Inspire


 Inspire logo

Inspire ( formerly Ladies' Fellowship ) meet regularly on the first and third Monday of most months at 7:30pm at Dorridge Methodist Church.

 These meetings, which always begin with prayer, usually consist of speakers on a variety of subjects - some serious, some more frivolous. There are occasional social evenings, visits to theatres and places of interest. In the past we have been invited to Highgrove, visited the House of Commons, Westonbirt, Cambridge and York. We celebrate Christmas with a Carol Service, and in the New Year go out for a celebration lunch.

There is a membership fee of £20 and members also pay £2 whenever they attend a meeting. Visitors who are always welcome pay £3.

We are supportive of each other and of the wider Church. We share some of our activities with our Methodist friends. Fund raising is a small part of what we do, mainly through an annual and well-supported Quiz Evening. Most of our giving goes to a nominated charity for the year but we also give support to other needs, both locally and worldwide. 

Do look at our programme of events. You will be sure of a warm welcome if you would like to join us.


Programme of Events 

(2025)

 


2025

1st Sept

Mocktails, Snacks, Chat
15th SeptBSWAID - Our Charity of the Year

Guest speaker Helena Dobson

 6th Oct

 CHATSWORTH & THE CAVENDISH FAMILY 1550 - 1850

 Guest Speaker Dr Gillian White

 20th Oct

 Bournville Trust

 Guest Speaker Ray Barrett

 3rd Nov

 Shakespeare and Me

 Guest Speaker Jennifer Rigby

 17th Nov

 A History of the USA through Art

 Guest Speaker Philip Bowen

 1st Dec

 Victorian /  Edwardian photography in Warwickshire

 Guest Speaker David Fry

 15th Dec

 CAROL SERVICE

 

 

 

 

 

 2026


 6th Jan

 NEW YEAR LUNCH

(Tuesday)

 19th Jan

 THE HOARDER NEXT DOOR

 Guest Speaker Steven Bruce

 2nd Feb

 The Man who mapped the Arctic

 Guest Speaker Nigel Metcalfe

 16th Feb

 Rowing across the Atlantic

 Guest Speaker Rod Adlington

 2nd Mar

 A TALK

 Guest Speaker Stephen Bates

 7th Mar

 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

 at St Philip's Church

 16th Mar

 EASTER TALK


 20th Apr

 A YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER

 Guest Speaker David Morse

 4th May

 "IN HOUSE"

 

 18th MAY

 A.G.M

 1st Jun

Tracing your female line in family history

 Guest Speaker Paul Wilkins

 15th Jun

 MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE


 6th Jul

 POETRY EVENING

 

 20th Jul

 SUMMER MEAL