Astro Societies in the Midlands

Carolian Astronomy Society

Oldfield Hall
King Charles School Comberton Road
Kidderminster
DY10 1XA

2nd Wednesday of every month (except August) at 7:30pm

Charges for Lectures:
£1 for members, £3 for non-members

There is no need to tell us you want to visit, just turn up, it's open to all.

Membership Subscription Charge:
£12 per year.

Coventry and Warwickshire Astronomical Society

Methodist Church Hall
Earlsdon Avenue
Coventry
CV5 6DN

2nd Friday every month

Charges for Lectures:
Ist attendance is free.
Subsequent £1 per meeting.
Members do not pay.

There is no need to contact us before attanding, just turn up.

Membership Subscription Charges:
£10 per annum waged
£5 per annum unwaged

Derby & District
Astronomical Society

Friends Meeting House
St Helen's Street
Derby.
DE1 3GY

1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from 7.30pm.
Vistiors charge for Lectures £3
Members £1

West Didsbury Astronomical Society

Nazarene Theological College
Dene Rd,
Didsbury,
Manchester
M20 2GU

Meeting Times:
Second Monday of each month (except August)
From 7pm to 9pm.

Charges for Lectures: None

Subscription Charges:
Annual membership £25

Heart of England Astronomical Society

HoEAS
Old Telephone Exchange
Furnace End
Warks

Last Thursday of the Month

Hertford Astronomy Group

University of Hertfordshire
Lindop Building
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB

Meetings held on the
2nd Wednesday each month from 7.30pm

Charges for Lectures:
Free for members
£2.00 for non members

Subscription Charges:
£10.00 per year (10 meetings)
and pro rata for joining part year

Herefordshire Astronomical Society

The Kindle Centre
ASDA Supermarket
Belmont Road
Hereford
HR2 7JE

Meeting Times:
First Thursday in every month except August from 7 pm - 9 pm.

Charges for Lectures:
All members and non-members charged £2-00 to include refreshments and is
payable on the door.

Subscription Charges:
Subscriptions due in September. £12-00 per annum.

Family membership £20-00 (to include children up to 16 years old) Students
(16 - 21 years old) £5-00

High Legh Community Observatory

St John's Church
The Avenue
High Legh
Knutsford
Cheshire. WA16 6ND

Observatory location:

Abbey Leys Farm
Peacock Lane
High Legh
Knutsford. WA16 6NS

Meeting Times:
Second Thursday of each month at 7.30pm
(except August)

Charges for Lectures:
£3.00 for all (free for under 18s)

No annual subscription

Ilkeston & District
Astronomical Society

The Hayloft
Erewash Museum
High Street
Ilkeston,
Derbyshire
DE7 5JA.

2nd Tuesday of each month. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30 start.

Charges for Lectures:
Members: Free; Non-members: £2
Subscription Charges: Novice Membership (below 12): Free of charge
Junior Membership (Ages 12 to 18 years): £9.50
Full Membership (Over 18 years): £20
Membership for a Couple (Joint): £30
Associate Membership: £9 (Associate Membership is for those who are unable to attend our meetings, but would like to receive our Newsletter and participate in Society events).

Knowle Astronomical Society

Dorridge Village Hall
Grange Road
Dorridge,
Solihull
B93 8QA

Meeting Times:
1st Monday of each month at 8pm (second if the first is a bank holiday and no meeting in August)

Charges for Lectures: 
members: free £4 for visitors

Subscription Charges: £25
free to under 19 still in education but must be accompanied by an adult if 16 or under

Leicester Astronomical Society

National Space Centre
Exploration Drive
Leicester

2nd and 4th Tuesdays of most months at 7.30pm (no meetings in July; one meeting in August and one in December)

Long Eaton Astronomical Society

The Malcolm Parry Observatory,
The Long Eaton School,
Thoresby Rd,
Long Eaton,
Nottingham.
NG10 3NP.

Last Thursday of the month (term time only)

Charges for Lectures:
Members free
Non members suggested donation £2

Subscription Charges:
Annual membership £15 payable in January.

Matlock and Darley Dale Observing Group

(MADDOG’s)

The Plough Inn
Wheatley Rd
Two Dales
Matlock
DE4 2FF

1st Monday of every month at 7pm.

No charge for lectures, donation optional

Membership Subscription: £10 annually

Mid Cheshire Astronomical Group

NCK Centre (next to St John the Evangelist Church),
Norley Lane,
Norley
WA6 8NE.

Club meetings:
The last Friday of the Month at 7.30pm

Charges for Lectures:
Club members £1
Non members £3

Annual Membership £15 payable in April
but will be adjusted if joining after April.

