Names, addresses and telephone numbers of the Chairman and a Contact are given: usually the Contact is the Secretary. Brief details of meeting places and times are given. If in doubt about an Associated Society's Programme item please telephone that Society's Contact at the number given below.
Axbridge Archaeological and Local History Society
Acting Secretary: Dr Robin Goodfellow, The George House, The Square, Axbridge BS26 2AP Tel: 01934733373 email: paul@westmead31me17.freeserve.co.uk
Meetings: second Thursday in the month, at 7.30 pm at The Lamb, Axbridge. Visitors welcome.
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Secretary: Mrs Patricia Corbett, 18 Old Banwell Road, Locking, Weston-super-Mare BS24 8BS. Tel: 01934 822979, email: patcorbett111@aol.com
Meetings: second Friday in the month, 7.30 pm in Banwell Village Hall. Visitors welcome.
Bath and Camerton Archaeological Society
Contact: Mrs Ceri Lambdin, 57 Lydiard Way, Trowbridge BA14 0UW, Tel: 01225 761026, email cerilambdin@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.bacas.org.uk
Meetings: second Thursday in the month, during the winter, starting at 7.30pm, in the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 18 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN. Summer events include excursions, excavations, field walking, etc. Meetings are open to non-members, £3 per meeting.
Beercrocombe & District History Society
Chairman: Mr J Prideaux, Pauls Farm, Beercrocombe, Taunton TA3 6AH, email: sj_prideaux@yahoo.co.uk
Blagdon Local History Society
Contact: Olga Shotton, Pooracre, Bath Road, Blagdon BS40 7RW, Tel: 01761 462 690 email: olgahome@btinternet.com
Meetings: 7.30 pm at Court Lodge, except where stated. Membership fees £12 per annum. Meetings free to members. Visitors welcome, £2 per meeting.
Bridgwater and District Archaeological Society
Contact: Aubrey Knowles, Tel 01278 733874, email: aubreyk@btopenworld.com
Website: http://www.bridgwaterarchaeology.org.uk
Meetings: Winter - usually monthly on Thursdays at 7.30 pm at Blake Museum. Please confirm venue and times with Aubrey Knowles on 01278 733874. Summer - field meetings and visits, usually at weekends. Non-members are welcome - voluntary donation requested
Bristol and Avon Archaeological Society
Secretary: Mr Mike Gwyther, 28 Castle Wood, Romana Grange, Chepstow, NP16 5TZ, Tel: 01291 624899, email: mike_gwyther@tinyonline.co.uk
Website: www.digitalbristol.org/members/baas
Meetings: Alternate Wednesdays at St Matthew's Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown, Bristol, starting at 7.30 pm. Non Members are welcome to attend any event - £1. Between May and August, normal meetings are suspended and the society conducts a series of field visits.
Castle Cary and District Museum and Preservation Society
Secretary: Mrs Annette Bedford, 3 North Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7AU. Tel: 01963 351324, email: castlecarymuseum@hotmail.co.uk
Curator: No curator at present time.
Chard History Group
Secretary: Ann Courtney, U'macha, 50 Bampton Avenue, Chard TA20 1DS. Tel: 01460 61407, email: carter@globalnet.co.uk
Website:www.chardhistorygroup.org.uk
Meetings: Usually second Friday of each month, 7.30 pm at Redstart Primary School, Redstart Road, Chard. Visitors welcome.
Charge £1.50 members, £2 non-members. Summer meetings are outside visits, the times of which are variable. Advance booking usually necessary.
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Secretary and Contact: Maureen O'Connor, 1 Queen's Avenue, Portishead, Somerset, BS20 6NH, Tel: 01275 846261 emai: moronnoco@gmail.com
Meetings: Last Thursday of each month, September to March, at the Friends' Meeting House, 15 Albert Road, Clevedon at 7.30 pm. Visitors welcome.
Fee £3, juniors 50p. Field trips April to September.
Evercreech & District Local History Society
Contact: Jane Burgess, 2 Oxford Street, Evercreech BA4 6HT, tel: 01749830162 email:jane.burgess5@btinternet.com
7:30pm on Thursdays at the Back Room of Evercreech Village Hall
Exmoor National Park Authority
Rob Wilson-North, Exmoor House, Dulverton TA22 9HL
Website: www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
Principal Conservation Officer, Historic Environment: Rob Wilson-North Tel: 01398 324230/3305
Friends of Museum of Somerset
Contact: Carol Dimmer, Somerset County Museum, Taunton TA1 4AA. Tel: 01823 320200 email: carol.dimmer@btinernet.com. Website
Meetings: Tuesdays at 7.30pm quarterly at the Somerset Heritage Centre.
Events held monthly at the Library Meeting Room, Paul Street, Taunton, or excursions, unless otherwise stated. All are welcome to attend. Non-members £2 per person.
