Wessex Society

Wessex Society

The Wessex Society is a cultural society that aims to promote a regional identity for an area it calls "Wessex" (though it includes areas that were never part of any historical entity of that name). It was founded in 1999, and its activities have included the promotion of the flag of Wessex [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/g/gb-en-wx.gif] , the creation of Wessex merchandise and the commissioning of an anthem for Wessex, with music by Gloucestershire-based composer Hayley Savage and lyrics by the Dorset dialect poet Devina Symes. [ [http://www.zyworld.com/wessexsociety/Wessex.gifMap of Wessex] ]

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* [http://www.zyworld.com/wessexsociety Wessex Society]

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