Join us on Saturday 19th April at 10am at the Axminster Heritage Centre for the launch of our new temporary exhibition: ‘Axminster at War, 1939 – 1945’, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the [...]

Hawkchurch History Society presents ‘Churchill’s Secret Army: in Devon & Dorset.’ May 12 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm at Hawkchurch Village Hall     Our friends at the Hawkchurch [...]

New Volunteer Opportunity Available – Volunteer Coordinator PLEASE NOTE: This is an unpaid voluntary role. Hours: 2 – 5 hours per week, flexible, volunteering can be done from home as well as at [...]

Last year we introduced a new programme of monthly local history talks at the Axminster Heritage Centre. These talks proved to be extremely popular and were well attended.  We are delighted to [...]

Emmy Sheppard To celebrate Women’s History Month this March, we are shining a light on remarkable women either born or connected to Axminster and its surrounding villages. We begin with a lady [...]

Local amateur historian and Axminster Heritage Centre volunteer, David Knapman has been awarded the prestigious W.G Hoskins Prize for his book, ‘Unsteady Progress – A History of Axminster from [...]