The Street Society was started in 2001 by an enthusiastic group of people who recognised the need for a constituted body to take an interest in Street.
Our Society is growing and our important role as a group of people who care about the future of Street has been recognised in many ways.
I invite you to explore this website to find out more about Street and the Society. If you have any questions or comments please use the contact details above.
Nina Swift.
Heritage Board to be unveiled
The launch is on 12th August
The Society shows its wares
The Society attended a heritage day on May Bank Holiday Monday at the Abbey ruins in Glastonbury - we met many people and it was very successful. Anne Biley, Deanne Silmon, and Dave and Cathy Atkins helped to run the stall.
'Cornwall's as ugly as can be
Devonshire's better certainly;
But Somerset is the best of the three
And Somersetshire is the country for me.' (Anon 1807)
The Setting
Somerset used to be the county through which people passed on the way to enjoy
the pleasures of Devon and Cornwall but now more and more people, both visitors
and residents, appreciate the delights of this 'land of the summer people'.
The landscape is magnificently varied - hills of the Quantocks, Mendips, Poldens,
Brendon and Blackdowns, the rich agricultural land of the Vale of Taunton, of
south and south-east Somerset, the Somerset Wetlands, so rich in wildlife, the
valleys, moors and hills of Exmoor, the coastline from Porlock to Portishead.
There are villages and towns built of warm golden hamstone or cool blue lias,
a Cathedral in Wells (the smallest city in England), abbeys, castles, superb
churches with glorious towers, cider, cheese, strawberries and cream - the attractions are endless.
Well-placed to experience these delights is the village of Street, a place
that is far more interesting than it appears on first impression and richly
deserving of exploration.
