The Chelsea Society was founded in 1927, by the Chelsea

Chelsea, London

Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...

 author Reginald Blunt, with the aim of protecting the historic fabric of Chelsea and of influencing future environmental changes. The Society's aims are to protect the interests of all who live and work in Chelsea and to preserve and enhance the unique character of the Chelsea district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a central London borough of Royal borough status. After the City of Westminster, it is the wealthiest borough in England....

. The Society has organised debates and discussions about the area.

Planning

All planning applications are studied and comments sent to the Royal Borough.

The Society also works with residents' associations and convenes an annual meeting with them.

Activities

Activities include:

• a Winter Season of Lectures on subjects related to Chelsea
• the Summer Meeting which takes the form of an evening garden party with a buffet supper
• visits to places of local interest and other special events

The Society plays a major part in the Chelsea Arts Festivalhttp://www.chelseaartsfestival.org/ and organises an exhibition.

The Annual General Meeting, held in November, deals with the business of the Society and is yet another opportunity for members to meet.

Annual Report

This has been published without a break since 1927 and contains, not only the Chairman's and the Treasurer's reports and a list of the membership, but illustrated articles of topical and historical interest on Chelsea.

A complete run of back numbers with an accumulative index is available for reference in the Chelsea Public Library.

Newsletter

This is sent out twice a year to members informing them of the current work of the Society. It can also be viewed on the Society's website.

Governance

• President: The Most Hon Marquess of Salisbury
  Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
  Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, PC, DL , is a British Conservative politician. During the 1990s, he was Leader of the House of Lords under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne...
  
  
• Vice-Presidents: The Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea
  Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
  The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a central London borough of Royal borough status. After the City of Westminster, it is the wealthiest borough in England....
  
  , The Earl Cadogan
  Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan
  Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan is a British peer and landowner.He was born the son of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and known as Viscount Chelsea before inheriting the title of Earl Cadogan on the death of his father on 4 July 1997. He was educated at Eton College...
  
   DL, and Greg Hands
  Greg Hands
  Gregory William "Greg" Hands, MP is a Conservative Party politician. He is currently the Member of Parliament for Chelsea and Fulham having been elected during the 2010 general election for the newly-created constituency formed with the splitting of the former constituencies of Kensington and...
  
   MP, Member for Chelsea and Fulham

Council

• Chairman: Stuart Corbyn
• Vice-Chairman: Nigel Stenhouse
• Members:
• Martin Andrews,
• Michael Bach,
• Martin Baker,
• Dr Richard Melville Ballerand,
• Pauline Craxford,
• Dr Serena Davidson,
• Jane Dorrell,
• Leonard Holdsworth,
• Giles Quarme,
• David Sagar,
• Andrew Thompson
• Hon Treasurer: Christy Austin
• Hon Assistant Secretary: Patricia Burr
• Hon Secretary (Membership): Patricia Sargent
• Hon Secretary (Planning): Terence Bendixson
• Hon Editor: Carolyn Starren