Don’t forget our upcoming talk:
Odder Oxford by Brian Lowe
Tuesday May 20th 2014 – 7:30pm – Methodist Church, High Street, Witney
http://witneyhistory.org/events.html
And for those with an interest in the art of poetry, West Ox Arts in Bampton are presenting a talk on Wednesday, May 21st at 7:00pm:
William Blake
Martin Beek will give a talk on Blake’s influence on artists through history and into the present day.
Find out more: http://www.westoxarts.com
If you did not get a chance to visit the first Witney Festival of Food & Drink in 2013, then put a note in your diary for Saturday 17th of May 2014.
Once again, it is being held at St Mary’s Church on Church Green with over 60 food and drink stalls, demonstrations, talks and activities.
Open from 9:30am – 5:00pm, with the official opening at 10:00am
Admission £2.00 | Under 12s free
Find out more: www.witneyfoodfestival.co.uk
The Witney Museum will be open from March 7th 2014.
The Museum is situated in Gloucester Court Mews High Street, Witney opposite the traffic lights at the junction of Witan Way and High Street.
Go through the archway above which is inscribed “BARTLETT BUILDERS”.
Entry is free.
Find out more:
Witney Museum & Historical Society
Our programme for 2013 continues with the following talks, all held in the Wesley Room of the High Street Methodist Church at 7.30 pm:
Tuesday 19th November
“Origins of Cowley Part 2”
by Roseanne Butler
Tuesday 17th December
“Fawler Mines – Why Oxfordshire did not become the Black Country”
by Alan Cobb
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Now plans have been submitted to bring the town’s Grade II* listed Blanket Hall – which was used to weigh and measure blankets – back into use as a new museum to showcase the trademark items.
Richard Martin, who is leading the project, said: “I feel this is an important part of Witney’s heritage…”
Witney Museum & Historical Society
Welcome to the first edition of the Newsletter for our new society, Witney Museum & Historical Society!
We hope to be able to provide you with interesting articles and regular features such as our Witney Then & Now series plus up-to-date information on events, talks, exhibitions and walks.
Your involvement in making this Newsletter successful is very important so if you have an article on a local history topic or would like to see particular features in your Newsletter do please get in touch, your input would be very much appreciated. Also if you have suggestions regarding speakers that the Society might invite to talk to us they would be very welcome indeed.
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