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The Exmoor Society is now a major provider of guided walks on Exmoor with a programme that runs from April to November. Walks start from different locations across Exmoor and are of different lengths and on a wide variety of themes. Click here to see the current programme from August through to November 2025 On […] |
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Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Members £4 - Public £5 , pay on the door. Full details of excursions for BACAS members and guests on the BACAS website. |
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Holy Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil BA20 2BU. Non-members £2.
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Friday 3 October, 7.15pm Holy Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil BA20 2BU. Non-members £2. |
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Assembly Rooms at rear of Frome Memorial Theatre, BA11 1EBH. Visitors £5. |
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Pop in for a drink to celebrate the return to no.34!" 34 High Street, Dulverton, TA22 9DJ. No need to book - all welcome - members and non-members. |
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Meet at Gurney Street Manor for 10.30 to start walkabout examining the history of this ancient Royal Manor and Minster with its associated historic buildings. Lunch at members discretion, although Blackmore Farm does exceptional lunches. Resume at 2.00 pm for a conducted tour of this historic manor-house to conclude with a cream tea. The tour […]
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It’s 1941 World War II continues to rage across Europe. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So, back home a new regiment is formed, an army of young women who are dispatched across the countryside to work the land. The Land Girls are learning new skills and soon […] |
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Regular meetings held at Banwell Village Hall, BS29 6BS. Parking available. Membership subscriptions: £15 per year. Talks - members, £1, guests £3. Refreshments and raffle at all meeting. (Secretary: Maggie McCarthy, tel 01934 823611) |
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Friends Meeting House, 6 High Street, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JF. Meetings will end by 9pm. |
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Ed Lorch will tell us the story of local man James Quantock, an 18th century polymath who specialized in what we today call surveying. How his intricate 100 page notebook was found which amongst many other subjects gives instructions and data on surveying, carpentry, husbandry, building costs, the wages for a Montacute thatcher man and boy, and size of the […]
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Birchall Hall, Queen's College, Trull Road, Taunton TA1 4QS. Free to HA members; visitors £3. Free parking on site. |
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We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. |
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And a note from the Exmoor Society about re-introductions on Exmoor: "In response to the controversy accompanying the planned reintroduction of pine martens and white-tailed sea eagles on Exmoor, The Exmoor Society commissioned a report to provide a balanced overview. The briefing document and the full report are available on our website via this link . We […]
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Assembly Rooms at rear of Frome Memorial Theatre, BA11 1EBH. Visitors £5. |
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the "formidable duo" share their memories in a chat-show format. Church House, Bathwell Lane, Sherborne DT9 5AN Suggested donations: Members - £2 / Non-members - £5 |
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Talk preceded by AGM. Village Hall, Vicarage Street, Tintinhull BA22 8PY. Coffee & biscuits beforehand. Members £1, visitors £3. |
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The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, TA13 5AA. Annual membership: £10 (free entry to meetings); Visitors £3 (under-18s £1.50, under-14s free) |
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The SANHS Archaeology Committee is delighted to present the Autumn Archaeology Symposium – a celebration of recent research in Somerset. Speakers include: Professor Stephen Rippon (University of Exeter), Dr Jodie Lewis (University of Bradford), Greg Wales (independent researcher), Dr Richard Brunning (South West Heritage Trust). Refreshments (tea, coffee & cake) included, but attendees will need […] |
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Greg Wales, who gave us such an interesting talk in early 2024, will give us an update on his continued excavations of the continuous settlements at Bower Hinton since Iron Age and Roman times. All talks 7 for 7.30, tea on arrival, at the Gospel Hall, Church Street, Martock, TA12 6JL. £3 non members. Fergus.dowding@btinternet.com […] |
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West Harptree Memorial Hall, BS40 6EG Visitors £3 - please book in advance at info@harptreeshistorysociety.org , and pay on the door. |
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Stephen Miles will give a talk on an early 1920s project which was launched at Kilve in west Somerset to develop a discovery of oil that was believed to have been found in the shale rock. He will talk about the project, the people behind it including the story of the fake geologist William Forbes-Leslie, […] |
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There are several disused Ham Hill Stone quarries to visit, including a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Although we will focus on Somerset Geology Group’s speciality, the hilltop also contains the largest Iron Age hill fort in Western Europe and we will discuss how the geology has underpinned the local archaeology, history, industry, agriculture […] |