Freshford and District Local History Society
Meetings are held in Freshford Village Memorial Hall on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
The hall is open from 7.00 pm and meetings begin at 7.30 pm.
Annual membership is £10. Visitors £3 a talk. All are welcome.
If you know of anyone who would like to become a member, please suggest they just turn up at the next meeting, contact Penny Jones on peter.pennyjones@gmail.com or phone 01225 723447 and leave a message if you have a query. Email Penny Jones if you are interested and would like to be kept informed but can’t get to meetings.
2025 Meeting Dates
| Date | Subject | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 22 January | All Roads Lead To France: Bath and The Great War | Andrew Swift Author And Local Historian |
| 26 February | The Early Cloth Industry Of The Bradford Hundred | Robert Arkell Local Historian |
| 26 March | The Life And Work Of Walter Sickert | Richard Kay Lawrences Auctioneers |
| 23 April | Tofts, Crofts & Platforms: A History Of Settlement & Agriculture In The Wellow Valley | Chris Paul Archivist |
| 28 May | AGM & Alan Dodge Memorial Lecture: How Great Was Alfred The Great | Martyn Whittock Author And Lay Minister |
| 24 September | History Of The Hop Pole | Sara-Jane Socha Retired Teacher |
| 22 October | The History & Meaning Of Place Names From Towns | Tony Painter Geographer & former MoD Map Research Officer |
| 26 November | Collections In The National Trust’s Somerset Houses | Sonja Rogers Monacute House. Last meeting of the year followed by light refreshments. |
| There is no meeting in December. |
If you have any queries, would like or can offer a lift to meetings, please contact peter.pennyjones@gmail.com or phone 01225-723447.