Branches and Affiliated Societies of the Dickens Fellowship

Branch and Affiliated Society Structure
  • Branches and Affiliated Societies are autonomous bodies which have independent programmes and  membership arrangements.
  • The network of branches and affiliated societies is co-ordinated by the Central Fellowship in London
  • Branches are an integral part of the Fellowship. They are self-supporting, elect their own officers and dispose of their own funds.
  • Affiliated Societies pay a reduced affiliation fee and their members have no voting rights or other Fellowship benefits.
  • Branch administrators can add local events, or alternatively can send details to Calendar and News
How to Form a Branch or Affiliated Society
  • A new branch or affiliated society of the Dickens Fellowship can be formed with the agreement of the AGM or Council, who meet annually. 
  • A new branch or affiliated society needs to show some evidence of :-
    • Viability – number of members (this can be around 10-15 to start with).
    • Details of activities already undertaken (meetings, talks, social events).
    • Location of meetings.
    • Information about the subs charged (if any) to members.
  • Once chartered, branches are required to pay annual subs of £30.  Branch members are entitled to a reduced subscription rate to The Dickensian, the journal of the Fellowship, to attend the annual conference, to vote at the AGM and at Council, and to free entry to the Charles Dickens Museum in Doughty Street, London on production of their branch membership card.
  • Once chartered, affiliated societies pay annual subs of £15 and their members don't receive the voting or benefit rights of branches.
  • For further information please see our Constitution or Contact Us

Links to the current list of Branches and Affiliated societies can be found below.

United Kingdom

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USA

Asia and Pacific

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Europe

London Central Fellowship

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Wreath Laying - Westminster Abbey
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Dickens Memorial picnic
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The Uncommercial Traveller
Date : Saturday, 18th June
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Boulogne
La visite du parc et Granval Conteval
Outing
Date : Friday, 24th June
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Broadstairs
Paul Lewis, "Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens and Money - the Financial Relationship of Two Great Victorian Writers."
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The Pavilion, Broadstairs
Paul Lewis, Freelance Writer and Broadcaster, Editor of Wilkie Collins's letters and Secretary of the Wilkie Collins Society, "Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens and Money - the Financial Relationship of Two Great Victorian Writers."
Date : Wednesday, 1st June
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Wreath Laying - Westminster Abbey
Commemoration
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05:45 PM
Westminster Abbey, London
Date : Tuesday, 7th June
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Paul Graham, Honorary General Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship,"The Dickens Fellowship at 120: Some Edited Highlights."
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Zoom
THE BROADSTAIRS COMMEMORATIVE ZOOM: Paul Graham, Honorary General Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship, "The Dickens Fellowship at 120: Some Edited Highlights."
Registration Closed
Date : Wednesday, 8th June
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Broadstairs
"Celebrating Charles Dickens" A public event with a cream tea and a performance by the Dickens Declaimers.
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The Pavilion, Broadstairs
"Celebrating Charles Dickens" at the Pavilion in Broadstairs. (commemorating Dickens's death 9th June 1870). A public event with a Cream Tea and a performance of "Nicholas and Smike Join the Theatricals" from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, performed by The Dickens Declaimers.
Date : Saturday, 11th June
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Portsmouth Birthplace
Commemoration of the Death Of Charles Dickens
04:00 PM
St Mary's Church, Fratton Rd, Fratton, Portsmouth PO1 5PA
Sunday, 12th June Commemoration of the death of Dickens (9.06.1870) 4 pm Evensong at St.Mary’s Church, Fratton Rd, Fratton, Portsmouth PO1 5PA 4.30 pm Readings and refreshments in the church hall
Date : Sunday, 12th June
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Canterbury
Talk by Mr Paul Graham
03:00 PM
St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Rd, Canterbury CT2 8LS
Paul Graham, Honorary General Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship, will speak about 'The Dickens Fellowship at 120 - Some Edited Highlights'
North East England
Martin Chuzzlewit
07:00 PM
Low Fell Library, Low Fell, Gateshead.
Jim Morrison leads Branch members discussing Martin Chuzzlewit from Chapters 14 through to 18 inclusive. The Branch choice for our Dickens novel for 2022/23.
North East England
The Drunkard's Death"
08:10 PM
Low Fell Library, Low Fell, Gateshead.
Following our discussion of “Martin Chuzzlewit”, the members will discuss the Tale of “The Drunkard’s Death” from “Sketches by Boz” A new departure for the Group, we will discuss a short story each Branch meeting selected by Anne McLeod.
Date : Monday, 13th June
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Portsmouth Birthplace
Presentation/discussion of Barnaby Rudge
02:30 PM
St. Swithun's Church Hall, Waverley Road, Southsea,
Presentations/Discussion of Barnaby Rudge: One true religion? “We serve God. You don’t!”
Date : Tuesday, 14th June
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Sheffield
`Dickens and Sons`
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Channing Hall, Surrey Street
A talk from Veronica Walker, our former Vice-President. There will be opportunity for comments and questions.
Date : Friday, 17th June
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