South East Staffordshire Association of National Trust Members
Winter talks are held in the Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield on the third Wednesday from September to March (excluding December), starting at 7.30pm. The cost is £3 for members and £5 for non members.
Wednesday 19th November 2025, 7.30pm " A Christmas Carol"
Our speaker, Anita Fernandez is a member of the Dickens Fellowship and won’t give us a talk exactly – it will be a one woman performance of “A Christmas Carol.” She wears authentic Victorian costume and uses Dickens own script to illustrate a lot of the Christmas traditions that we still use.
Wednesday 21st January 2016, 7.30pm A Railway Mystery Journey
Robert Mee returns with another of his fascinating talks to explore the history of the railway timetable, followed by a mystery tour using a copy of Bradshaw's Guide from 1922. A history mystery tour! Robert’s live presentation is guaranteed to surpass that of a certain former MP known for his TV series!
Tuesday 24th February 2026 at 2.30pm The Good and the Bad and the Deadly (part 2) Sheelagh James returns to entertain and inform us with part 2 of The Good, The Bad and The Deadly. Medicine (but not as we know it) in Georgian Times; part 2 is a further investigation of some medical advances and failures. A standalone talk, it looks at some of the prominent medical men of the time, whose patients included those still famous today and some who had connections to Lichfield. Illegal practices, professional jealousies and ignorance
Wednesday 18th March 2026, 7.30pm From Warsaw WWII to Cosford
David Kent talks to us about his personal and family journey from Warsaw during World War 2 to RAF Cosford. Picking up on the Staffordshire Notable, RJ Mitchell article further on (page 12) in this newsletter, Spitfires will feature prominently!
Wednesday 15th April 2026, 7.30pm The Art of the Ice Cream
Mike Harvey, aka Mister Sticky Fingers from his establishment in Tamworth will be giving us an informative talk on how ice cream (not the factory-made stuff!) is made. Do not expect to hear any secret recipes, but you will be able to purchase samples of this special treat!
Review of Talks in 2025
Wednesday 17th September 2025, 7.30pm “Lichfield and Hatherton Canal”
Bob Williams will updated us on progress in the restoration of this iconic local canal
Wednesday 15th October 2025, 7.30pm “Living in the 1950’s – How We De-Modernised our Home”
Following her last enjoyable talk about her time working for Patrick Lichfield at Shugborough Hall, Joanne Massey returned to talk about her love of the 1950’s.