Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society

Associated Societies

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
Secretary and Contact: Mr Paul Passey, Somerhayes, Jubilee Road, Axbridge BS26 2DA (01934 733373)
Meetings: second Thursday in the month, at 7.30 pm at The Lamb, Axbridge. Visitors welcome.

Banwell Society of Archaeology
Chairman and Contact: Angela Bromwich, Westholme, Westfield Lane, Draycott, Cheddar BS27 3TP (01934 743141)
Meetings: second Friday in the month, 7.30 pm in Banwell Village Hall. Visitors welcome.

Bath and Camerton Archaeological Society
Contact: Mrs J Lawes, (01761 431741)
Website: 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.

Blagdon Local History Society
Contact: Olga Shotton, ( 01761 462 690)
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
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 and Contact: Mr Mike Gwyther, ( 01291 624899), 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.

Burnham-on-Sea Archaeological and Natural History Society
Secretary: Mrs Fil Bacon, (01278 795057)
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday in the month, September to April, at the Community Centre, Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea, commencing at 7.30 pm. Visitors and new members very welcome.

Castle Cary and District Museum and Preservation Society
Secretary: Mrs Annette Bedford, 3 North Street, Castle Cary Tel: 01963 351324
Curator: No curator at present time.

Chard History Group
Secretary and Contact: Mr Roger W Carter, 17 Kinforde, Chard TA20 1DT, Tel: 01460 65443
Meetings: Usually second Friday of each month, 7.30 pm at Redstart Primary School, Redstart Road, Chard. Visitors welcome.
Charge £1 members, £1.50 non-members. Summer meetings are outside visits, the times of which are variable. Advance booking usually necessary.

Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Secretary and Contact: Mrs Jean Dagnall, ( 01275 873207)
Meetings: Last Thursday of each month, September to March, at the Friends' Meeting House, 15 Albert Road, Clevedon at 7.30 pm. Visitors welcome.
Charge £1.. Field trips April to September.

Evercreech & District Local History Society
Contact: Mr B Hodgson, The Long House, High Street, Evercreech BA4 6HZ

Exmoor National Park Authority
Exmoor House, Dulverton TA22 9HL, (01398 323150), website: www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
Principal Conservation Officer, Historic Environment: Rob Wilson-North (01398 324230/3305)

Friends of Somerset Archives
Contact: Bernard Welchman, (01803 668803, e-mail: b@bdwfh.com

Friends of Somerset County Museum
Contact: Carol Dimmer, Somerset County Museum, Taunton TA1 4AA Tel: 01823 320200. Website
Meetings: Tuesdays at 7.30pm quarterly at the Somerset County Museum.
Events held monthly at the Somerset County Museum, or excursions, unless otherwise stated. All are welcome to attend. Non-members £2 per person.

Frome Society for Local Study
Secretary: Mrs Pat Eames, Tel: 01373 464464
Meetings: Held in St Catharine's Church Hall, Park Road (off Christchurch Street West), Frome, on Saturday afternoons starting at 2.30 pm.

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 glastonburyantiquarians.org

Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
Contact: Mr Dennis Hill, 31 Walden Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1QW Tel: 0117 986 5481.
Meetings: third Monday of each month at the Fear Institute, High Street, Keynsham at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.

Martock Local History Group
Contact: Mr Will Aslett, Secretary Tel 01935 822159, e-mail cft-paslett@supanet.com
Website: www.martockhistory.co.uk
Meetings: Held in the Market House, East Street, Martock, on the fourth Tuesday at 7.30pm. Admission £1.

North Curry Society
Contacts: Dr Philip Hickman (Chairman) Tel 01823 490613
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
Secretary and Contact: Mrs D M Wallis, Tel: 01278 760550
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: Mr Fred Elliman, Tel 01275 877003.

North Somerset Museum
Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare
Museum Officer: Jane Hill, Tel: 01934 621028
Meetings are held at the museum, starting usually at 7.30pm.

Norton sub Hamdon Local History Society
Secretary: Mr Roger Webb, 5 Broadmead Lane, Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset TA14 6SS, Tel: 01935 881096
Meetings: usually in the village hall at 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome.

Nynehead and District Local History Society
Secretary and Contact: Mr David Rabson, Tel: 01823 666609
Meetings: Winter (October to May) - second Friday of each month, in Nynehead Memorial Hall, starting at 7.45 pm. 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 and contact: Alex Maxwell Findlater, The Grammar House, Langport TA10 9PU, Tel: 01458 250868, email: alex@findlater.org.uk
Website
Meetings: eight to twelve each year, including visits to places with heraldic displays, as well as talks on heraldry and allied subjects.

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 Rare Plants Group
Contact: Liz McDonnell Tel 01934 712649
e-mail: Somerset Rare Plants Group
Contact: Liz McDonnell ( 01934 712649
e-mail: lizmcdonnell@btopenworld.com

Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
Secretary: Mrs Denny Robins 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 Compton Dundon Village Hall at 7.30pm.

South Petherton Local History Group
Secretary: Mr David Jones, Tel: 01460 240252
Meetings: fourth Wednesday in the month, September to May (not December), in the Methodist Church Hall, Palmer Street, South Petherton. Visitors welcome (charge £3).

South-East Somerset Archaeological and Historical Society
Secretary: Mrs Frances Sheldrake, 1 Shadwell Court, Wincanton BA9 9AQ Tel: 01963 31426
Meetings: Sundays, about eight times a year, at 2.30 pm, in Shepton Montague Village Hall. Annual subscription (due at AGM) £8 Individual and £12 Family. Two or more visits a year are arranged to sites of interest. Visitors are welcome. £1.50 a meeting.

Watchet Market House Museum
Secretary: Mrs Dawn Hornby, Tel: 01984 631761
Meetings: second Wednesday in the month, October to March, at 7.30 pm, in the Methodist Schoolroom, Harbour Road, Watchet., 50p charge.

Wells Natural History & Archaeological Society
Secretary and Contact: Mrs Elaine Cookman, c/o Wells Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells BA5 2UE, Tel: 01749 673477
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 BSc CGeol FGS, 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.

West Somerset Village History Society
Secretary and Contact: Mrs Barbara Skudder, ( 01984 633088)
Meetings: third Tuesday in the month, September to May (not December), at 7.45 pm , in EMN Community Hall, Monksilver.
Visitors welcome, £2 per meeting.

Weston-super-Mare Archaeological and Natural History Society
Secretary and Contact: Mr Malcolm Marston, (01934 413645)
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 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm start. Some outings during summer months. Visitors welcome - £1.50 a visit.

Wiveliscombe Historical Society
Chairman: Mrs Gillian Tennent, Tel 01984 624312
Meetings: Third Tuesday of the month (October to April, not December) at 7.30 pm in the Primary School Hall, North Street (£2 including refreshments)

Yeovil and District Natural History Society
Chairman: : Geraldine Crouch, ( 01935 421071), email Geraldinecrouch@aol.com
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: Bill Chapman, 68 Carisbrooke Gardens, Yeovil, BA20 1BY Tel: 01935 421713
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.