Clubs, Societies and Associations

Moorpool Residents' Association
Chairman: Rob Sutton - phone: 0121-426 5669 or by e-mail
Editor of the Moorpool Duck: Can be contacted by e-mail or you can write using the Association's posting box just inside the newsagents at The Circle.
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Moorpool Halls
Moorpool Hall welcomes bookings for a range of functions, including:
  • Children’s & family parties
  • Barn dances, old-time dancing
  • Theatre & orchestral rehearsals
  • Meetings, presentations & displays
  • Skittles parties (currently unavailable pending restoration)
    Please contact Jade Gammon on 0121-414 9940 to discuss prices and availability. Booking well in advance is always advisable.

    Harborne Tenants' Snooker Club
    Secretary: Derek Massey Phone: 0121 422 7832
    Annual Membership: £20 per annum. 50p per game. Discounts for senior citizens.
    Download a     flyer.
    Secret Snooker from the Summer 2004 edition of the Harborne Society Newsletter

    Moorpool Air Rifle & Pistol Club
    Contact: S. Preece Phone: 0121 427 3618
    Adults and accompanied Juniors (under 17 years old) are welcome. Weekly meetings. £1.50 per meeting
    Experienced Range Officers are members and coaching is available. All weapons must be brought to meetings in suitable covers. No weapons are kept on site.

    Moorpool Bowling Club
    Secretary: Pam Doubleday - Phone: 0121- 550 1316
    Download the Centenary     press cutting

    Moorpool Craft Club
    Contact: Jackie Holder Phone: 0121 684 3816
    Meetings are on Thursdays: 7:30pm to 9:30pm. £2.00 per meeting

    Moorpool Fishing Club
    Secretary: Keith Dickinson Phone: 0121 472 2617

    Moorpool Players Amateur Theatre Company
    Contacts: Norma Mason Phone: 0121 427 6795
    John Healey Phone: 0121 426 2134
    Moorpool Players web site
    Weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 8:00pm. Three productions per year + Christmas Charity Evening.
    "All talents are welcome"

    Moorpool Tennis Club
    Corner of Moorpool Avenue and Margaret Grove
    Secretary: Sue Lilleman Phone: 0121 426 1141
    British Tennis link

    The Circle Tennis Club
    Circle Tennis Club web site
    Secretary: Ann Yorke Phone: 0121-604 7364

    Allotments Association
    Annual Rental Fee: £4.50.
    Allotments Association Chairman: Rob Sutton Phone: 0121-426 5669 or     e-mail
    Do you already have an allotment on the Moorpool Estate or would you like one? The Moorpool Allotment Association has been formed to encourage the use of the historic allotments on the estate. We have Full membership available for anyone already working an allotment here or Associate for those wishing to support us or waiting for an allotment. In anticipation of possibly managing the letting of allotments in the future we now have an allotment tenancy application form which we will submit to Grainger on your behalf and which can be downloaded here. Complete the form, return to me and the MAA will do the rest.

    Moorpool Skittles Club
    Located under the Moor Pool Hall, the skittle alley celebrates its Centenary in 2011. Moor Pool Skittles Club is believed to be the only club left in Britain with both a flat and a rounded skittle alley side by side. The original bowls are of various sizes to suit the players choice. Although actively used for club meetings and social events the alleys require extensive restoration. A Trust would seek funding to restore the fabric of the building and enable continued use of the alleys by one of Moor Pools oldest clubs.
    Contact Mick O'Malley on 0121-427 5051

    Moorpool Reading Club
    Moor Pool Reading Club meets every two months in the Small Hall, The Circle, Moor Pool, usually on Thursday evenings, 7.30.-8.30.pm.
    Anyone interested in books and in discussing them is most welcome. Please contact     triciacusack@gmail.com
    Full details, book list and some photos.

    Siobhan Collins-McCarthy Dance Academy
    The Moorpool Hall
    The Circle
    Harborne
    Birmingham B17 9DY
    Tel; 0121 243 4100
    Mobile: 0789 631 5199
    e-mail:     enquiries@ballet-birmingham.com
    Contact: Siobhan Collins-McCarthy
    Web Site: www.ballet-birmingham.com

    Other local Societies
    Queens Park Sinfonia

    Since its formation in 2002 the Midlands-based Queen's Park Sinfonia has quickly established itself as one of the New Generation of exciting chamber orchestras in the UK. The Queen's Park Sinfonia offers the wealth of talented young graduate musicians in the region the opportunity to develop in a professional environment.

    Often collaborating with highly acclaimed soloists and performing in prestigious venues, the orchestra allows its members to perform with like-minded professionals in supportive and creative surroundings. As a youthful ensemble we strive to create performances that are both challenging and satisfying to musicians and audiences alike.

    The Victorain Society - Birmingham & West Midlands Group


    The aims of the Victorian Society are threefold:
    a. to prevent the needless destruction and alteration of buildings of architectural and historic interest, built between 1837 and 1914.

    b. to learn about Victorian and Edwardian architecture.

    c. to enjoy more about this fascinating and vital part of our past
    Besides architecture, the Victorian Society covers all aspects of the culture, the decorative arts and history of the period. Members of the Victorian Society enjoy a wide range of talks and lectures, site visits, tours and walks.

    We are a regional group which restricts its casework to the West Midlands, though our lectures and visits are only restricted to the Victorian period.

    Harborne Orchestra


    Harborne Orchestra is an independent community orchestra based, as you might expect, in Harborne. The players are of all ages and a range of ability. Rehearsals take place weekly on a Friday evening during term time at the Queen Alexandra College for the Blind, in preparation for up to three concerts a year. More information and contact details can be found on their web site We would be delighted to hear from you if you are looking to join an orchestra or take up playing your instrument again!