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For our latest 2026 talk on Wednesday 11th February we welcomed David How, Chairperson for the Witney Museum. Assisted by museum administrator Beverley Sherwood, David presented a history of Witney’s New Mill. […]
Our latest exhibition in the Wychwoods Library in Milton features historic photographs of public houses in the Wychwoods. As all over the country, public houses have long shaped the social […]
For our first talk of 2026 on Wednesday 14th January we welcomed Gillian Cane, who presented in lively and witty style, her profiles of the Mitford Sisters. It is fair […]
For our Christmas season talk on Wednesday 10th December we welcomed Sean Callery, Blue Badge tourist guide, writer and raconteur. Sean showed how today’s Yuletide celebrations grew from a mixture […]
Langston House in Milton-under-Wychwood was a small, community-valued care home that operated from the late 1970s until its closure in 2005. It served as a vital residential facility for elderly […]
Our latest library exhibition is running now until mid-December 2025 in the Wychwoods Library in Milton. In creating this exhibition, the archive committee strikes a whimsical note. We celebrate the […]
Our November 2025 evening talk welcomed Juliet Heslewood, who presented a history of Fairford Church with particular emphasis on the developent and design of the stained glass windows which are […]
Our October 2025 evening talk welcomed Diane Purkiss, professor of English Literature at Oxford University , and fellow and tutor at Keble College. Diane’s talk explored the often-overlooked history of […]
Our first talk of the new season was held in Milton Village Hall on Wednesday 10th September. We welcomed Stephen Barker, who offered what was for most of us, a […]
Across a hundred years, Leafield Radio Station evolved from scientific curiosity to imperial linchpin, from education powerhouse to pit-lane thrill machine. Its buildings may fall silent, but its story continues […]
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