Following three years of work, Writhlington History Group has fore-fronted the installation of a heritage board in the village.

It spans history from the Bronze Age to the Second World War.

The new instalment focusses on what life would have been like in Writhlington, how it was affected by national events and changes in religion, social standing, education, employment and transport.

The sites chosen to illustrate this broad time span are the Bronze Age Standing Stone, the medieval church, The Old School House, Lower Writhlington Colliery, The Fir Tree Inn, the Methodist Church and the Second World War (WWII) tank traps.

Radstock Town Council assisted funding by sourcing a graphics artist and manufacturer of the board. The heritage board was installed beside Writhlington Village Hall by the Radstock Town Council Head Ranger Sean Fletcher.

Writhlington History Group said: “Many thanks go to everyone who assisted us; especial thanks go to Dennis Chedgy, local historian, who loaned us the use of his research material, Radstock Museum who provided access to their photograph library and gave permission to use three of their photographs and to Jeff Evans who drew the sketch of the WWII tank traps situated next to Ivy Cottage.”