Founded in 1982
Yatton Local History Society was founded in 1982 with the original aim of researching the history of the parish of Yatton. Public meetings and visits were added later to the programme of research.
The Society has since published two series of books, Yatton Yesterday and More Yatton Yesterdays, over the years, along with a Parish Survey, the book A History of Yatton and a Yatton Trail booklet, and has organised exhibitions and displays of photographs and paintings in the local library amongst other activities. The current series of books is entitled Yatton Past and Present with issue 3 published at the end of 2015 and issue 4 available now.
Meetings with a guest speaker are currently held during the winter months and there are occasional trips and visits in the summer.
The Society is a registered charity (no. 1019832) and is affiliated to the ALHA – Avon Local History and Archaeology.
News & Updates
Yatton History Trail
The last edition of Yatton Local History Society’s booklet entitled Yatton History Trail appeared back in 2006 but there have clearly been changes to the village in the almost 20 years since then. As a result, some of these changes have been recorded by the Society and are now detailed in the latest edition of the booklet, available now and priced at £2.
Copies can be obtained from the Society at our indoor meetings at the Methodist Church, via contact from the Society’s website or from local shops.
Membership
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Benefits of being a member of the Society include: entry to all presentations , being entertained by specialist speakers, learning new information about people, places and events.