The Autumn Conference of the Society of Medical Writers takes place this year in Haworth and is full of Brontë-related events:
Society of Medical Writers
2021 Autumn Conference - Brontës, Bugs and Bloomers
October 5th-7th
The Old White Lion Hotel
Haworth
Friday 5th October
15.00-17.00 Brontë Parsonage Tour – including guided walk in the parsonage churchyard, private presentation and museum tour.
Saturday 6th October
08:45 – 09.10 Registration and Refreshments
09:15 (prompt) Welcome - Neil D Wilson
09:20-10:20 AGM and presentation of prizes
10:25- 11: 00 Health in Haworth in the Nineteenth Century – Ian Dewhirst MBE – Yorkshireman, Local and Social Historian
11: 05-11.20 Refreshments
11:25-12.15 Health in Haworth in the Nineteenth Century (cont.) – Ian Dewhirst
12:20 -13:00 Bill Mitchell MBE – Yorkshireman, Journalist, Editor, Author, Publisher
Brief account of personal career, and family link with the Brontë family
13:00- 13:45 Lunch
13:45 Reconvene for afternoon presentations
14:00-15:00 Dr Will Pickles of Wensleydale – GP and Epidemiologist – Bill Mitchell MBE
15:00-16:00 Undressing the Brontës – Lyn Cunliffe
16:00 Tea and close of presentations
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17:00-18:30 Walking The Darker Side of Haworth (optional) – Malcolm Hanson. Meet in the foyer of The Old White Lion at 17:00 hrs prompt. Stout footwear and jacket recommended.
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19:45 Dinner
21:00 Confessions of a Tourist Guide – Malcolm Hanson
Sunday 7th October
09:15 Welcome and Introduction – Neil D Wilson
09:30-11.30 Poetry Workshop – Char March, Poet in Residence to the Cloud Appreciation Society
EDIT: More information in
The Telegraph & Argus.
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