Programme of events 2022-2023.
The Birmingham Medal Society meets on the first Thursday of each month at The Holiday Inn, Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 9AB. Each meeting is different and provides a wide range of subjects for medal collectors and historians in all areas. The meetings begin at 1900h with the formal start at 1930h. Members may also wish to meet in the bar area from 5.00pm onwards for a meal or drink.
The programme for the next year is detailed below, for more information please contact us.
Any member wishing to talk about an item on a relevant night can fill a form in upon arrival or complete one in advance by CLICKING HERE and e-mailing on the link to the Secretary.
The programme for the next year is detailed below, for more information please contact us.
Any member wishing to talk about an item on a relevant night can fill a form in upon arrival or complete one in advance by CLICKING HERE and e-mailing on the link to the Secretary.
Thursday 7th July 2022 - Members Own Re-united Medal Groups. An opportunity for members to show and do small talks on medals that they managed to reunite belonging to one recipient. This will be led by Mark Platt who has had some success in this field with a seeming lucky touch.
Thursday 4th August 2022 - Order of the Garter. Society sponsor and owner of Worcester Medal Services Phil Mc Dermott will give another enthralling presentation using his in depth knowledge and experience in the medal world to discuss this fascinating award
Thursday 1st September 2022 – Vive l’Empereur. Mick Atkinson will give another of his highly charged talks on his collection of French awards, getting ever closer to the French Emperor Napoleon. Another interesting and entertaining evening is promised.
Thursday 6th October 2022 - Members Own / Recent Acquisitions. An opportunity for members to show off their latest medallic acquisitions or to talk about a specific group of medals they have. Always an interesting evening and one full of surprises.
Thursday 3rd November 2022 - The Drummond Lecture – Two Doctors and Four VCs. Pete Starling MA DHMSA FRHistS, former Director of the Museum of Military Medicine and author of numerous books will present this year’s prestigious talk.
Thursday 1st December 2022 - A Rare WWI VAD Group with Foreign Awards. Society President, Paul Handford MBE will give another of his detailed and passionate presentations on a group within his collection and as usual will focus on Paul’s very specific area of collecting – ambulance services during the first war.
Thursday 5th January 2023 - ZOOM Meeting - Members Own / Recent Acquisitions. An opportunity for members to show off their latest medallic acquisitions or to talk about a specific group of medals they have. Always an interesting evening and one full of surprises. A link will be sent out to members beforehand.
Thursday 2nd February 2023 - The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War. Member Ken Weston will talk on a subject he is keen on and delve into this often under considered aspect of the Great War and some of the people from New Zealand who fought in it.
Thursday 2nd March 2023 - Forty Years in Uniform. Founder member Dave Seeney will take a trip back along his own personal timeline and look at some of his experiences and activities, all of which occurred whilst he ‘in uniform’. An entertaining evening is in store
Thursday 6th April 2023 - Annual General Meeting followed by The Great War in Africa – an overview Part 1. Member Christopher Mellor-Hill will draw on his experience and knowledge of Africa to discuss this subject. The First World War was essentially a quarrel between European powers which involved Africa, both directly and indirectly, because at the outbreak of hostilities the greater part of it was ruled by the European belligerents. Over 150000 soldiers and carriers lost their lives during the war. Christopher will no doubt enthral us all once again with his inimitable style on the subject so close to his heart.
Thursday 4th May 2023 - The RAF in India 1918 to 1939. Long time member John Scott will present a talk on a subject extremely close to his heart and will no doubt have plenty of medal group to show those present.
Thursday 1st June 2023 - Members Own / Recent Acquisitions. An opportunity for members to show off their latest medallic acquisitions or to talk about a specific group of medals they have. Always an interesting evening and one full of surprises.
Sunday 4th June 2023 – Birmingham Medal Society Mini Convention. Knowle Royal British Legion Club, Knowle. Click here for more details and application form.
Thursday 6th July 2022 - Bablake’s Last Casualty. Martin Harrison will talk about a set of medals awarded posthumously to a soldier killed in action in World War I and the subsequent research, leading to some very pleasing if sad and poignant results.