Charlton Kings Local and Family History Society

The Society exists to encourage and support research into the history of the village and people of Charlton Kings. Talks by local historians are held monthly between March and November with a break in July for the Summer.
Membership of the Society is £10.00 per year (January to December) and the monthly talks are included in the price of the membership. Non members pay £2.00 to come to the monthly talks.
We are grateful for our members because their membership fees enable us to pay for the hire of the hall and the expenses of the visiting historians.
Find us on Facebook
We have an active and friendly Facebook page where people ask questions, post photographs and generally get involved in discussions around local history. You can click on the Facebook logo to link directly to our group or click the link here.
We love to welcome new people and you don't have to pay the membership fee to be part of the online community.
Monthly Newsletters
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 1 (PDF, 442 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 1
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 2 (PDF, 663 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 2
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 3 (PDF, 725 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 3
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 4 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 4
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 5 (PDF, 901 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 5
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 6 (PDF, 1.8 Mb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 6
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 7 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 7
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 8 (PDF, 537 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 8
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 9 (PDF, 930 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 9
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 10 (PDF, 632 Kb)
March Newsletter
Charlton Kings Local History May Newsletter 12 (PDF, 385 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History Newsletter 12
Charlton Kings Local History July Newsletter 14 (PDF, 539 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History July Newsletter 14
Charlton Kings Local History August Newsletter 15 (PDF, 433 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History August Newsletter 15
Charlton Kings Local History September Newsletter 16 (PDF, 624 Kb)
Charlton Kings Local History September Newsletter 16
Newsletters are emailed out monthly and members of the group are invited to share memories or articles of interest which can then be included by the editors.
List of Monthly Talks for 2023
Tuesday 20th June 2.00 - 4.00pm - We look forward to welcoming Nicole BeeBee to talk about the work of Midland Air Ambulance. Venue - Stanton Hall in Church Piece.
Saturday 12th August 10am - 1.00pm Join us for our Open Day at Charlton Kings Library and children's event in the Stanton Hall next door between 10am and 12pm.
Tuesday 15th August 2.00 - 4.00pm We look forwarding to welcoming Robert Crawley who will be talking about the Black and White Coach Company. Venue - Stanton Hall in Church Piece.
Tuesday 19th September 2.00 - 4.00pm 1/5th Gloucesters from Charlton Kings by Len Evans. Venue Stanton Hall in Church Piece.
Tuesday 17th October 2.00 - 4.00pm - Dr Ray Wilson will be talking about Mills on the River Chelt. Venue - Stanton Hall in Church Piece.
Committee Members
The Charlton Kings Local and Family History Society is run by volunteers who coordinate the monthly talks, newsletter, membership and social media presence of the the Society.
The Committee meets 4 times a year but meetings are not open to the general public.
Chair: Geoff Bridgman
Treasurer: Diana Perry
Membership Secretary: Mags Hulbert
Hon Secretary: Rebecca Snook
Upcoming Vacancies:
If you are interested in joining the committee please come along to one of our monthly talks to meet the team and have a chat about what is involved.
Photography
We are grateful to local photographer David Hanks who posts beautiful photographs of Charlton Kings on our Facebook page and also allows us to use the photographs on our web page.



Charlton Kings Local and Family History Society Website
We are grateful to our webmaster for their work on our website over many years.
If you would like to purchase historic publications you can access our website here.