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Brantford news, Events, Meetings, What's new

A New Location for Monthly Meetings

Starting in September, 2026, our Wednesday evening meetings will be held at the Best Western on Holiday Inn Drive in Brantford. At the May AGM, members voted unanimously for the move. This change  was made to allow more time for our meetings, especially for socializing after the business part of the meetings. While we are grateful to McCleister for hosting us for the past year, we have had to sacrifice some things due to the time constraints at that site. The room we will be using at Best Western is the Alexander Graham Bell room across from the main reception desk.  It will be available to us for as long as we would like each evening. It will be wonderful to have time for our meetings, for the speakers, and especially for chatting over treats at the end of the meeting. Hope to see you all there at 7:00 pm on September 23.

Colette W for the Search Committee

Brantford news, Interest Groups

Our Valued Elders

CFUW Brantford is blessed to have a number of longtime members who can relate the rich history of our club, and also of Brantford itself. During the Monday lunchtime book group gathering, we were treated to an insight into the birth of the iconic Stedman Bookstore, beloved for generations by Brantfordians. The Stedman legacy continues to this day, in the form of funding good works throughout our community. Our cherished longtime member, Marian Weir, shared with us anecdotes and history about the birth of Stedman’s Bookstore and the Stedman Foundation.

To learn more about that history, check out this link.