The English Music Festival celebrates the brilliance, innovation, beauty and rich musical heritage of Britain with a strong focus on unearthing overlooked or forgotten masterpieces of the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. Join us in Dorchester-on-Thames for audience favourites and some new discoveries, including World Premiere performances by guest artists including the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Derek Stork, the chair of the Group Against Reservoir Development (GARD) will explain, with evidence, why the proposed huge reservoir between Abingdon and Wantage is a bad idea for us and the environment.
Join us for a talk which tells of the wilderness paths which the drovers took to avoid paying tolls and the hear about the tell-tale signs they left on the landscape, including Abingdon when they drove wild Welsh ponies through the town. Non members £5 pp.
Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. Visit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon's Historic buildings - Lost, Recorded and Understood" to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse), view […]
Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. Visit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon's Historic buildings - Lost, Recorded and Understood" to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse), view […]
Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. Visit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon's Historic buildings - Lost, Recorded and Understood" to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse), view […]
Join us to hear about the daughter of a village Policeman, who grew up in Chilton, Ardington, Faringdon and Lambourn and her disappearance in 1941, the six decades of silence, and the determined research that finally brought her story to light.
Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. Visit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon's Historic buildings - Lost, Recorded and Understood" to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse), view […]
An evening designed to encourage open discussion in a small informal gathering. Whether you have hit a brick wall and need advice or made a remarkable discovery, or don’t know where to begin, this is the evening to share. Suitable for all levels of family historians
Although spared the bombs, Oxfordshire felt the deep impact of World War II. This talk explores how local children and evacuees experienced life during the war - through disruption, adaptation and resilience. It offers a moving insight into childhood on the home front.
The now traditional Boxing Day gathering of MGs will once again be taking place in the Market Place on Boxing Day morning. Arranged, with the co-operation of Abingdon Town Council, by the Abingdon Works Centre of the MG Car Club, the Club currently celebrating it’s 95th anniversary, this commemorates the world renowned brand in it’s […]
Have you hit a "brick wall" in your research, or have you just unearthed a remarkable family secret? Join us for an evening dedicated to the stories that make us who we are. This isn't a formal lecture - it's an inviting, small group gathering designed for family historians of all levels to connect, collaborate, […]
