April 2024:

• 8 April: At the AGM which followed the meeting, Mike Johnston was confirmed as Chairman and the rest of the committee were re-elected en-bloc. Membership fees are to remain the same, but meeting entry fees will be £2 per member and £5 per visitor. We will continue to use the Somerset Hall for the new season.

March 2024:

• The latest edition of Posset Pieces A brief History of Portishead has been published.

February 2024:

• Our latest project, the refurbishment of Lorymer’s Park, has been completed including railings, two bench seats and an interpretation board.  

July 2023:

• The death has been announced of long-standing and Honorary Member Verna Crowhurst on Saturday July 1st. Following a brief illness Verna died peacefully in the presence of her family.

April 2023:

• 3 April: At the AGM which followed the meeting, Mike Johnston was confirmed as Chairman and the rest of the committee re-elected en-bloc. Membership fees and meeting entry fees are to remain the same. We will continue to use the Somerset Hall for the new season.

December 2022:

• The latest edition of Posset Pieces BTS Formidable & the National Nautical School has been published.

October 2022:

• Due to technical difficulties at the hall, it was not possible to have the planned presentation – John Penny's film 'I do like to be beside the Seaside'. Our speaker, Clive Burlton, fortunately was able to give an excellent alternative presentation ‘Bristol’s Lost city, for which we were very grateful.

September 2022:

• We now have the capability of accepting payments by credit/debit cards for books etc at our meetings.

July 2022:

• A new edition of Posset Pieces ‘Walks in Gordano’ has been published.

April 2022:

• 11 April: The AGM was held before the talk with 53 members present. It was agreed that annual membership fees for 2022/23 should remain as they are at £10 per person, with entry fee to each talk at £1 per member, but with the visitors' fee increased to £5. The Committee were re-elected en bloc for 2022/2023. See About us.

• 8 April: The Sandy Tebbutt Heritage Centre in the Folk Hall was formerly opened.

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