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JOIN KEYNSHAM & SALTFORD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR AREA
Clock Tower 1968 - 2008
The Society was formed in 1965 as a non-profit making voluntary organisation concerned with researching and recording the history of the Keynsham and Saltford area. Since 1965 the Society has amassed a large archive of photographs, documents, maps and transcripts from primary sources and newspaper articles.
Membership of the Society is open to everyone who is interested in local history. Monthly meetings are held at the Key Centre, Charlton Road, Keynsham from September to April, normally on the third Monday and commencing at 7.30pm.
We welcome a variety of experienced speakers who give illustrated talks on a wide range of subjects. Topics covered recently have included the Brabazon, the history of Aust Ferry, J S Fry & Sons of Frenchay, and Mills, Coal & Glass of Stanton Drew.
During the summer months visits are arranged to local places of historical interest
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WERE YOU HERE IN THE WAR? The Society is looking for local people who lived through those days, or can recall stories passed on to them. We are compiling an archive of information to record Wartime life in Keynsham and Saltford. Evacuees who came to the town and the families who provided homes for them will all have valuable memories. So will the servicemen and women who came from the area and served elsewhere. The Society intends to build up a picture of the units stationed around here, their role and the buildings constructed for them. Civilian life, with its stresses, disruption, shelters, air-raids and so on is another part of the picture. In due course the information gathered will be published for the benefit of future researchers. Society Chairman Dennis Hill said “A record of how the war affected Keynsham and its people will be of great value in the future. We hope all those who can help will be willing to give us a little of their time.” If you or your family have any memories, photographs or other documents that portray life in war-time Keynsham or Saltford then Richard Dyson would like to hear from you, telephone 0117 9864453 or e-mail richard.dyson@tiscali.co.uk. If necessary, he will arrange for someone from the Society to visit you in the near future. Richard Dyson |
The Society keeps closely in touch with the members of Saltford Brass Mill Trust, who maintain the mill and organise monthly open days during the summer. Private parties of 15 people or more can also visit at other times. Bookings for such visits can be made by emailing:- joan110-brassmill@yahoo.co.uk.
For further information, please email info@keysalthist.org.uk
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