Research Update - A View from the 16th Century
In conducting research of Keynsham Abbey, one of our members has come across two historical documents from the 16th century that provide...
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Andy Williams
- May 27
- 1 min
Spring 2024 Update
Volunteers have been working hard throughout the Spring. During this period, some volunteers have been on a dry stone wall course to help...
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Andy Williams
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Volunteer Gardening Events - 2024
Interested in gardening? Interested in history? Why not combine the two and come to Keynsham Abbey in Keynsham Memorial Park. A...
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Andy Williams
- Nov 28, 2023
- 1 min
Keynsham Through Time - An Exhibition
This year we have been pleased to collaborate with Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society and The Brass Mill Project on an exhibition...
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Andy Williams
- Nov 28, 2023
- 1 min
A New Display of Stones
Regular readers of our blogs will know that we have been working on tidying the Nave area of Keynsham Abbey. Part of this has involved...
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Andy Williams
- Nov 28, 2023
- 1 min
Heritage Open Day
In September we took part in the Heritage Open Days Scheme. Keynsham Abbey was open to the public on two Saturday afternoons with a...
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Andy Williams
- Sep 5, 2023
- 3 min
Research Update - Bishop Heahmund, The Polychronicon and Links to Keynsham Abbey!
One of our Abbey volunteers has been conducting research with Exeter University seeking to uncover as much information as possible, about...
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Andy Williams
- Sep 5, 2023
- 1 min
Preparation for Heritage Open Days
Our volunteers were out in force at the weekend (Saturday 2nd September 2023) in order to prepare the site for the Heritage Open Days...
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Andy Williams
- Aug 12, 2023
- 2 min
Pop-Up Museum For Keynsham!!
Keynsham Through Time: The Abbey And The Brass Mills An exhibition celebrating Keynsham Abbey and the Brass Mills of Keynsham, with...
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Andy Williams
- Aug 12, 2023
- 1 min
Keynsham Town Council Grant 2023/24
On Thursday 20th July 2023, Keynsham Town Council hosted an Awards Evening held at 'The Space' in Keynsham. The awards are given to...
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Andy Williams
- Aug 12, 2023
- 2 min
Summer 2023 Update
Despite the awful weather, our volunteers have been busy keeping the abbey site tidy and free of weeds. The poor weather caused us to...
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Andy Williams
- Aug 12, 2023
- 2 min
Abbey Brief Update
Sincere apologies for the delay in publishing our blog updates!! Apart from some awful weather that has restricted some of our gardening...
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Andy Williams
- Mar 29, 2023
- 1 min
Spring 2023 has arrived!!
Saturday 18th March 2023. Spring was evident in the Abbey grounds where volunteers took advantage of the good weather and started an...
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Andy Williams
- Jan 3, 2023
- 1 min
A Floor Tile Returns!!
A few months ago, we were contacted by a former teacher, who told us that, when working at Broadlands School in the 1980s, a pupil had...
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Andy Williams
- Nov 26, 2022
- 1 min
Abbey Garden Volunteer Days - Winter/Spring/Summer 2023 Programme
Volunteers meet to tidy and maintain the Abbey gardens (subject of course to weather conditions). These events are usually held...
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Andy Williams
- Nov 26, 2022
- 1 min
New Sign for Keynsham Abbey!!
We are delighted to unveil the brand new sign for Keynsham Abbey. As a result of support and funding from 'Your Park', Keynsham Town...
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Andy Williams
- Jul 25, 2022
- 1 min
New Experimental Signage & Nave Uncovered
The gardening event on Saturday 23rd July 2022 saw a couple of interesting developments we wanted to share. We have been experimenting...
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Andy Williams
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
Keynsham Town Council Grant Award
We are pleased to announce that Keynsham Town Council have awarded our Working Group with funding to help improve awareness and knowledge...
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Andy Williams
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
Somerset Life Magazine Article
The June 2022 edition of the Somerset Life magazine has a wonderful article on Keynsham, Keynsham Abbey and an interview with our chair,...
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Andy Williams
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Volunteers in Action
We had a very productive volunteer event on Saturday 25th June. 6 volunteers attended with a number of casual visitors. Great progress...
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Andy Williams
Research Update - A View from the 16th Century
In conducting research of Keynsham Abbey, one of our members has come across two historical documents from the 16th century that provide...
Andy Williams
Spring 2024 Update
Volunteers have been working hard throughout the Spring. During this period, some volunteers have been on a dry stone wall course to help...
Andy Williams
Volunteer Gardening Events - 2024
Interested in gardening? Interested in history? Why not combine the two and come to Keynsham Abbey in Keynsham Memorial Park. A...
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