Annual General Meeting

It is our AGM tomorrow, starting at 7.30 pm in the Friends’ Meeting House, High Street, Saffron Walden.

Following the fairly short official business, we will be hearing from Douglas Kent on the latest developments at the Old Sun Inn, famous for its association with Oliver Cromwell and the fight for democracy.

old sun inn saffron walden henry winstanley — The Old Sun Inn, Saffron Walden, once owned by Henry Winstanley

Annual General Meeting
We will be hearing from Douglas Kent on the latest developments at the Old Sun Inn, famous for its association with Oliver Cromwell.
‘Fishmere’ and the Brickworks
If you walked along Chestnut Avenue towards the Old Cambridge Road last winter, you’ll have had a surprise: a large lake seen through the trees to the south
Gold Street Fire, July 1941
It seems ironic that the biggest fire in the town during the Second World War was not caused by enemy action, but through what was probably an electrical fault.
Water Wells and Handpumps of Uttlesford
At one time, the centre of any successful settlement was a fresh, clean water supply, but now many of the historic wells, their wellheads and handpumps are no more, and there is no understood programme for their conservation.
Annual Journal Launch-2026
On Monday 27th of April 2026 our Society launched the new annual Journal at Hart's Books, Saffron Walden

Annual General Meeting

Our Aims

The Committee

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