Local history groups
Lists groups and events across the Avon region.
For more information, please contact Lynne English on 0117 9373130, or via the email link below.
SGMRG is a voluntary organisation that relies on grants and donations from local people. Our membership is made up of archaeologists, surveyors, historians, engineers, cavers and those simply interested in finding more about what lies under their feet.
We have regular meetings, walks and talks including the opportunity to get involved in exploration, archaeology and resotoration work. If you would like more information contact the Treasurer Roger Gosling by email or on 01454 883607.
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Free admission - everyone welcome. Open Tuesday - Thursday and Saturdays, 10.30am-4.30pm
Click here for more information on the Heritage Centre.
Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG
Tel: 01454 862200
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10th August–18th September (Tue-Thu and Sat), 10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG
Local historians have come together to produce a fascinating history of Station road and the people who have lived here from the early Victorians to the shopkeepers and residents of today. Station Road will be full of information about Yate people you could never have imagined.
There have been immense changes to Station Road over the years especially the stretch around the Shopping Centre.
You'll also find interesting objects on display including the Swan Inn pub sign, a potato chip maker used at the workhouse and a 1915 Cow Mills calendar. Sprint Print has part funded the display.
For more information please contact Yate and District Heritage Centre on 01454 862200 or click below.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...
Workday 4 – Oldwood
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www.sgmrg.co.uk/events
9th-12th September
Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Every year on four days in September, buildings of every age, style and function throw open their doors, ranging from castles to factories, town halls to tithe barns, parish churches to Buddhist temples. It is a once-a-year chance to discover hidden architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities which bring to life local history and culture.
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
Workday 5: Oldwood Pits Open Day Set-up
For more information, please click below.
www.sgmrg.co.uk/events
All day, Winterbourne Medieval Barn, Church Lane, Winterbourne BS36 1SE
www.winterbournebarn.co.uk
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September, Oldwood Pit, Oldwood Lane, Tanhouse Lane, Rangeworthy, BS37 7PZ (between Rangeworthy and north Yate)
For more information, please click below.
www.sgmrg.co.uk/events
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG
Yate Heritage Centre host a special one off event to celebrate our 10th Anniversary and celebrate our achievements.
It will be a full day of good quality entertainment including: folk singing, Morris dancing, brass band, Acro-Gymnastics and St Mary's School Choir.
Extensive Craft Fair and other stalls.
Numerous family activities and workshops including meeting the 18th century Medicine Man, and making an historic frieze for the Centre. There will also be a special 10th anniversary exhibition looking at the last 10 years at the Centre.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...
13th September–2nd November, Library Opening Hours, Yate Library, West Walk (opposite Argos)
Exhibition by the South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/sport_and_l...
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Edwardian Fashion (Edwardian Series no. 3) Presenter: Geraldine Marchand. All U3A members are invited.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/education/u3a
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG
Now in its fifth year, the Yate International Festival offers a dazzling array of acts representing cultures from all corners of the globe including musicians and dancers from Chinese, Indian, Polish and Irish backgrounds in South Gloucestershire. There will also be workshops, food and a host of other activities. Funded by Engage.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...
Evening work - Serridge
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www.sgmrg.co.uk/events
Workday 6 - Serridge
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www.sgmrg.co.uk/events
