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2026 Talks

All meetings, unless otherwise stated, will be at Penn Bowling and Social Club, 10 Manor Road, Penn, Wolverhampton WV4 5PY. Doors will open at 7.15pm, for a prompt 7.30pm start.

Thursday, 15th January 2026: Suhail Rana – Wolverhampton: The Road to City status       

Please note: the AGM is open to TWS members only – but you can join on the day. Both members and guests are welcome to the talk, estimated to commence around 8.00pm.

Thursday, 19th February: C. Kennedy & A. Ridyard – The Church Architecture of R. Twentyman

Thursday, 12th March: Return of ‘The Wolverhampton Society Keith Farley Commemorative Annual Quiz’.

Thursday, 16th April: Alison Wakern – Alison’s Bee Class

Thursday, 21st May: Colin Knipe – The Legacy of Black Country Mining   

Thursday, 18th June: David Dungar – The Magnificent Wolverhampton Chromo Signs   

Thursday, 16th July: Bill Kelly – Julia Pursehouse – Wolverhampton’s Pioneering Holiday Camp for Deprived Children 1923-1950         

Thursday, 20th August: Bill Kelly – Eddison: The Great Inventor             

Thursday, 17th September: Richard Sells – Iron Mad Wilkinson: Overview             

Thursday, 15th October: Andy Bassett – Metal Detecting Finds in Shropshire                

Thursday, 19th November: Ned Williams – Forgotten Wulfrunians          

Thursday, 10th December: Bradney Mitchel – Christmas event – The paintings of Wolverhampton Victorian artist John Reid.