The Local History Group is a friendly and informal group which normally meets as and when we can find somewhere which may be of interest.

We visit places of interest with guides where possible.

Members are encouraged to suggest sites they would like to visit or projects which we can research.

We do not restrict our interest to the immediate area of Rayleigh and are happy to go further afield.

Our recent meetings have included a visit to the WW1 aerodrome at Stow Maries, (with tea and home made cake in the mess hall), a tour of Layer Marney Tower, with one of the owners who included the private accommodation in the tour, and a visit to the Docklands Museum of London to see the exhibition of the Crossrail excavations.

For more details please email Groups Co-Ordinator