Friends of the Somerset Rural Life Museum
Contact: Liz Snelgrove, Secretary, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury BA6 8DB, Tel: 01458 831197, email: fsrlmg@gmail.com. Website
Frome Society for Local Study
Secretary: Pat Eames, 49 Mendip Drive, Frome BA11 2HT, Tel: 01373 464464, email: jmokane@blueyonder.co.uk
Website: www.fsls.org.uk
Meetings: Held in the Memorial Theatre in Christchurch Street West, Frome, on Saturday afternoons starting at 2.30 pm. Visitors welcome: £2 at the door. Contact the Society for details of the summer visits programme.
Glastonbury Antiquarian Society
Secretary and Contact: Mr Desmond Miller, Miller & Co, 48 High Street, Glastonbury BA6 9DX Tel: 01458 833660, email: info@desmondmiller.co.uk,
Website: http://www.glastonburyantiquarians.org
Meetings: Held in Glastonbury Library at 7.30pm. Entrance £1 to non-members.
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
Contact: Mr Dennis Hill, 31 Walden Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1QW, Tel: 0117 986 5481, email: dennishill38@waitrose.com
Website www.kesalthist.org.uk
Meetings: third Monday of each month at the Fear Hall, High Street, Keynsham at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. Non-members charge is £2.50.
Martock Local History Group
Contact: Mr Will Aslett, Secretary, Tel: 01935 822159, e-mail: will@martockhistory.co.uk
Website: www.martockhistory.co.uk
Meetings: Held in the Primary School, Elmleigh Road, Martock, on the fourth Tuesday at 7.30pm. Admission £1.
North Curry Society
Contacts: Dr Philip Hickman (Chairman), Scallard House, North Curry, TA3 6NJ. Tel: 01823 490613, email: hickman.philip@virgin.net
Pat Curtis (Secretary) Tel: 01823 490365
Website: www.northcurry.com.
Meetings are held in the North Curry Village Hall on third Wednesday of the month at 8pm. Visitors welcome, £1 per meeting.
The North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Chairman and Contact: John Strickland, 1 Wordsworth Close, Burnham on Sea TA8 2QB Tel: 01278 788680 email: johnstrickland@talk21.com
Meetings: second Wednesday of each month, at 7 pm in the Lecture Theatre, King Alfred School, Burnham Road, Highbridge. Visitors welcome (charge £1).
North Somerset Archaeological Research Group
Director and Contact: David Long, 11 Hazel Close, Clevedon, BS21 5AS. Tel: 01275 875174.
Norton sub Hamdon Local History Society
Secretary: Janet Hutton, 1 Hamdon View, Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset TA14 6SE. Tel: 01935 881566, email: njhutton@njhutton.plus.com
Website: http://www.bothie.plus.com
Meetings: usually in the village hall at 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome.
Nynehead and District Local History Society
Secretary and Contact: Tony Lock, Blue Hills, East Nynehead, Nynehead, Wellington TA21 1DA, Tel: 01823 461214, email: catlock@dsl.pipex.com
Meetings: Winter (October to May) - second Friday of each month, in Nynehead Memorial Hall, starting at 7.30 pm, unless stated otherwise. For further information and details of summer visits contact David Rabson. Annual subscription £7. Visitors welcome. Nynehead village website carries information on the society and programme: www.nynehead.org
Radstock, Midsomer Norton & District Museum Society
Administrator & Contact: Mrs Peggy Rowe, Radstock Museum, Waterloo Road, Radstock BA3 3EP. Tel: 01761 437722
Website: www.radstockmuseum.co.uk
The museum is closed on Mondays but open every other day from 2pm to 5pm, Saturday 11am to 5am. Admisson £3.
Somerset Heraldry Society
Secretary: Alex Maxwell Findlater, The Grammar House, Langport TA10 9PU, Tel: 01458 250868, email: alex@findlater.org.uk.
Meetings: eight to twelve each year, including visits to places with heraldic displays, as well as talks on heraldry and allied subjects. Various venues.
Somerset Invertebrates Group
Secretary: Graham Rix, 35 Hexton Road, Glastonbury BA6 8HL. Tel: 01458 835448, email: grahammrix@tiscli.co.uk
Meetings: field meetings take place on Sundays, start at 11am and last until around 4pm. Take lunch and appropriate clothing. Contact Robin Williams for more details on 01934 712344
Somerset Moth Group
Secretary: Mr John Bebbington, Tel: 01458 253027, email: john.bebbington@somersetmothgroup.org.uk
Website: www.somersetmothgroup.org.uk
Meetings: Moth Group meetings take the form of moth trapping evenings in the summer months and the AGM is held in the spring. Contact Mike Ridge, Tel: 01278 450793 to confirm trapping evenings are going ahead.
Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
Secretary: Denny Robins, Lamb Farm, Farm Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil BA22 8PZ. Tel 01935 826396, email: denny@toucansurf.com
Website www.svbrg.org.uk
Regular meetings open to the public throughout the winter - third Wednesday of the month (Oct - April) at The United Reformed Church Rooms in Somerton at 7.30pm.
