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

Canada

Europe

London Central Fellowship

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Central Fellowship
Celebrating Charles Dickens’s 211th Birthday.
Commemoration
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Dr Chris Louttit: Fred Barnard: Dickens’s Most Neglected Illustrator
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Charles Dickens and Angela Burdett-Coutts
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Portsmouth Birthplace
24th Annual Birthday Lecture
07:30 PM
John Pounds Church, High Street, Old Portsmouth
Professor Cathy Waters will present the 24th birthday lecture: Fairy Palaces and Wonderful Toys, machine dreams in Dickens's Household Words. Sponsored by Portsmouth Grammar School and Portsmouth Birthplace Branch of the Dickens Fellowship.
Date : Saturday, 4th February
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Wreath laying and garlanding of Dickens statue
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Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum,393 Old Commercial Rd, Portsmouth PO1 4QL
Celebration of the birth of Charles Dickens, in partnership with the City Museums Service. 10:30 for 11:00 am: traditional placing of the wreath at the Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum, by our President, the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth. Followed at 12 noon by placing of garland around neck of Dickens statue in Guildhall Square.
Wreath laying and garlanding of Dickens statue
12:00 PM
Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum,393 Old Commercial Rd, Portsmouth PO1 4QL
Celebration of the birth of Charles Dickens, in partnership with the City Museums Service. 10:30 for 11:00 am: traditional placing of the wreath at the Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum, by our President, the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth. Followed at 12 noon by placing of garland around neck of Dickens statue in Guildhall Square.
Portsmouth Birthplace
Birthday Lunch
12:30 PM
The Royal Maritime Club,Queen St, Portsmouth
To celebrate Charles Dickens's birthday. There will be a toast to his immortal memory, with a response on behalf of the city by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor Hugh Mason. Arrive 12:30 for a 13:00 start. Tickets cost £16 per person and must have been ordered in advance via our Chair, Tim Suffolk (023 9238 8870)
Central Fellowship
Celebrating Charles Dickens’s 211th Birthday.
Commemoration
07:30 PM
The Royal Over-Seas League Over-Seas House, Park Pl, London SW1A 1NN
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Canterbury
Talk by Paul Graham
03:00 PM
St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Rd, Canterbury CT2 8LS
The title of this talk is 'In the Footsteps of 'Milor Beeron': Echoes of the Byronic in Dickens's Work'. This is a Hybrid meeting, live-streamed from St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS. Please join us in the hall if you can, or request Zoom details from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
North East England
“Mrs Gamp propoges a toast”
07:00 PM
Low Fell Library, Low Fell, Gateshead.
Chris McLoughlin leads the group discussing Chapters 47 to 50 inclusive of “Martin Chuzzlewit”
Date : Monday, 13th February
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Dr Chris Louttit: Fred Barnard: Dickens’s Most Neglected Illustrator
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Southwold
Branch meeting
12:30 PM
The Guide Centre, Cautley Road, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6DD; except February = Birthday Lunch at The Randolph, Reydon.
Branch meeting
Date : Tuesday, 28th February

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