We are a local charity that:

 • helps to secure the protection, conservation and improvement of our town's features
 • encourages and acknowledges high standards of architecture and planning
 • enables historical research through access to our archive of documents and photographs
 • supports our local and county museums with financial assistance for professional conservation and the purchase of important additions to their collections
 • promotes public interest in our town's beauty, character and history through talks, trips, publications and archives.

Our volunteers' work and members' support enables us to:

 • act as a consultative body to the local council and others
 • offer advice and financial support to aligned local projects
 • offer an informative range of talks by topic specialists and coach tours
 • locally produce our bi-annual 'Heritage News' magazine and other publications
 • to support the work of our local museums and other aligned bodies.