Medical Writers in Haworth

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.