The Bristol-based trip hop group Portishead took their name from the town, despite describing it as their "dreary home-town" [REF].
There are various groups and societies in the town, including the Gordano society that is involved in history, conservation, environment, planning and wildlife issues,[REF] a horticultural society,[REF] and the Portishead Railway Group that is campaigning for the Portishead to Bristol railway line to be re-opened [REF].