Fleet & Crookham Local History Group

Last updated 2 June 2008

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• How to join the Group
• Talks and Visits
• Publications and the Newsletter
• Exhibits and Local History Week
• A Little Local History
• Local History Resources in Fleet Library

Fleet & Crookham Local History group was founded in 1985, to provide a focus for all those people with an interest in the history of the area. Its objectives are:

• Researching, recording and preserving the history of the area.
• Furthering the interests of members of the Group by a programme of meetings, visits workshops etc.
• To encourage the establishment of a permanent collection of photographs, documents and artifacts relating to the Local History.
• To publish papers, reports and other literature relating to the declared objectives of the Group.
• To take such steps as necessary to preserve and/or retain buildings or artifacts of an historic nature.

Meetings are held once a month and members have been entertained with a wide ranging programme of talks and presentations on historical matters, both local and further afield.

The young people of the area are encouraged to take an interest in their Local History. Cubs and Brownies compete for the Group's Hew Pool Award, and presentations are made to school groups by invitation.

Displays are presented regularly by the Group in Fleet, sometimes as part of a larger event such as Local History Week (see Exhibits).