Marcham Society

MARCHAM SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2020/2021

Until further notice, all our talks will be given using 'Zoom',
with 'doors open' at 7.15pm, starting at 7.30pm.

Monday 28th September 2020

"Balls, Bedrooms and Banquets" - John Vigar

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)

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" review page

- Chris Brotherton (Land and Sales Director of Thomas Homes Ltd.)

Monday 22nd February 2021

"Linescapes….Remapping and Reconnecting Britain’s Fragmented Wildlife"

- Hugh Warwick review page

(Rob Macfarlane : “Glorious, political, passionate, perceptive”)

Monday 22nd March 2021

"Oxfordshire on Canvas" - Marie-Louise Kerr review page

(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)

Saturday 10th July 2021 - 5pm

Annual Social and BBQ

Monday 27th September 2021 - 7.30pm

Annual General Meeting - The new 2021-22 season of talks begins