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Our next meeting is at Batley Town Hall, Monday 23rd September
Doors open at 7pm with a 7.30pm start. Free refreshments upon entry. £4 for non-members and £2 for members.
DENISE-ADLARD: BED PANS AND FALSE TEETH
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW DUE - STILL ONLY £10 FOR THE YEAR
A WALK TO REMEMBER
Members enjoyed a walk as part of National Heritage week. Organised by BHG...
A GRAND DAY AT THE PIT
Members enjoyed a surace tour at the National Coal Mining Museum in Middlestown...
THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW
2023 was brought to a close with a brilliant talk and exhibit from Dave Hardcastle...
THE STUFF OF LEGENDS
The one time Legends Bar in Batley is set to reopen as a cafe. Members of BHG were invited along recently...
DIGNITY OF LABOUR
A statue created in 1911 has been remade and housed in Bagshaw Museum...
LATEST BLUE PLAQUE
The latest blue plaque commissioned by BHG has now been unveiled at the Black Bull in Birstall...
A VISIT TO HEATON HALL
BHG spent a day at the magnificent Heaton Hall in Manchester with a link to Batley itself...
PIECE HALL VISIT
BHG paid a visit to the revamped Piece Hall in Halifax and were given a tour round...
THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM
In conjunction with the British Legion, BHG members spent a day visiting the National Arboretum...
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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