Across the Country

Bidford & District History Society, Church Hall, Church Street, Bidford, 7.30pm: Bob Marshall on Bidford Survivors: the lives of WWI Bidford armed forces survivors

Kineton & District Local History Group, Kineton Village Hall, 7.30pm: John Berkely on The Czechs in Warwickshire in WWII.

Leamington History Group, Dormer Conference Centre, Dormer Place, 7.30pm: Helen & Paul Eldridge on The story of Doreen Wright's Diary, May 1940 - December 1942.

Brandon, Bretford & Wolston History Group, Brandon Club, 7.30pm: Richard Postlethwaite on A walk round 'Old Wolston'.

Bidford History Society, Crawford Hall, Salford Road, Bidford, 2.30pom: "Have you forgotten yet?", a centenary commemoration of the end of WWI. This will be a performance in words and music, at the end of which the society will launch the publication of their recent three year research programme into the post-war lives of the 340 service people from Bidford, who returned from the war.

Lighthorne History Society, Lighthorne Village Hall, 8pm: John Mayell on Past, present and future of the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway.

Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society, Senior Citizens' Club, Abbey End, 7.45pm: Laurence Ince on Warwickshire and the Holbeche family.

Alcester & District Local History Society, Sixth Form Centre, St. Benedict's RC High School, 8pm: Sir Andrew Hamilton on Stolen Lives.

Bidford & District History Society, Church Hall, Church Street, Bidford, 7.30pm: Professor Christopher Mick on WWI the final German perspective.

Kineton & District Local History Group, Kineton Village Hall, 7.30pm: Brian Morgan on The history of Moreton Hall, Moreton Morrell.

Leamington History Group, Dormer Conference Centre, Dormer Place, 7.30pm: John Wilmot on The history of Rock Mill, Leamington.

Brandon, Bretford & Wolston History Group, Brandon Club, 7.30pm: Roy Smart on Another Icarus.

Welford & Weston Local History Scoiety, Memorial Hall, Welford, 7.30pm: Peter Howarth on Training for War - Two WWII airfields in the Stratford area.

Alcester & district Local History Society, Sixth Form centre, St. Benedict's RC High School, 8pm: Robin Hill on My Collection of Collections: personal choices from 30 years in museums.

Bidford & District Local History Society, Church Hall, Church Street, Bidford, 7.30pm: Dr Gillian White on Huggable Teddy Bears: early 20th century toys.

Aston Cantlow & District Local History Society, Guild Hall, Aston Cantlow, 7.30pm: Margaret Twigg on Poisonous Gas to Ammunition in WWI.

Aston Cantlow & District Local History Society, Aston Cantlow Guild Hall, 7.30pm: John Miles on Charlecote and the Lucys.

Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society, Senior Citizens' Club, Abbey End, 7.45pm: Sheila Woolf on Here Come the Girls! A Very "Special" Relationship.

Bidford & District History Society, Church Hall, Church Street, Bidford, 7.30pm: Andrew Reeks on Two Titans, One City: Joseph Chamberlain, George Cadbury & Birmingham.

Kineton & District Local History Group, Kineton Village Hall, 7.30pm: David Beaumont on Admiral Cowan: Soldier and Sailor.

Welford & Weston Local History Scoiety, Memorial Hall, Welford, 7.30pm: Tim Bridges on Warwickshire Churches.