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You are warmly invited to the West Midlands General Group Meet up on Saturday 13th December with a visit to the *Lapworth museum and ...

13 Dec 12:00-15:30

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You are warmly invited to the West Midlands General Group Meet up on Saturday 13th December with a visit to the *Lapworth museum and Bramall cafe on the University of Birmingham campus.*

Meet 12pm at the ground floor cafe area of the Bramall music building on the University of Birmingham campus. We will have lunch/coffee there before going to the Lapworth Museum after lunch. The Bramall cafe has a small selection of food or please bring lunch with you.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/cultural-attractions/lapworth-museum-of-geology

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You can also join the DCN WhatsApp group for members in the West Midlands, to keep in touch with the group on this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IDuE1BdVVQA8poCgoKtb9l

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