Thursday (NB) 29th July 7pm
Walkabout in
Milton, looking at the old buildings and chapel. Start/park
considerately in farmyard at Milton Farm.
No meeting in August.
28th Septembe 2010
Kay Townsend on Fairgrounds and Fair people. She has published
3½ books. Her family owned a 45 ton chain driven
Scammel (only 4 surviving, one famously lives in Martock).
19th October 2010
Liz Copas on cider apples. Liz worked for many years at the
Long Ashton Research Institute, and wrote the excellent ‘A
/Somerset Pomona’, and will tell us the story of how cider
varieties derived their names.
23rd November 2010
Fay Pegg + Stuart Milby
of Context One will bring artefacts
and slide show on the huge late Bronze Age roundhouse discovered
under the
Park and Ride west of Taunton. It was a remarkable find and
shows how
sophisticated life was 3,500 years ago, and will give us
an insight into
early life in iyr own Martock area. This talk has been highly
recommended
to us.
No meeting in December.
The group continues
to meet regularly on
the fourth Tuesday of each month (except at half
term) at the Martock C of E Primary School in Elmleigh
Road at 7
for
7.30pm.
A fee of £2 applies, to include light
refreshments before the
meeting commences at 7.30. You are assured of a warm
welcome so please come
along to learn more about your local history.
For more
information contact
either:
Will Aslett on 01935 822159 or Fergus Dowding on 01935
822202 or see our website www.martockhistory.co.uk
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