Club visit to Botley War Graves Cemetery: 2nd group
Botley War Graves Cemetery North Hinksey Lane, OxfordCovid restrictions permitting, Dick Richards will lead a tour for Club members of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site at North Hinksey which contains some 740 burials from both wars. The tour will last about an hour and is for Club members only. Please meet at 5.50 pm at the Chapel.
Annual General Meeting
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire23rd Annual General Meeting of Radley History Club The meeting paperwork will be sent to members by email ahead of the AGM.
Radley in the 1930s and 40s – impressions from oral history
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireA presentation from the Club's Oral History Group drawing on information from the 'Radley Remembered' series of interviews in the Club's oral history recordings Non-members welcome – a donation of £2.50 towards the meeting costs would be appreciated. The talk will follow the AGM, which will start at 7.30 pm. Please arrive for the talk […]
CANCELLED: The Land of the White Eagle: The Story of Poland NEW DATE: 13 June 2022
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Hubert Zawadzki The talk describes the turbulent and complex history of Poland from its medieval origins to the present day. Dr Zawadzki, a former history teacher at Abingdon School and a member of Wolfson College Oxford, is the joint author of A Concise History of Poland and has appeared on BBC programmes involving Poland. […]
The Harcourt Arboretum: one of Oxfordshire’s brightest botanical jewels
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Timothy Walker The Harcourt Arboretum at Nuneham Courtenay was founded in 1835 by the Harcourt family and annexed to the University of Oxford Botanic Garden in 1963. The talk looks at the 180-year history of the site and some of the highlights of the 130-acre Arboretum. Timothy is a former director of the Oxford […]