The inaugural meeting of the Society on 5th June 1973 was attended by about eighty members.
The Society had four main objectives, namely:
- to promote the study and recording of the history of the area in all its aspects
- to foster interest in research and field work
- to publish, from time to time, the findings of the Society or of any member, or any other material aiding the attainment of the above
- to acquire, preserve, borrow and display, where appropriate, archives, artefacts and other objects of interest for educational purposes or the interest of the public
Committee Members
| Officers | ||
| President | Judy Stephens | |
| Chairman | Ann Brooks | |
| Vice Chairman | Nick Swan | |
| Secretary | Sylvia Hart | |
| Treasurer | John Harwood | |
| Committee | ||
| Programme Secretary | Jane Makin | |
| Archaeology | Peter Price | |
| Webmaster | Bill Gosney | |
| Recorder | Gill Froelich | |
| Recorder | Liz Steggall | |
| Bulletin Editor | Simon Mason |
