Events

Chaddesley Corbett Local History Society   Wednesday September 17 th  - 7.30pm  Gheluvelt   For a fascinating talk about our local city and regiment please join us to find out about the first crisis of the First Battle of Ypres which centered on the village of Gheluvelt, on 31st October 1914. Gheluvelt village in Belgium seemed to have been lost, making a gap in the British line, through this a German breakthrough to Ypres (and beyond) was likely. Hear the […]

2026 Chaddesley Corbett History Society Programme

Chaddesley Corbett Local History Society   Wednesday February 18th 7.30pm Heather Flack Crossing the Severn – the bridges, fords and ferries over the River Severn in Worcestershire Telford’s Bridge Bewdley. The River Severn is famous for its limited number of crossings. But was this always the case? There are many lost fords and ferries, and a few lost bridges too; which used to keep communities together and foster commercial and social interaction. This talk will inspire you to explore afresh […]

March 18th “Off to the workhouse”: the poor are always with us, Richard Churchley (including AGM)

April 15th Stourbridge Glassmakers, Dr Kate Round