TALKS

Our popular WHS Talks are held at the Balsam Centre, Balsam Park BA9 9HB (accessed from Memorial Hall Car Park), usually on the last Wednesday evening of the month.

Doors open 6.30pm with the talk starting at 7pm. Our 9 talks throughout the year range widely, covering local and national topics such as the Roman Villa at the Newt, life of a local vet in 20th century, restoration of Earl of Shaftesbury’s house, the Nuremburg Trials.

A brief round-up of previous talks are available if you click the “Previous Talks” button further down this page.

The programme is being constantly developed so do revisit this site, check out our Instagram or Facebook and look out for our eye-catching posters in various locations around the town advising forthcoming subjects.

Entry Charges (per person):
Members and under 18s: free
Non-members: £10.00

From time to time Special Talks are being booked. The venue for these is the Memorial Hall. Last year we heard from John Blashford-Snell, and enjoyed a live performance of Flamenco dancing. Charges for these talks differ from the standard Talks charge. Keep an eye on this site for details.

Special Talks (per person):
Members: free (donation welcomed)
Non-members: See listing for prices

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Development of the London Mounted Police

Balsam Centre BA9 9HB

Chris Forester will tell us the story of this noted section of our capital's service whose aim is to enforce the law, protect public order, and the public itself; a service guided by "be sober, be vigilant".

War Graves in Somerset

Balsam Centre BA9 9HB

A keen amateur genealogist, Richard Cooper-Knight, researches First World War graves in the churchyards and cemeteries across the south of England. Based in Somerset,  he has had a love for photography for more than 20 years, building a long-lasting blog and rescuing antique photographs and cartes de visite from junk shops. When not traipsing around [...]

Wincanton Delftware and its Collectors

Balsam Centre BA9 9HB

Paul Blatchford will bring us up to date with the ceramic community's interest in the products from the local Pottery run in the mid 1700s by Nathaniel Ireson.

Workhouses

Kirsty Gray explores a subject that was present in every community for several centuries before the start of the current welfare system.