MARCHAM SOCIETY PROGRAMME
Information on these talks, other events and outings including
Midweek Walks will be sent regularly to members by email.
2023-24
Unless otherwise announced, all talks will take place in the Main Hall at Marcham Centre. Doors open at 7.15 for 7.45pm start.
1st September 2023
SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL FOR 2023-24
Thursday 14th September :
Mid Week Walk at 12.30pm
Monday 25th September :
AGM followed by refreshments and talk
"Local lad made good - Alfred the Great" by Mike Cooper
Thursday 28th September :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
"Summer Round Up, Solar Eclipse and Colour in Space"
Wednesday 18th October :
Visit to Nuffield Place - 10.30am
Thursday 19th October :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
"When the Chips are down" talk by Chris Frost
Monday 23rd October :
"It's a bat's life" talk by David Endacott
Monday 13th November :
Visit to Aston Pottery - 10.30am
Thursday 23rd November :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
"The Visible Universe" talk by Max Whitby
Monday 27th November :
"Stonyborow - a clue to a Roman settlement in rural Oxfordshire?"
A talk by Abigail Lloyd
Monday 11th December :
CHRISTMAS PARTY in Small Hall at 6.30pm
Thursday 14th December :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
"The Christmas Star" - studies into its origin via a 'balloon debate'
2024
Wednesday 17th January :
Visit to Woodstock Museum and lunch - 10.30am
Exhibition of the Life and Works of Sir John Betjeman
Monday 22nd January :
ANNUAL LECTURE : "Go West, young man" talk by Richard Oliver
Thursday 25th January :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
A talk by Barry Kellett
Thursday 22nd February :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
Monday 26th February :
"Water voles : a national approach to saving Ratty" talk by Merryl Gelling
Tbc March :
Visit to MINI Production Line
Wednesday 13th March :
Visit to Ewelme Church and Almshouses with Prof. Susan Doran - 11am
Thursday 14th March :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
Monday 25th March :
"Everyday life and accidental death in 16th Century Oxfordshire and Berkshire" talk by Steven Gunn
Wednesday 17th April :
Tour of Garford Village with Mike Greig - 2pm
Thursday 18th April :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
Monday 22nd April :
MEMBERS EVENING with refreshments
Tbc May :
Visit to Buscot House
Thursday 16th May :
Astronomy Group 7pm in the Small Hall
Monday 27th May :
"Eynsham Abbey" talk by Steve Parrinder
Tbc June :
Outing to Bishops Court Farm, Dorchester
Monday 24th June :
"The Ridgeway and Lowbury Hill from above" talk by Hedley Thorne
Saturday 13th July :
Summer BBQ 5pm
Further details on Astronomy group, Outings and Midweek walks will be added in due course