Our meetings for the 2025-26 season have now ended. The next season begins on 13 October 2026. Keep a watch on this page and you’ll be the first to know about the new season’s programming.
The members are Chair: Gill Cox; Secretary: Ann Moore; Treasurer: John Brimacombe; Members: Viv Burney, Stan Morrissey and Liz Roberts.
We would like more committee members to ensure that the monthly talks run smoothly. If you would like to help, please tell us via the contact form 
or speak to one of us at the next meeting.
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Thornbury and District Museum
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The 1831 Bristol uprising
The 1831 Bristol riots resulted in great loss of life and the destruction of many historical buildings. Garry Atterton questioned the view that the riots were caused by a drunken mob, arguing that at root they were an uprising by oppressed Bristol people against the ruling classes of the city.
Stan Morrissey’s report is here:
We have for decades prepared summaries of our talks, which have appeared in the Thornbury Magazine and elsewhere, and which collectively make up an informative and often witty record.
Those for the 2020 to 2025 seasons are now online. See the index here: More than 80 reports of older meetings may be found on our page on myThornbury:
We were created just after the Second World War under the name of the Society of Thornbury Folk. Nearly 80 years and three changes of name later we’re still here. Read about our history: