The Society was formed in 1996 by Patrick Hedgeland as Chair and a small committee. Initially our aim was to help the Parish Council to fight inappropriate development. The first public meeting attracted only 30 people or so, raising our profile and funding became a priority. We therefore started. Programme with events such as the BBQ, Wine Tasting and History Group etc. After 25 years we have over 300 members, we hope that we reflect what our members would like us to do by supporting a different local charity each year.