Somerton History Society
Secretary: Nancy Langmaid, 32 Highfield Way, Somerton, TA11 6SQ, Tel: 01458 273859, email: nancy.langmaid1@btinternet.com
Website: www.somertonmuseum.org.uk
Meetings: on the fourth Thursday in the month, usually at the Parish Rooms, Somerton at 7.00pm; £10 membership, £5 for associate membership. Visitors welcome (£1.50 donation).
South Petherton Local History Group
Secretary: David Jones, Cobbetts, Droveway, South Petherton, TA13 5DA, Tel: 01460 240252
Meetings: 7:30pm fourth Wednesday in the month, September to May (not December), in the Methodist Church Hall, Palmer Street, South Petherton; £5 membership, visitors welcome (charge £2).
South Somerset Archaeological Research Group
Secretary: Del Wiggins, South Cottage, Little Hill, Buckland St Mary, Chard, TA20 3SS, Tel: 01460 234458, email: delwig_1@btinternet.com. Website
Meetings: North Cadbury Village Hall; bi-monthly on third Sunday of the month, 2.30-4pm; workshops bi-monthly at Sutton Montis.
Tintinhull Local History Group
Secretary: Ann Le Flufy, College Farm, Tintinhull, Yeovil, BA22 8PQ, Tel: 01935 822562, email: leflufy@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.tintinhull-localhistory.org.uk
Meetings: 7.30pm at St Margaret's School, Vicarage Street, Tintinhull; non-members welcome - £3 entrance fee. Contact flora.wragg@btinternet.com for further information.
Watchet Market House Museum
Secretary: Sue Upstone, The Council Chambers, Swain Street, Watchet, TA23 0AB, Tel: 01984 631925, email: clericalofficer@watchettowncouncil.org. Website: www.watchetmuseum.co.uk
Meetings: second Wednesday in the month, October to March, at 7.30 pm, in the Methodist Schoolroom, Harbour Road, Watchet; 50p charge.
Wellington Museum & Local History Society
Caroline Newcombe, 28 Fore Street, Wellington TA21 8AQ, email: info@wellingtonmuseum.org.uk
Website: www.wellingtonmuseum.org.uk
Wells Natural History & Archaeological Society
Secretary and Contact: c/o Wells & Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells BA5 2UE, Tel: 01749 673477
Website: www.wellsmuseum.org.uk/top/society.html
Meetings: Winter - Fridays, 7.30 pm in Wells Museum. Summer - walks and excursions. Membership - Single: £7.50, Joint: £12, Student: £3. Visitors welcome - £2. Members are entitled to free admission to the Museum.
West Somerset Archaeological and Local History Society
Chairman and Contact: Christopher Wood, Meadowcombe, 31 Periton Lane, Minehead, TA24 8AQ, Tel: 01643 706900, e-mail: chrisjwood@btopenworld.com
Meetings: last Saturday of the months January-April and September-November, at 2.30 pm in the Church Hall, Bancks Street, Minehead. Visitors welcome, £1 per meeting.
West Somerset Village History Society
Secretary and Contact: Marilyn S Crothers, Egypt Cottage, Fair Cross, Washford, Watchet, Somerset TA23 0LY. Tel:01984 640787, email: nettlecombe1@talktalk.net
Meetings: third Tuesday in the month at 7.45 pm , in EMN Community Hall, Monksilver.
Visitors welcome, £2 per meeting.
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological and Natural History Society
Secretary: Ann Harris, 18 Uphill Park, Folly Lane, Uphill BS23 4TJ Tel: 01934 623303 email: annharris100@aol.com
Website: www.wanhs.org
Meetings: second Tuesday in the month, September to May, at Victoria Methodist Hall (behind Victoria Methodist Church) Station Road, Weston super Mare (plenty of parking behind the Hall).. Doors open 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm start. Some outings during summer months. Visitors welcome - £2 a visit.
Winscombe and Sandford Local History and Archaeological Society
Secretary: Peter Owen, Watcombe, Church Road, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1BP. Tel 01934 842666, email: peter.o@which.net
Meetings: five times a year on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm at Winscombe Community Centre; membership fees are £6 per annum; visitors welcome.
Yeovil and District Natural History Society
Chairman: : Geraldine Crouch, 73 Combe Park, Yeovil BA21 3BE, Tel: 01935 421071, email geraldinecrouch@aol.com
Website: www.yanddnhs.org.uk
Meetings: : September to March, Wednesdays at 7.30 pm at Preston Community Centre, Monk's Dale, Yeovil. Summer, outdoor excursions etc Sundays and evenings. Visitors are welcome. £2 contribution.
Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society
Chairman: Maurice Tomlin, Tel: 01458 241161, e-mail chairman@yalhs.org.uk
Website. www.yalhs.org.uk
Meetings: usually first Friday of each month, in Holy Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil at 7.30 pm unless otherwise stated. Visitors welcome.
