Events
Events
The Evercreech History Society meets at 7.30 pm on the third Tuesday each month at the Village Hall (see directions below) between September and May and hold regular events with guest speakers. We don't charge a membership fee, but do ask for a £3.00 donation for each talk, to cover the hire of the hall and speakers. Our current programme is below.
2024 Events Programme
Tuesday 16th April 2024: Defending Somerset by Richard Raynsford
In June 1940, the country was expecting an invasion by Hitler, and in order to defend itself it embarked on one of the largest engineering works in its history, involving the fortification of the coast and the erection of a series of stop lines to slow down the invading army. The Green Stop Line was designed to protect Bristol, and ran from Burnham on Sea across the Somerset Levels and Moors, and over the Mendips to the Kennet and Avon canal at the Dundas Aqueduct. The talk will investigate the surviving remains of the stop line and put it in the context of other measures taken during World War II in Somerset.
Tuesday 21st May 2024: Silas, A Victorian Postman by Alan Stone.
June - August 2024: Summer hiatus
Tuesday September 2024: To be arranged
Tuesday October 2024: The extraordinary life of Sir Ralph Hopton – The King’s General in the West by Ben Hodgson
Tuesday November 2024: To be arranged
December 2024: No meeting
Our Events take Place in the Evercreech Village Hall which can be found in the centre of the village and has parking in front and behind. It has good sound and projection capabilities. Further details can be seen on its web site here.
Directions can be found using the Google map below