Meetings are held at the Whitefield Garrick Theatre. Click for directions
Meetings start at 7:30pm
Members and non-members are welcome.
At each meeting there is an update about the MBBC.
The sales stand is present and a raffle is usually held.
Refreshments will be provided.
Getting there
Metrolink: Whitefield. Buses: 95, 98, 135.
Arriving by car: Postcode M45 7JF
Parking at the theatre is very limited; a good place to park is at Whitefield Metrolink car park.
From the Metrolink entrance, cross to the opposite corner of the junction. Go along Bank Street (behind the Porada restaurant).
The theatre is on the right.
2025 Open Meetings
Tuesday 7th October
MBBC & The Railways
Nigel Jepson
Tuesday 18th November
The Trent & Mersey Canal
Ian Wilson
Monday 8th December
“The Danny”
Leslie Green
2026 Open Meetings
Tuesday 3rd February
“Cruising through time: A history of pleasure boating on Britain’s inland waterways”
Dr Maarja Kaaristo
Senior Lecturer in Tourism Mobilities and Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University
Committee member of the Inland Waterways Association Manchester Branch
Tuesday 3rd March
“Uncomfortable Histories in the Canal Space”
Dr Jodie Matthews
Professor of English Literature, Manchester Metropolitan University
Tuesday 14th April
The Lancaster Canal
Dr Paul Hindle
