Fetes and Festivities: Our Summer Library Photo Display
Our latest library exhibition running now until mid-September 2024 has a set of intriguing photos of Wychwoods village fetes held over the years. We also display some images of other […]
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Dr Kate Tiller OBE
/in Society News/by David BettertonIt was with sadness the Wychwoods Local History Society learned of the passing of Dr Kate Tiller OBE. Kate is remembered as a key supporter of the society in its […]
The Society and the Fete at Milton
/in Society News, Talks & Events/by David BettertonCommittee members enjoyed a successful afternoon at the fete in Milton on July 13th, where our stall attracted a steady stream of visitors. Once again, as is a feature for […]
Family History Day at Ascott under Wychwood
/in Society News, Talks & Events/by David BettertonThe society was pleased to support the Ascott under Wychwood Family and Local History event at Tiddy Hall on June 22nd. We organised a display of photos from Wychwoods villages, […]
Emigration to New Zealand: From Journal No 28
/in Journal Extracts/by David BettertonHere we reproduce an article by the late Janet Wallace from the society’s Journal No 28, published in 2013. In doing so, we revisit the political and social circumstances around […]
Howzat! A History of Cricket in the Wychwoods
/in Library Exhibitions, Research/by David BettertonHere is an article by Carol Anderson written to accompany an exhibition of photographs currently on show in the Wychwoods Library in Milton. Carol’s review – available to download here […]
New Ascott under Wychwood Village Trail
/in Research, Society News/by David BettertonFollowing the success of the first village trails of Milton and Shipton, The Arts Society Cotswolds (TASC) has launched the third in the series at Ascott. The new Ascott trail […]
From Journal No 22: A History of Bruern Abbey
/in Journal Extracts/by David Betterton“Bruern Abbey 1147-1536” Selected from the articles by Joy Timms and Joan Howard-Drake from WLHS Journal No 22 pp 4-33. Includes: PART 1: Bruern Abbey 1147 – 1536 BY […]
From Journal No 6: Bruern Abbey Fishpond
/in Journal Extracts/by David Betterton“A Medieval Fishpond at Bruern Grange” The article by James Bond – selected from WLHS Journal No 6 pp 36-50. This post is created for the benefit of visitors from […]
From Coldstone to Honeydale: Jim Pearse Remembers
/in Personal Memories/by David BettertonHere is a record by Jim Pearse of his time at Honeydale farm (formerly part of the larger Coldstone Farm) where he grew up as a child and where in […]
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