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Our next meeting is at Batley Town Hall, Monday 28th October

Doors open at 7pm with a 7.30pm start. Free refreshments upon entry. £4 for non-members and £2 for members.

MARK LLEWELLIN: THEY DID IT TWICE NIGHTLY

SEPTEMBER'S MEETING

Denise's talk entitled 'Bed Pans & False Teeth' was hilarious and enjoyed by all in attendance. We look forward to welcoming her back in the near future...

A WALK TO REMEMBER

Members enjoyed a walk as part of National Heritage week. Organised by BHG...

Members enjoyed a surace tour at the National Coal Mining Museum in Middlestown...

2023 was brought to a close with a brilliant talk and exhibit from Dave Hardcastle...

The one time Legends Bar in Batley is set to reopen as a cafe. Members of BHG were invited along recently...

A statue created in 1911 has been remade and housed in Bagshaw Museum...

The latest blue plaque commissioned by BHG has now been unveiled at the Black Bull in Birstall...

In conjunction with the British Legion, BHG members spent a day visiting the National Arboretum...

BHG spent a day at the magnificent Heaton Hall in Manchester with a link to Batley itself...

BHG paid a visit to the revamped Piece Hall in Halifax and were given a tour round...

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS FOR 2024

We always aim to provide members and non-members with a wide range of speakers for our monthly meetings. We now have the syllabus wrapped up until our AGM in July 2025. Here are the speakers we have lined up and the dates they are set to go ahead:

SEPTEMBER 23rd - DENISE ADLARD: Bed Pans and False Teeth

OCTOBER 28th - MARK LLEWELLIN: They Did it Twice Nightly

NOVEMBER 25th - CHRISTINE LEVERIDGE: The Yorkshire Coalfield

DECEMBER 2nd - BHG Christmas Party - To be held at Batley & Birstall RAFA Club

JANUARY 27th - MARTY TWENTYMAN: The Roots of Judy Woods

FEBRUARY 24th - DAVID ASQUITH: My Life in Book Pulbishing

MARCH 24th - SUSAN WHITE: History of Education in Batley

APRIL 28th - EMMA STORR: Factory Child

MAY 19th - ELI DAWSON: The Crusades

JUNE 23rd - JANE ROBERTS: Irish in Batley St Mary's

JULY 28th - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & VAL MITCHELL: Batley People

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