Published: November 18, 2008
New history panels unveiled by Highbridge history and regeneration groups

A series of new history panels highlighting Highbridge's colourful past are set to be introduced across the town during the next few months.

Highbridge History Group has been working with the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Regeneration Partnership to create the informative panels, which include photos and stories featuring the town's most notable people and buildings.

The design of the boards was unveiled for the first time on Tuesday evening (November 18th) at the AGM of the Regeneration Partnership in Burnham's Princess Hall, as pictured here.

"We are delighted with how they look and expect the first of the three panels to be installed at the town's Asda supermarket soon," the regeneration group's chairwoman, Rose Parsons, told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

Fred Faulks of The Highbridge History Group, who has been involved in creating the panels, added: "We've tried to pick a wide range of subjects on the panels to interest as many people as possible. The content on the boards includes information about Major Frank Foley, who was born in Walrow Terrace, the old radio station, the three-sided town clock and St John's Church."

Pictured are Highbridge History Group's Ray Reddish, Fred Faulks and Rex Major with Rose Parsons and the first of the history panels