. Elect Officers and Accountant

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 are available via the links below.

We hope that members will arrive in time to support the SGM, which we anticipate will be concluded before the scheduled talk start time.

• SGM Announcement, agenda including nominations and constitution
• Accounts to April 2025
• AGM Minutes from 2024
• Review of the Year 2024/25
• AGM Minutes from 2025