Heritage Charities That specialise in History

TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE LIGHTER SUSAN AS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF A WORKING WOODEN LIGHTER PURPOSE-BUILT FOR USE ON THE CHELMER AND BLACKWATER NAVIGATION IN ESSEX AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE NAVIGATION BY EXHIBITING AND OPERATING THE LIGHTER SUSAN.

Promotes, for the benefit of the public, the conservation and protection of the oldest strains of carp in the UK. Advances the education of the public in the conservation, protection, history and importance of the oldest carp strains.

To promote high standards of planning, urban design and architecture in or affecting Coventry. To preserve and to promote understanding and appreciation of the built landscape and environmental heritage and the history of Coventry. To hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions. To educate public opinion and give appropriate advice and information to enable active citizenship.

To help publicise the history of St Mary's Church Chesham, and to promote strengthening of relations between the church and the local community.To educate and help proclaim the good news of Jesus ChristTo organise events and raise funds to be used for the maintenance andImprovement of the fabric and furnishings of St Mary's Church Chesham and associated Buildings.

(1) To encourage the preservation and the study of historical documents relating to the history of the City of Bristol, chiefly through the publication of records related to the Bristol area.(2) To promote, improve, and maintain public education in and appreciation of the significance of such documents and other historical and archive material.

Purchase and restore a 18th Century Baptist Chapel as a Heritage Centre for the Parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth. To run the Heritage Centre as a facility for the use of the population of the parish.

To advance the arts, culture, and heritage for the public benefit of the Tamil people including all aspects oftheir language, history, and traditions.

The objects of the Woolmer Forest Heritage Society (CIO) are to advance the education of the public in the history of Whitehill and Bordon and neighbourhood in the district of East Hampshire by maintaining an archive of artefact, document, digital and photographic material and to foster archaeological fieldwork, excavation and historical research.

The Society runs a programme of talks, walks and other events relating to local history in general and to the history of Long Buckby in particular. It also carries out research on aspects of village history. The third area of activity is the collection of photographs, documents and artefacts relating to the village past and present and to this end it maintains a small museum for its collection.

WE HOLD REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH A SPEAKER ON TOPICAL SUBJECTS. WE PUBLISH A BBLHS MAGAZINE FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND WE HOLD AND ATTEND EXHIBITIONS. WE ALSO ANSWER WORLD WIDE QUERIES RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

The Society maintains the historic gatehouse to Minster Abbey and provides a museum of local interest as well as monthly talks and activities relating to local History of the Isle of Sheppey.

LECTURESLOCAL HISTORY WALKS

The conservation and preservation of the flora and fauna of Pursers Community Orchard for the benefit of the public. The advancement of education of the public to celebrate the history and traditions of orchards to connect the community to its rural heritage.

Recording the natural history of the Chorley area

The Trust was established to promote the education of the public on matters connected with the arts and sciences of garden design and history and to preserve, record, enhance and recreate for the education and enjoyment of the public whatever garden land may exist or has existed on the Isle of Wight

To promote the study and recording of the history of the area in all its aspects; to foster interest in research;to publish from time to time findings of the Society; to maintain, preserve and develop the "Liss Collection" and to use it (with any borrowed artefacts) for displays and exhibitions for educational purposes and/or the interest of the public. To develop greater accessibility by public.

The Old Mansfield Woodhouse Society was formed in October 1970 to promote the heritage and local history of Mansfield Woodhouse, We receive, conserve, index and display archive of ephemera, artefacts and photographs. In November 2013 we opened our Heritage Link at Mansfield Woodhouse Library and our web site is in the development stage.

The WW1 Remembrance Centre provide a history and research centre in Portsmouth. Based on remembering those who fought, lived through and died during the first world war.The WW1 Remembrance Centre also provide educational talks, lectures and information to the public.

The charity researches and publishes books about Public Transport in the City of Leeds and surrounding areas. It also restores historic public transport from Leeds. It assists other societies with information requests. The Society also holds regular social meetings at which speakers give talks on public transport related topics. 4 newsletters to members are published each year.

To further the preservation and adornment of St. Aldhelm's Church, its general maintenance, activities, services, ornaments and furnishings and to promote public interest in the church, its history and its work and to join together all those who love the church.

Providing advice and information on the causes and effects of war and violence and their peaceful resolution; and conducting research into these and into the history of peacemaking and publishing the results of such research, and the funding thereof. Pret is also sponsoring a conscientious objection resource centre.

The Society is the amenity society covering the whole Brixton area, the central part of the London Borough of Lambeth.The Society takes a close interest in planning, regeneration and conservation, and attempts to promote good practice in these fields. It is also a respected source of local history information, with several publications in print.

Ruislip Woods Trust acts to advance the education of the public in the history, ecology, management and economy, of the site of special scientific interest in Hillingdon known as Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve, and to promote the conservation, protection, and enhancement of Ruislip Woods for the benefit of the public.

The object of the CIO is the preservation, repair, maintenance, restoration, improvement and ornamentation of the burial ground or cemetery hitherto known as New Hall Cemetery adjacent to New Hall School, Boreham Essex CM3 3HS; the education of the public in the history and heritage of the Cemetery; and the advancement of the Roman Catholic faith.

Acquiring by gift, purchase or otherwise, and present to the Bodleian Library rare printed books and manuscripts as well as other items of literary, musical, historical or artistic interest, assisting the library in the purchase of any such material and its preservation; promoting and supporting the library in its aim to fulfil the needs of the University of Oxford.