MARCHAM SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2020/2021
Until further notice, all our talks will be given using Zoom,
'doors open' at 7.15pm, starting at 7.30pm.
Monday 28th September 2020
"Balls, Bedrooms and Banquets" - John Vigar, (given by Zoom)
Read about John's talk on the review page
Monday 26th October 2020
"Salt Production, Distribution and use in Prehistoric and Roman Britain" - Janice Kinory
(Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford) (given by Zoom)
Read about Janice's talk on the review page
Monday 23rd November 2020
(Members’ Evening)
"Marcham in Domesday Book" - Simon Blackmore review page
"Marcham's Notable Houses" - Sheila Dunford review page
Monday 7th December 2020
Christmas Social and Online Quiz with an introduction from Peter Steere
Monday 25th January 2021
"Annual Lecture" - The Marcham Community Hall
- Chris Brotherton (Land and Sales Director of Thomas Homes Ltd.)
Monday 22nd February 2021
"Linescapes….Remapping and Reconnecting Britain’s Fragmented Wildlife"
- Hugh Warwick
(Rob Macfarlane : “Glorious, political, passionate, perceptive”)
Monday 22nd March 2021
"Oxfordshire on Canvas" - Marie-Louise Kerr
(How artists have captured our local area and been influenced by it)
Monday 26th April 2021
"Pagans and Puritans : May Day Celebrations" - Tim Healey
Monday 24th May 2021
"Beacons of the Past, LiDAR, and woodland archaeology in South Oxfordshire" - Ed Peveler (Chilterns Conservation Board)
Monday 28th June 2021
"The History of the Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum" - Mark Davies
(The Garden was founded in 1621 and will be celebrating 400 years)
Monday 26th July 2021
Annual BBQ