PEOPLE with an interest in family and social history are invited to attend a meeting organised by the Worcester branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry.

A talk entitled The Origin Of Surnames is to be given by Geoff Sorrell, a recognised authority on the subject, on Friday, June 8.

The meeting will be held at 7.30pm in the Baptist Church Hall in Sansome Walk, Worcester.

Anybody is welcome to attend the event, admission being free. For more information call 01905 458542.