THE BLACK COUNTRY MEMORIES CLUB

17th October 2007 STREET NAMES Holy Trinity Social Club

Your reporter has to admit that, before this meeting was even over, he had left to go on holiday.  And when he got back he was a bit busy.  And so now, in January 2008, he leaps into action to record as much as he can remember about this meeting.  He tenders his apologies and tenders in mitigation the fact that he is incompetent.

	Off to the usual start - Bill Pope and Barbara Presland on the door and the box for the raffle draw in evidence.		People start coming in - before the doors had officiially opened, but who cares?
Filling up - and we ended up full, with a buit over 100 people there.		Reg Aston had an interesting display of old photos ...

.. and Henry Metzger was one of those studying the books.

A very virtual Gerald Hanrahan.  Here on the World Wide Web is a photo of a television monitor showing a video of Gerald.  In the good old days, the world would have been spared this sort of thing.

Light refreshments were available, Megan Fitzgerald Plummer to the fore.

Our Chairman, Alan Bickley, keeps and eye on proceedings.

	Sandra Aston, George Phillpott and other stalwarts.		All ready for a talk.
Our President, Trevor Genge, gave a most interesting talk on street names and their origins, concentrating on local ones.		And then the mike went round for members to add their own information on the subject.		>At this point your reporter made his excuses and left.  He is sure there was some further entertainment and, of course, the draw for the raffle.  Can anyone tell him about what went on and/or let him have photos of it, so it can all be added here?