About us:

FRIENDS
Bromsgrove & Redditch Group

Information for prospective members:


Greetings dear reader.
“Bromsgrove and Redditch Friends” is a social group for unattached people (usually in their 30’s and 40’s but, well, we don't force people to leave so we are getting just a tad older) which was formed in 1989 and which is based in the Redditch/Bromsgrove area of Worcestershire, surprisingly enough. We meet every Tuesday evening at local pubs as detailed in our current programme of events and we also have a wide range of social activities, both in and out of doors. For example, activities which tend to distract us from the everyday treadmill of life have been known to include cinema, theatre, 10-pin bowling, country walks, weekends away, discos, meals out, take-aways, games nights, ceilidh, skittles, quizzes, horse riding, boating, concerts and lots more …. Gosh, no wonder we\'re always exhausted.

You are welcome to attend the Tuesday pub nights and the events on the programme for one month before deciding if you wish to become a paid-up member. It is a condition of membership that prospective members agree to comply with the provisions of the group’s constitution, a copy of which will be given to you on enrolment. Any personal information you supply (address, telephone number etc.) will be treated as confidential and will not be divulged beyond the committee without your permission.

Most of the events on the programme are organised by the members. There is no expectation that individual members should organise events, but obviously the group runs more smoothly if there is a sufficiency of people willing to contribute. Some events are very simple and easy to arrange – a visit to a pub to see a live band (we like pubs!) for example. Others require more organisation, like canoeing trips, dinner dances and moonwalks, which are often co-ordinated events requiring a lot of planning. We are affiliated to and share some events with other Friends groups in the Solihull and Worcester areas - these organisations are run on similar, but not identical, lines to our own but of course, ours is the best!

A committee of members is responsible for the day to day running of the group and is elected annually by the membership. The names and telephone numbers of some of the Committee members are listed on the monthly programme. We hope you will come and join us or at least drop in to buy the Editor a pint. If you would like to find out more, please either send us an e-mail, give one of us a ring or just turn up at one of our pub nights from about 9:00pm. S\'easy!

The group is non-profit making but does require that members pay an annual subscription (currently £ 30, an absolute bargain in this day and age ). The money is used to pay for advertising, stationery, postage and other reasonable expenditure in support of the group’s objectives.

You can contact one of us on 07957-243 795.There is an answerphone connected to this line, if it should intervene before your call is answered, please leave your name and a return contact number and one of us will get back to you as soon as possible, thanks.

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