Category Archives: Local interest

Local Oxfordshire talks – September 2015

Information provided by the OLHA (www.olha.org.uk)

1^st – Hook Norton – Paul Sergant “Dinosaurs of Oxfordshire”. Baptist Church Hall, Netting Street, 7:30pm.

8^th – Marcham – AGM and Jim Asher “Saving Butterflies”. Marcham church, 7:45pm.

10^th – Wootton & Dry Sandford – Russell Cherry “A History of the Ridgeway”. Wootton Community Centre, 7:30pm.

14^th – Chipping Norton – Mark Davies “Daniel Harris – Oxford Castle’s Gaoler Extraordinaire”. Methodist Room, West Street, 7:30pm.

14^th – Radley – AGM followed by Tony Rogerson “The Oxford Dambusters”. School Hall, 7:30pm.

16^th – Littlemore – Nick Millea “From Black Death to Breznev – Maps of Oxfordshire through the Ages”. Littlemore Community Centre, Giles Road, 7:00 for 7:30pm.

17^th – Sibfords – Julie Ann Godson “The Water Gypsy: ow an 18^th Century Oxfordshire Fishergirl became a Viscountess”. Village Hall, Sibford Gower, 8:00pm.

17^th – Whitchurch & Goring Heath – Martin Buckland “The invisible brick revealed in the local area”. Goring Heath Parish Hall, 8:00pm.

17^th– Wychwoods – Tim May “The Oxfordshire Yeomanry and Winston Churchill”. Milton-under-Wychwood Village Hall, 7:30pm.

17^th – Sibfords – Julie Ann Godson “The Water Gypsy: How a Thames Fishergirl became a Viscountess”. Sibford Gower Village Hall, 8:00pm.

21^st – Adderbury – Alan Thornton “The Cadbury Story: a film and talk on George Cadbury”. Methodist Chapel, Chapel Lane, 7:30pm.

21^st – Bicester – Bill King “Archaeology in your Shed, Garage or Attic”. Clifton Centre, Ashdene Road, 7:30pm.

21^st – Kennington – Robert Gasser “Film Making in Oxford”. Methodist Church, Upper Road, 7:45pm.

22^nd – Enstone – Dominic Sandbrook “The Ten Top Events that have Shaped Britain since WW2”. Venue tbc (contact 01608 677246, carolawt@gmail.com), 7:30pm.

23^rd – Dorchester – Shaun Morley “Emigration from Oxfordshire in the 19^thCentury”. Village Hall, 7:30pm.

24^th – Aldworth – John Harper “Experiencing Worship in the Medieval Parish Church. Tickets £15 on the door, £10 in advance from christopherjpaterson@btinternet.com. All proceeds to the St Mary’s Fabric Fund.

28^th – Oxfordshire Family History Society – Sarah Paterson “What Great Grandma did in the First World War: the Imperial War Museum’s Women’s Work Collection”. Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, 8:00pm.

29^th – Kidlington – Tessa Boase “A housekeeper’s tale: The women who really ran the English country house”. St John Ambulance Hall, High Street, 7:50pm.

Local Oxfordshire talks – July 2015

Information provided by the OLHA (www.olha.org.uk)

13^th – Radley – Tony Gillman “The Story of the Harwell site”. School Hall, 7:30pm.

16^th – Sibfords – Evening visit to Radway to see a brand new exhibition in the church on “The Battle of Edge Hill.” Afterwards at The Castle at Edge Hill.

18^th – Adderbury – Village History Day.

20^th – Bicester – Martin Way “Tin Helmets & Gas Masks”. Clifton Centre, Ashdene Road, 7:30pm.

27^th – Oxfordshire Family History Society – Kirsty Gray “One-Place Studies: Tracing the history of a community”. Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, 8:00pm.

28^th – Kidlington – Tony Hadland “The Duke and the Miner’s Daughter”. St John Ambulance Hall, High Street, 7:50pm.

Local Oxfordshire talks – June 2015

Information provided by the OLHA (www.olha.org.uk)

15^th – Adderbury – Visit to Rousham House and guided tour by Charles Cottrell-Dormer.

15^th – Bicester – Liz Woolley “Leisure & Entertainment in Victorian & Edwardian Oxford”. Clifton Centre, Ashdene Road, 7:30pm.

15^th – Headington – Andrew Roberts “The Duchess of Richmond’s Ball”. New Lecture Theatre, Oxford Brookes University, 6:30pm. Tickets £30, proceeds to the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire’s Charitable Fund.

15^th – Kennington – Trevor Rowley “Oxfordshire Castles”. Methodist Church, Upper Road, 7:45pm.

18^th – Abingdon – Members’ evening highlighting members’ interests and recent research. Details to be confirmed. Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road, 7:45 pm.

18^th – Sibfords – A steam train round trip with the GWR to Cheltenham.

18^th– Wychwoods – Mervyn Benford “Milestones”. Shipton-under-Wychwood Village Hall, 7:30pm.

19^th – Finstock – Chris Howgego “The Finstock Aureus”. Village Hall, 8:00 pm.

22^nd – Oxfordshire Family History Society – AGM followed by Alan Simpson “Finding Your Ancestors on the Internet”. Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, 8:00pm.

23^rd – Enstone – Historic Garden Picnic. Venue tbc (contact 01608 677246, carolawt@gmail.com), 6:00pm.

24^th – Aynho History Society with Adderbury and Deddington History Societies – Rupert Clark and Dick Ferguson “Waterloo 200: The Crucial Defence of Chateau Hougoumont”. Stories of our local soldiers will be interwoven, and there will be period weaponry to inspect. Refreshments available. Tickets £3, profits to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Families Association (SSAFA). Deddington Windmill Centre, 7:30pm. Contact Rupert Clark, 01869 810603, ru.clark@btinternet.com, for further information.

24^th – Kidlington – AGM followed by members’ social. St John Ambulance Hall, High Street, 7:30pm.

27^th – Dorchester – Visit to John Bunyan’s Museum and Chapel and Wrest Park. Contact Gail Thomas, 01865 341977.