Wicken Conservation Society

Who are we ?

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Approximately 95% of the village are members of the society. Membership costs just £4.00 per annum per household, which includes periodic copies of 'Wicken News', our magazine about conservation issues and village activities. Our aim is:

• To promote high standards of planning and architecture in or affecting Wicken

• To inform the residents of the geography, history, natural history and architecture of Wicken

• To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic interest or public interest in Wicken and the natural environment of Wicken

• To promote activities and events which help to maintain or enhance community spirit and social interaction of all the residents in Wicken.

We have a constitution which you can access from the menu on the left or download in pdf format. Should you wish to join the society, please contact any of our committee members through the link on the menu

What we’re doing

We produce the village ‘Wicken News’ approximately twice a year and have done since 1988. We have produced 50 issues, totaling more than 6,000 copies, with more than 290,000 pages of news, views, events and much more. Our past achievements include a wide range of activities which you can view through the menu on the left

Our current projects are:
War Memorial (Proposed cleaning/restoration, Village Welcome Pack, Wicken Notelets, Wild Flower Planting (Continuing project), Wild Flower Recording, Annual Litter Pick, Farm Walks in Wicken, Tree Planting, DVD & CD rom of various aspects of the village.

Our latest Publication

Old Photographs of Wicken

First published April 2009, Price £10.50
Description: 220 pages, 23.3cm x 15.6cm, paperback with gloss cover and high quality black and white interior pages.
Written by the Conservation Society Archivist and available from Jonathan Gudgeon or Brian Lloyd & Gina Slater, 3 St John's Lane, Wicken.

Other Publications

A Little History
of Wicken
£3.00		 Wicken Conservation Society Archive CD ROM £9.00 Medieval Wicken
Discovered DVD
£10.00		 Medieval Wicken
II DVD £10.00		 Brian Lloyd and his
Wicken birds £2.00