CLUB NEWS

December 2025

Dear All,

The funeral for our dear friend and fellow astronomer Alan Ledbury is on:

Monday 15th December, Streetly Crematorium at 13:15 at East Chapel.

Wake: 14:15 Rushall Olympic Football Club.

As a club, how should be remember Alan?

As many of you know, our dear friend and fellow astronomer, past chairman and treasurer, Alan, has passed away recently.

This is a profound loss for all of us, and his passion for the night sky, his enthusiasm, and his contributions to our group will be deeply missed.

We feel it is important for us, as a club, to create a lasting and meaningful way to honour Alan's memory and recognize his dedication to astronomy and our community. As mentioned on the What's up call, we invite your suggestions on how our club could best remember him.

All ideas will be carefully considered.

Here are a few categories of ideas to get you thinking, but please feel free to propose anything you believe would be a fitting tribute:

Club Activities: An annual event, a dedicated observing night, or a special talk in his honour.
Physical Memorials: A commemorative plaque, a donation in his name, or a book/ equipment dedication.
Annual award: A annual prize or prizes / trophy named after Alan.

Please reply to this email with your suggestions by End of December.

Thank you for helping us honour Alan's memory.

Walsall Astronomical Society

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Regular Talks and Meetings

An image taken from one of our Solar Observing events

Established in 1990, we are a friendly astronomical society that is open to anyone with an interest in Astronomy, space exploration and similar topics. People with all levels of experience are welcome, especially beginners.

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Regular Talks and Meetings

When Professor Chris Lintott gave a talk to our club

We have weekly club meetings, where we have talks on what's up in the sky during the month, the latest scientific discoveries, and also every month, a guest speaker who would deliver a talk on a specialist topic. We've had speakers from the BBC Sky at Night programme, as well as renowned professors and scientists from well known organisations.

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