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The Ware Society is an active environmental organisation and a
registered charity, dedicated to preserving the town’s character
and improving its amenities. Regular meetings are held on the last
Wednesday of each month and there is a Newsletter three times a
year. The Society comments on planning applications and runs a biennial
Town  Award
Scheme for outstanding new buildings or restoration projects. The
Society is active in practical conservation projects: it initiated
the reinstatement of the riverside gazebos, partly funded the restoration
of Scott’s Grotto which it now opens to the public on Saturday
and Bank Holiday afternoons (2.00 - 4.30 pm) from April to September
inclusive and also brought back Bluecoat Boy statues to Ware. The
Society designed and, with support from the Town Council, produced
the Ware Heritage Map. It also reinstated gates at the end of Bates
Walk in St. Mary’s Churchyard and supported the production
of the Maltmaker Statue in the Memorial Gardens. Publications include
a series on “Reminiscences of Ware’s Past” (some
of which are now out of print) and a revised edition of the Walk
about Ware Guide obtainable from the Library, the Ware Museum or
Scott’s Grotto.
For information about membership, please contact: Mr. Michael West,
52 Trinity Road, Ware, SG12 7DD. Tel. 01920 461541
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