Local Great Western Society Groups

The Great Western Society has local groups which organise meetings and events in the Bristol and Taunton areas. The groups also support the Society by undertaking practical work at Didcot or locally and through the vital elements of fundraising and local publicity.

Bristol Group

Chairman: Robert Heron
Secretary: Dave Winter E-Mail>>

Group Events:

Bristol Group Meetings are held on Tuesday at, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, BRISTOL, BS34 7RG (Phone: 0117 987 3244, Web: www.bawa.biz) 19:30 for 19:45 and all are welcome.

Tuesday 9 September	The Colour Photography of John Wiltshire and Derek Chaplin 1957-1965 South Wales and Somerset	Pete Brabham
Tuesday 14 October	The Railways of Sharpness	Mike Smith
Tuesday 11 November	The World's Oldest Independent Railway Part 1: Slate (Ffestiniog Railway)	Tim Maynard
Tuesday 9 December	Cirencester Community Rail Project	Richard Gunner
Tuesday 13 January	Bristol Temple Meads Through the Ages	Gerry Nichols
Tuesday 11th February	The Andrew Hook Memorial Meeting A Didcot Update incorporating the Bristol Group Annual Meeting	Richard Antliff
Tuesday 10 March	Last Steam Around Gloucester	Chris Baldwin
Tuesday 14 April	Here, There and Roundabout (Doug Tritton's pictures)	Brian Arman
Tuesday 12 May	The World's Oldest Independent Railway Part 2: Revival, Expansion and Heritage (Ffestiniog Railway)	Tim Maynard

See the Group Web Site for more details: Great Western Society Bristol Group

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Taunton Group

Chairman: Francis Lewis E-Mail>>
Secretary: David Hartland - Tel. 07711 229071 E-Mail>>
Programme and Welfare Officer: Peter Triggs - Tel. 01823 334188 E-Mail>>

Group Events:

Group meetings are held at Stoke St Mary Village Hall, near Taunton. TA3 5BY and commence at 19.30.

All are welcome and a donation is requested

Further details from Peter Triggs (01823 334188) or thesidings61@icloud.com

Friday March 21	Where or What is It?	Ian Bennett
Friday April 18	Travels with a Cornish Boy	David Letcher
Friday May 16	Sights and Sounds of Southern and Western Steam	Simon Foote
Friday June 20	More Exciting Pictures	Jack Boskett
Friday July 18	Members Present (short presentations by members)
Friday August 15	Two Ways to Barnstaple	Freddie Huxtable
Friday September 19	Oil Rigs and Transport	Richard Holt

In addition to monthly meetings Taunton Group arranges a programme of social events and trips to places of railway, transport and industrial heritage as well as producing an annual magazine for members.