Joining The Hexham Local History Society
Monthly Talks
A series of 8 monthly talks. Invited speakers give a talk in Hexham on a topic of historical interest. Visit the Talks section of the website to find out more.
Summer Outings
In the summer months visits to places of historic interest in the northeast are arranged. Visit the Outings section of the website to find out more
Journal & Newsletters
A free copy of the Society’s annual journal The Hexham Historian and the thrice-yearly Newsletter, and discounts on some of the books we publish.You also get…
- Access to our growing research library of downloadable documents relating to the history of Hexham.
- Attendance at the AGM (not compulsory!)
Membership Fees
£10 for an Individual membership.
£15 for a Joint membership (Two adults living at the same postal address).
Please note that our memberships run for a calendar year, from 1st January expiring on 31st December.
Join between January and September and you will receive all of the year’s publications. Your membership will be renewable on 1st January the following year
Members joining from October to December will not receive the current Hexham Historian, but the membership will be valid until the end of the following calendar year.
Help us to help you!
Our preferred method of applying is the online form. Applying online means:
- Your access will be granted immediately
- You can start enjoying our resources much quicker than waiting for the post and processing time
- Reduces paper-wastage
- You won’t have to search for envelopes or pay for a stamp!
- It helps us to keep our admin down – we’re not a large company with a large admin team so this really helps us
Offline Membership Application
If you do not have an email account, or you wish to apply for membership by completing a paper form, PDF versions of the membership form are available for downloading below.
Please note that there is a processing time and your access is manually activated when using a paper application
Alternatively, you can get a copy of the membership leaflet in person from the membership secretary at one of the monthly talks, or by contacting the secretary – details on the Contact Us web page.
Please note that our memberships run for a calendar year, from 1st January expiring on 31st December. You can join at any time during the year and will receive all of the year’s publications; memberships taken out in late October through to December normally will not received the current Hexham Historian, but the membership will be valid until the end of the following calendar year.
If you wish to download a version of the membership form that you can complete by hand or by using your digital device before printing and posting to the Secretary, use the button below.
If you want to download a PDF version of a Standing Order Mandate to enable you to set up a regular payment to the HLHS via your bank, please click on the button below.
- Direct Bank Transfer: Use your online banking app to make the payment to the HLHS. The details of the account to which you need to make the transfer are:
- Pay to Account name: Hexham Local History Society
- Sort Code: 20-40-09
- Account Number: 40483710
- The Membership Secretary will be pleased to take cash, most easily when you attend one of our monthly talks.
- Post a cheque to the Membership Secretary – contact details available via our Contact Us web page.
- You can complete a Standing Order mandate to be sent to your bank, to enable automatic payment on the 1st of January every year. If you want to download a printable PDF version of a Standing Order Mandate to enable you to set up a regular payment to the HLHS via your bank, please click here.