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	SOLIHULL LOCAL HISTORY CIRCLE www.solh.org.uk

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We are glad that on your surfing trip you took a moment to glance at our Local History Circle. We invite you to ride the information waves with us. We assure you that we will share our talents and treasures open heartedly.

SLHC is an active group with a current membership of about 60, founded in 1987 to foster and promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the local history of Solihull.  We liaise with other similar groups in the Solihull Borough through the Solihull Heritage Forum organised by Solihull Council.

We endeavour to do this by:-

• Arranging monthly lectures in central Solihull from September to May on aspects of local history. We hold a joint meeting with the Solihull Archaeological Group in June.
• Organising outings to local places of historical interest.
• Keeping a record of historical sites threatened by new development and opposing demolition where considered appropriate.
• Taking photographic surveys of historic houses, notable buildings and allied artefacts of special interest, particularly those threatened with demolition.
• Arranging social events, including an Annual Dinner, to encourage members to know one another better.
• Organising a Notable Building Project where members research local buildings more than 100 years old which are not listed.
• Depositing historical records in the archives of Solihull Council Local Studies Department  and assisting them with archiving of building plans 1880 to 1936.
• Collecting oral histories of Solihull and depositing these records in Solihull Library. In 2000 we published 'Memories of Solihull Village' containing 18 oral histories.
• Liaising with other similar groups and Solihull Council through the Solihull Heritage Forum.

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Our parent Organisation, Solihull Society of Arts was founded in 1944.
In 1987 Mrs. Sue Bates, the then Local Studies Librarian at Solihull Library, approached Charles Lines who raised the suggestion of a new Society of Arts group at an Executive meeting. An inaugural meeting was held in the Exhibition Hall at the Library when over 200 people attended and 70 members joined the new Local History Circle section. That evening. Mrs. Joy Woodall, well known author and local historian, was elected Chairperson and Sue Bates, Secretary. After business of the evening was concluded, Charles Lines gave his popular   illustrated talk "When Solihull was a Village".

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We meet once a month. Talks are arranged on a variety of Local History and related subjects, profusely illustrated with slides and displays. Day visits to places of historical interest in the UK are arranged, and have been  extremely popular. We maintain close links with Solihull MBC

Our group is a member of the British Association of Local History (BALH) and each quarter we receive their journal "The Local Historian". This publication and several others are on display and are available for loan at our meetings. We also have the group membership of the Warwickshire Local History Society, and any member can attend their talks without payment.

Solihull Society Of Arts is a registered charity, No.260027

Why not Join Us 

Come to our meetings
Visitors are always welcome and pay £2 at the door. 
If you think you would like to be a member of the group and come to our excursions, study tours or social events, contact our Membership  Secretary
Mrs. Helen Pearce
103 Richmond Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7RR
Tel:   0121 706 2345 
 

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