Soupa Talks Programme 2026-7
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Soupa Talks will start again on Wednesday 23 September 2026. The programme is below.
Come and join us for a light lunch (soup, bread, fruit and cake – £5.00) followed by a talk. Everyone is welcome.
Meetings start at 1:00pm in the Community Hall (unless otherwise noted).
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Date
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Speaker
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Title
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23 September
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Laurence Ince
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Charles Dickens, Warwickshire and the Great Jennens Case
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14 October
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Henrietta Lockhart
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These Flowers are from my Garden: the Nettlefolds and their Garden
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28 October
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Quintin Watt
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“Good Monkery!” The Adventures of Harry Payne — the Edwardian “Literary Tramp”
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11 November
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Cliff Kirby-Tibbits
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From Master Spy to Weakest Link
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25 November
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OAP Ukulele Players
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Musical Miscellany
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13 January
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Kevin Thomas
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Top Hats and Tales: Curious Lives in Victorian Birmingham
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27 January
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Stanley Field
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The First Qualified English Woman Doctor
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10 February
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Robert Booth
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The Sweet Life in Bournville
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24 February
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Alan Tumber
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Rhyme nor Reason
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10 March
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Andy Munro
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The Jewellery Quarter: Still Birmingham’s Gem?
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24 March
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Roger Butler
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Canal History and Heritage
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14 April
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John Parnell
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The History of the Circus
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