Nene Valley Astronomical Society

Chelveston Village Hall
Caldecott Road
Chelveston
Northants
NN9 5AT

Meeting Times:
First and third Monday of each month with observing sessions held each clear
Friday evening from September through to April.

Charges for Lectures: £3

Subscription Charges: N/A
Free to join the astronomical society.

Northamptonshire Natural History Society

10 Castilian Terrace
Northampton
NN1 1LD

Meeting Times: 
Every second and last Monday of the month

Charges for Lectures: 
Free

Northants Amateur Astronomers

The Lounge
Geddington Village Hall
Queen St,
Geddington,
Kettering.
NN14 1AZ

Meeting Times: First and third Tuesday of each month, starting at 7.45pm
Charges for Lectures: Members £3
Non members £4
Subscription Charges: Membership £30

Nottingham Astronomical Society

The British Geological Survey
Nicker Hill,
Keyworth,
Nottingham.
NG12 5GG

First Thursday of the month (except August).

Doors open at 19:30, talk commences at 20:00, finishes about 21:30

Lectures are free to members and occasional visitors

Offa's Dyke Astronomical Society

Redlake Valley Village Hall
Chapel Lawn
Bucknell
Shropshire
SY7 0BW

Meeting Times:
Last Thursday in the month September to May - 7.30 for 7.45 pm

Charges for Lectures:
£3 (more if food is served)

Advance Booking Required?: Not usually

Subscription Charges:
£25 a person or £40 per couple

Open University Astronomy Club

Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes

Meeting Times:

First Tuesday of the month except July and August

Charges for Lectures: Nil

Subscription Charges: £18 p.a.
No need to belong to the Open University, the club is open to all.

Rutland Astronomical Society

Wilson Pavilion,
Wilson Fields,
Oakham School,
Oakham
LE15 7QH.

Meeting Times: 
First Wednesday of every month from October to May.

Charges for Lectures: 
Free to members, £3.00 for non members

Subscription Charges: 
£10.00 per year.
Annual Subscription from January.

Sawtry Astronomy Society

Sawtry Working Men's Club.
Gidding Road
Sawtry
Huntingdon
PE28 5TS

Last Tues each month except June & July

There are no charges for lectures

Membership / Subscription £10.00 per year

School of Physics & Astronomy
University of Birmingham

Large Lecture Theatre
Poynting Physics Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston,
Birmingham.
B15 2TT

No details of meetings were sent to us with their request for inclusion, see their website and social media for details.

South Cheshire Astronomical Society

Club observing nights are at:

Brittles Pavilion
75 Church Lane
Wistaston
Crewe
CW2 8EZ

Public Talks are held at:

South Cheshire College
Dane Bank Ave
Crewe
CW2 8AB

Meeting Times:
Club observing- first Thursday of the Month Public Talks - third Thursday of the Month Meetings run from September to April Meeting dates change according to
College holidays- see website for up to date information

Charges for Lectures:
Members free at all meetings
Non-Members £5 at Public Talks and £3 on Club observing nights

Members Subscription Charges:
£25/year - £13 from January

Stratford-upon-Avon Astronomical Society

Alderminster Village Hall
New Road
Alderminster
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 8PE

Meeting Times:
Hybrid meetings are held in-person at Alderminster Village Hall and on Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Doors open at 7:30pm and presentations begin at 8pm.

Charges for Lectures:
Visitors are very welcome and there is no admission charge.

Subscription Charges:
Membership costs £15 per year except for those in full time education, for whom membership is free. Members can use our telescopes, have a say in the way the organisation is run and borrow from our library.

Walsall Astronomical Society

Rushall Olympic Football Club
Daw End
Walsall
WS4 1LJ

Meeting Times:
Every Thursday evening, 7.30 or 8.30 depending on what is happening, please
see "Events" on our website

Charges for Lectures:
First visit is free, then from £1 per visit

Subscription Charges:
Annual fee is £10 including social membership of the Football Club

Worcester Astronomical Association

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Lower Smite Farm
Smite Lane
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SZ

Meeting Times:
September-May
2nd Thursday of the month - 8:00pm start Other meetings throughout the year

There are no charges for lectures

Annual Membership £18.00 a year
Concessions £14.00
Annual membership includes a free membership pack

York Astronomical Society

Denham Room
Priory Street Centre
Priory Street
York. YO1 6ET

1st & 3rd Friday of each month (except August) 8pm Start

Charges for Lectures:
£1 for members
£2.50 non members

Subscription Charges:
£20pa
£10 concessions
Under 16's free