History group

With in excess of 170 members, the group meets four times a year for lectures on a wide range of historical topics with a local bias.

All meetings take place in Walberswick Village Hall starting at 7.00pm., unless otherwise stated.

Subscriptions are £10.00 per member per year and run from 1st January to 31st December.  If you join for the first time on or after 1st July, your payment of £10.00  per person covers you until 31st December the following year- up to 18 months membership for £10.00. 

Membership form to download.

The group issues a Newsletter twice a year.   Occasionally more often

The archivist holds a comprehensive store of interesting local historical records and memorabilia, see "Archives" in the menu on the left of this page.  These are all now held in the Heritage Hut on The Green.

Committee Members - Updated from the AGM held on 24 April 2018. Further update, May 2024L

  Position Name Contact   
  Chairman Rev Canon Harry Edwards    
  Treasurer Mischi Vernetti    
  Membership Edward Wright    
  Newsletter Editor John English    
  Committee Member Richard Steward    
  Secretary Harriet Wilson    
  Committee Member Rita Woodcraft    
  Committee Member Amanda Erlenbach     
  Committee Member Rebecca Whiting    
         
  Archivist Pat Lancaster patlancaster@btinternet.com  
  Newsletter Editor JohnEnglish    

 

The future programme of events/speakers is as follows. These talks are free to members and £5 for guests.

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME OF CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION EVENT - NOW AT 2PM

Date Item Time

Saturday 28th September 2024

Shorelines:  Voices of Southwold Fishermen by Bob Jellicoe 

7pm
Saturday 14th December 2024

History of Surnames - a talk by Charlie Haylock 

 2pm
Saturday 15th March 2025 My early life in Walberswick - a talk by Libby Purves 7pm