No 15 - Nailsea and District Local History Society
No 15 - Nailsea and District Local History Society No 15 - Nailsea and District Local History Society
Previously published by Nailsea & District Local History Society.This ebook version, © The respective authors and Nailsea &District Local History Society, PO Box 1089, Nailsea BS48 2YP,has been made available in August 2008, so that an individualmay download and read this document, for private researchpurposes only. It must not be reproduced or passed to a thirdparty without written permission of the copyright holders.
An Anniversary or two21 YearsCelebrating 21 years of work to ensure Nailsea’s heritage is notlost without being recorded the Nailsea and District Local HistorySociety will be holding an exhibition in Christ Church Vestry Hallin Nailsea on 5 th October. We hope to see you there.Among our major achievements in those 21 years have been theformation of a Civic Society, the preservation of a coal mine andsaving John Whiting’s cottage. One aim remains unfulfilled. Thataim was to have a museum in Nailsea. We live in hope that thelatest proposed development will achieve our aim. In the past wehave been disappointed and wonder whether we will be yetagain.75 YearsOn Sunday 7 th July I attended the Dedication of the PoppyGarden of Remembrance in Stockway North, Nailsea. 1996 is thecelebration of 75 years of the Royal British Legion. I understandthat the Nailsea Branch was formed 6 days after the formation ofthe national body. About 75 people were there, most from theBritish Legion, together with clergy from six local churches. I tookit upon myself to represent No 2467 (Nailsea) Squadron ATC,Nailsea and District Local History Society and Nailsea CivicSociety.Society NewsIn Pennant 14 I asked if anyone knew the regiments associatedwith some of those named on the Wraxall War Memorial. Theperson seeking that information was Anthony Price and notAnthony Stevens. Sorry for the error Anthony.George Knox has recently published a book prepared from acopy of the Times dated 22 nd June 1815 which he found when
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An Anniversary or two21 YearsCelebrating 21 years of work to ensure <strong>Nailsea</strong>’s heritage is notlost without being recorded the <strong>Nailsea</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>History</strong><strong>Society</strong> will be holding an exhibition in Christ Church Vestry Hallin <strong>Nailsea</strong> on 5 th October. We hope to see you there.Among our major achievements in those 21 years have been theformation of a Civic <strong>Society</strong>, the preservation of a coal mine <strong>and</strong>saving John Whiting’s cottage. One aim remains unfulfilled. Thataim was to have a museum in <strong>Nailsea</strong>. We live in hope that thelatest proposed development will achieve our aim. In the past wehave been disappointed <strong>and</strong> wonder whether we will be yetagain.75 YearsOn Sunday 7 th July I attended the Dedication of the PoppyGarden of Remembrance in Stockway <strong>No</strong>rth, <strong>Nailsea</strong>. 1996 is thecelebration of 75 years of the Royal British Legion. I underst<strong>and</strong>that the <strong>Nailsea</strong> Branch was formed 6 days after the formation ofthe national body. About 75 people were there, most from theBritish Legion, together with clergy from six local churches. I tookit upon myself to represent <strong>No</strong> 2467 (<strong>Nailsea</strong>) Squadron ATC,<strong>Nailsea</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nailsea</strong> Civic<strong>Society</strong>.<strong>Society</strong> NewsIn Pennant 14 I asked if anyone knew the regiments associatedwith some of those named on the Wraxall War Memorial. Theperson seeking that information was Anthony Price <strong>and</strong> notAnthony Stevens. Sorry for the error Anthony.George Knox has recently published a book prepared from acopy of the Times dated 22 nd June 18<strong>15</strong> which he found when
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