Wychwoods Women: Our Latest Library Exhibition
Our latest exhibition , installed from this weekend in the Wychwoods Library in Milton, features historic photographs of women over the years in the Wychwoods. International Women’s Day As we […]
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Our February 2026 Evening Talk: A History of Witney New Mill
/in Talks & Events/by David BettertonFor 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. […]
Pubs in the Wychwoods: Our Latest Library Exhibition
/in Library Exhibitions/by David BettertonOur 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 […]
Our January 2026 Evening Talk: The Mitford Sisters with Gillian Cane
/in Talks & Events/by David BettertonFor 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 […]
Our December 2025 Evening Talk: Christmas in the Cotswolds with Sean Callery
/in Talks & Events/by David BettertonFor 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 Care Home: A Retrospective
/in Research/by David BettertonLangston 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 […]
A Dog’s Life in the Wychwoods: Our Latest Library Exhibition
/in Library Exhibitions/by David BettertonOur 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: Fairford Church with Juliet Heslewood
/in Talks & Events/by David BettertonOur 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: A History of What the English Have Eaten
/in Talks & Events/by David BettertonOur 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 September 2025 Evening Talk: Trench Humour in the First World War
/in Talks & Events/by David BettertonOur 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 […]
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