Dinner – Thursday 19th June at 6.30 for 7.00pm
Note the earlier time, allowing for a pre-dinner drink at the Granary at Shenstone, followed by a four-course meal. Our speaker this year this year is David Skitt, station master at Arley, whose subject will be the Severn Valley Railway.
£15 per person.

Outing – Saturday 12th July - Buckinghamshire
8.45am - Pick up at Quinton Methodist Church
9.00am - Pick up opposite Community Centre, Worcester Rd, Hagley
10.30am - Arrive Buckingham for morning coffee and visit to Old Gaol (includes Flora Thompson exhibition) Own arrangements for lunch in Buckingham
2.00pm - Leave Buckingham
2.30pm - Arrive Claydon House for guided tour (National Trust members admitted free on production of membership card: non-NT members pay own entrance)
4.15pm - Leave Claydon House
4.30pm - Arrive Winslow for afternoon tea & visit to Kreech’s (Quaker) Meeting House
6.00pm - Leave Winslow
7.45pm - Arrive Quinton
Cost includes: Coach travel; morning tea coffee & biscuits; full afternoon tea; Buckingham Museum admission; Informative leaflet; driver’s gratuity.
£25 per person.

AGM – Friday 3rd October 2008 at 7.30pm - Hagley Free Church
Includes Cheese & Wine Supper & illustrated talk on FBY’s The Island
£3 per person.

Bewdley Festival 2008
From September 20th to October 31st 2008 the Francis Brett Young Society will have an exhibition in Bewdley Museum. On Wednesday 8th October at 1.45pm we will be presenting a programme of readings from Far Forest as part of the Festival.
£3 per person.

Coffee Morning – Saturday 8th November – 10.00am to 12noon
8 Hickmans Close Hales Owen, West Midlands
Bring & Buy; homemade cakes etc

For further details e-mail: Michael.hall10@gmail.com