About Us
Wrington Local History Society was formed in 2011 and since then we have presented over 120 talks. The talks cover a wide variety of subjects and areas including Wrington, Somerset and Bristol and maybe further afield. We also arrange a number of visits to locations with a historical interest.
Our programme for 2023 is shown below and a list of our previous talks can be found by clicking the link below
Meetings and membership
We meet in the URC chapel in Roper’s Lane on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Talks start at 8pm and last around an hour with tea and coffee served beforehand.
Annual Membership: £12 a year from September, pro-rata for joining during year
Attendance Fee: £ 1 for members, £2.50 for non-members
We always welcome new members at any time, just turn up at a meeting to join
Our AGM takes place in August.
Society Contacts
Society Contacts:
Treasurer: Mark Bullen email: mark-bullen@hotmail.co.uk
Wrington Local History Society
Programme 2024
Date
| Talk | Presenter |
January 16th | The Last Invasion of Britain 1797 | Mark Bullen |
February 20th | Cider and the Somerset Orchard | Les Davies |
March 19th | Peter Wickens Fry and the Early Days of Photography
| John Page |
April 16th | The Turnpikes and Toll Houses of north Somerset
| Steve Osman |
May 21st | From Boy to Man in the Somerset Coalfield
| Bryn Hawkins |
June 18th | Famine and Plague and Famine in Early Modern England
| Ronald Hutton |
July 16th | Unbuilt Bristol 1750 – 2050: the City that Might Been
| Eugene Byrne |
August 20th | AGM Members Evening
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September 17th | My journey to the Mendip Times
| Steve Egginton |
October 15th | Wrington Trades project Watermills on the Yeo
| John Rubidge Steve Osman |
November 19th | History of Cook’s Broad St
| Jill Rawlins |
December 10th (change) | Communicating Christmas and its Traditions
| Clive Burlton |
Wrington Local History Society
Programme 2025
Date
| Talk | Presenter |
January 21st | From Sheep to Shirts – Somerset Wool Industry | Ken Parsons |
February 18th | History of Aviation in WSM | Simon Begent |
March 18th | The Maid in the Haystack | Martin Powell |
April 15th | The History of Cheddar Cheese | John Page |
May 20th |
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June 17th |
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July 15th |
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August 19th | AGM
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September 16th |
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October 21st |
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November 18th |
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December 16th |
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