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Our debating society was founded in 1846 in Edgbaston, and joined with the Birmingham society in 1855. Whilst historically some of its members have been drawn from the ‘great and good’ - past presidents include Neville and Joseph Chamberlain - B.E.D.S. membership criteria in the 21st century requires only a shared love of debating.

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our venue for debates

The Birmingham and Edgbaston Debating Society has the pleasure of meeting at the magnificent clubhouse of the Edgbaston Golf Club. Debates usually take place on the last Wednesday of the month.

We are always happy to welcome new members, our only membership criterion being that the applicant attends 2-3 meetings before being formally ‘elected’ to the society. Of course, one should also havea love of, and a willingness to participate in, the debating process!

We encourage all current members to bring guests and, indeed, this is by far the most common source of new members. We are also active in other debating circles, and regularly invite speakers from other societies.

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