Welcome to Worle History Society

Here you will be able to find dates of our monthly open meetings, how to contact the committee, and updates on our latest research and projects.

Membership fee is £5 a year, renewable at the AGM in September each year. Members pay £1 at each meeting to help pay for the hall and boost funds. Visitors are always welcome at meetings and other activities for a modest £2 contribution.

We all happily research the last 1000 years in Worle, live happily with our memories, enjoy the here and now and plan for the future. Such fun.

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We meet on the first Thursday of each month at

Worle Community Centre,

Lawrence Road, Worle

Weston-super-Mare,

Somerset

BS22 6TU

Meetings start at 7.00 p.m. Click on 'Meetings' page above for details

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Next meeting Jan 3rd 2019! 2pm Century Club

Members take over the floor. First speaker will be David Venn on Castle Road, followed by Flo Turner's tale of 2 stones and finally Peter Townsend's experiences in Bomber Command in WW2.

Finger Post on corner of Ebdon Road

In 1942 this signpost was the victim of a German plane. It sustained injuries in the form of holes caused by bullets. In November 2018 it was given a top to toe refurbishment. Hurrah.

Worle history books to download

Click on the Publication page at the top of this page for a list of books you can download, all on topics in Worle history. Happy reading!

Last meeting Christmas Quiz 2018

Won by 'The Vennerables': David Venn, Nadine Kilvington, Dave Hart and Janet Lange.

Great raffle prizes, thanks to our members and tasty snacks, thanks to Nadine.

Latest News

Smyth-Pigott holdings in Worle

The report of the Jasper Allen collection of documents relating to the holdings of the Smyth-Pigott family in Worle is now available to down load on our Publications page. There is a useful introduction by Peter Johnson and 200 pages of catalogued information gleened from Jasper's wonderful collection. An excellent research tool.

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New Brian Austin page for researchers

Brian has completed his "Chronological History" of Weston-super-Mare. It runs to 440 A4 pages with a full 3 part index of people/places/things.

He has sent us lists of the projects completed which appear on the new page.

Click on the link on the EXPLORE button below to see his list and other contributions of Worle documents wills/deeds. Happy hunting.

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Blue Plaque for ancient Monastic Barn

The first Blue Plaque in Worle is planned for the north wall of Worle Village Primary School, Church Road, Worle. The four walls of the school hall were originally the main structure of a Medieval Monastic Barn. The school was opened in 1865 and has been familiar to generations of Worle's children. Worle History Society is proud to be funding the plaque.

Unveiling will take place on

Wed 12th December 9.30 a.m.

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Decided to Join?

Come to a meeting; email or telephone

Email Peter Johnson, our membership secretary

peter.j@talk21.com OR phone Raye Green on 01934 516773 OR

Come along to a meeting. We always have an information desk with Peter and Jenny ready to help. You'll need to part with £5 for your annual subscription and £1 for the meeting. You will get your membership card, programme for the year and a pamphlet with useful info. Welcome to the fun!

What do we do? All this, and make friends!

Walks around Worle and local visits.

Annual walk on the first Thursday in August. 6.30 p.m. followed by supper in a local hostelry. Other local trips of interest.

Meetings 7.00 p.m. on 1st Thurs of month

Range of speakers on topics related to Worle, often with powerpoints showing Old Worle. Quiz in December. All good fun.

Exhibitions from time to time. Pictures, archive files etc

We have put on five exhibitions in the last 3 years to enable everyone to come along and see how Worle has changed.

Research projects indoors and out in the village.

The research group meets regularly, and presents its findings at meetings. Local history rooms in libraries and Somerset Heritage and chatting to our golden oldies.

Archive and Library Open days

Members only, I'm afraid.

Why wait for the next exhibition??

Members can come along to one of our Open Days. Coffee, tea and biscuits available at 2 The Dell, Worle, and we'll guide you through all our archives and 'stuff'. Look at the Archive page to see what's what.

Dates for 2018: All Wednesdays: 24th January, 9th May

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