Highways and Byways: The History of our Footpaths
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Bob Evans Almost all of us walk or have used footpaths. Their current state and status reflects their usage in the past and the changing values we have set […]
2024 Annual General Meeting
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireThe 26th Annual General Meeting of Radley History Club This will be followed by a talk from the Club's Oral History Group about its recent project 'Radley during Covid'. Details […]
Oral History Group presentation on ‘Radley during Covid’
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireEarly in 2022 the Group started recording a series of interviews to capture memories about the effect of the Covid pandemic on people in Radley as a record for future […]
A Man and his Shed – Herbert George Mullard and the Cowley Concrete Company, 1895 to 1976
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Martin Buckland Martin tells the story of the company ‘Bert’ Mullard started in his shed in Cowley in 1923 but soon moved to north Abingdon to a site that […]
Rationing and Cooking for Victory: a fair share for all
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Karen Wiles Karen explores why rationing was necessary in the Second World War, how the rationing system worked, and what foods were ‘on’ and what were ‘off’ ration. Karen […]