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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 15
December 1917

Successful Complementary Concert – December 1917
A highly successful complimentary concert, organised by the R.A.O.B. branch at Redditch on
behalf of Mr Albert Avery , a member of the Society, who has recently recovered from serious
accident, took place at the Palace Theatre on Sunday. The hall was packed with an
appreciative audience, and the contributors to an excellent programme included Miss Edith
Priest, Miss May Oakley, and Messrs. H. Bates, A. Shayshutt (Bromsgrove), J. Hopkins, A.
Avery, A. Smith, E. Hughes, H. Crow, and J. Pearson.

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 22
December 1917

Women’s Institute – The Countess of Plymouth presided at a meeting
in support of Women Institutes at Redditch Palace Theatre on Sunday

afternoon. - December 1917
She said the Institutes were quite young, but a number had been formed in England and
Wales. There were great possibilities in the Institutes, and she was glad to learn there was a
chance of one being formed in Redditch. – Mr Nugent Harris (of London) and Lady
Margesson addressed the meeting, the latter devoting her remarks to the working of the
Institutes. It was decided to form a committee with the object of starting an Institute in
Redditch. Cordial votes of thanks were given to the Countess and speakers.
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