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Carol Singing
Meet at the Village Hall, finish in The Square with hot drinks and a surprise visitor.
Westbury Wassail
Celebrate Old Twelfth Night by wassailing several cider apple orchards to bring fertility to the trees and good health & prosperity to all. Crown the Wassail King & Queen, light the ashen faggot, and witness the ‘Wassail Mumming Play’ by the Westbury Footlights. Bring a lantern, warm clothes and an appetite for mulled cider & seasonal fare! Bring pots/pans/something to bash to wake the trees from their winter slumber. Tickets in advance £6 per person or £12 per 2+2 family…
Westbury Society Meeting – “Wassail”
Alan Stone talks about the folklore, history and practice of wassailing Somerset's apple orchards
Westbury Society Meeting – “Strawberries”
Helen Batt explains the origins, history and importance of strawberry-growing on Mendip's southwest facing slopes.
Westbury Society Meeting – CHERT, Community Archaeology
2019 Barry Lane Lecture Vince Russett talks about the archaeological discoveries made by the Charterhouse and Environs Research Team, explains their contribution to our understanding of Mendip's history, and reveals the lessons other community archaeologists can learn from CHERT.
Westbury Society Meeting – “The Hedgehog Predicament”
Colin Varndell tells us about the natural history of hedgehogs, and shows how we can help slow the recent decline in numbers.
Westbury Society – “Duck Decoys”
Alan Stone talks about duck decoys, explaining how they were used and tells the history of the one on Westbury-sub-Mendip's parish boundary with Rodney Stoke.
Westbury Society – “Birds of Winter”
A talk on the birds we can expect to see over the coming winter.
Westbury Society – “Bellringing”
Westbury's bellringers reveal the secrets of the bell tower.