In 1998 the Czech-Slovak Society was at its busiest ever. Formally linked now with Prague 6 district (despite not being supported by Sedgemoor) we had a viable business model with the Crowcombe youth hostel […]

1997 we had expanded around the county, around the Czech Republic and the only direction now was across the border and into Slovakia. The opportunity of twinning with 2 countries from the ashes of […]

Throughout 1995 the Bridgwater Czech Slovak Friendship Society had the most full and challenging programme of any international link group in the UK.  We decided this year to expand our contacts and programme around […]

In 1988 Smedley wrote the stage play ‘The Vernon Bartlett Show and performed it via his Sheep Worrying Theatre company at the Bridgwater Arts Centre.

The origins of Bridgwater renewing it’s Czech link go back to 1986 when Brian Smedley first researched the 1938 Vernon Bartlett connection and in 1987 wrote a book and a play about it. In […]

1994 had been a difficult year. Despite being the busiest so far there had been tensions within the society about the organisation which had come to a head with the resignations of a small […]

In 1993 we had run a very succesful and popular trip to Uherske Hradiste for the Kings Ride festival (Jizda Kralu). In 1994 it was attempted to repeat this. Our usual grass roots travellers, […]

Czechomania was the groups most ambitious project to date. It was devised on 28 March 1994 at a meeting of Smedley, Jo Cox, Cy Bartlett, Stuart Croskell and Mac McCausland. The idea was to […]