THE KENFIG SOCIETY -
Updated March 2008
The Kenfig Society was founded in 1989 and has a membership of about 80. Its objects are to encourage the study of the history and natural history of the locality.
The present-
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About The Society
Society Activities
- Meetings are held monthly, on the third Tuesday in month at the Pyle Life Centre, which is the new designation of the old Pyle Library/Welfare. At each meeting, a talk is arranged on some relevant aspect of local history or natural history. In addition, trips and walks are arranged to various sites of interest.
- The Society publishes a Newsletter, entitled Kenfig News, several times each year and also from time to time, it publishes booklets on various aspects of local history.
- Until recently, an archaeological dig has been carried out near the site of the medieval town of Kenfig and currently other local history projects are also in hand
- The Society is also building an archive of material of relevance to the history of the area, which is available for reference to members.
Cattle drinking at the edge of Kenfig Pool
A gateway in Kenfig Castle, which, sadly , is mostly covered in sand and overgrown with vegetation.
The Prince of Wales public house. Once the Town Hall of Kenfig, after the sands had engulfed the old town and castle
Membership Fees are as follows:
Full £10 Concessionary £6 Family £12
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