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Founded in 1981

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Next meeting

Tuesday May 12th 2026

Life as an international tennis umpire

and the outfits worn

Julia Freeman

Jet-setting Julia reveals her unique second career as an international tennis umpire and shows off some of her designer outfits

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Meeting programme

April meeting report

Reading - Ice age to Romans
Mike Cooper

14th April 2026

At the April meeting of Wargrave Local History Society, returning speaker Mike Cooper’s presentation
considered the evidence of human settlement around Reading from the hunter-gatherers to the Romans

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New 'From the archives' item added

This item from the archive features a page from a school exercise book written and drawn by a pupil at a little-known school that was evacuated to Crazies Hill during World War 2

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March meeting report

The Annual General Meeting - 2026 and 'Bring and Tell'

10 March 2026

Following the formal business of the evening, the society held a 'Bring and Tell' time, when various members brought along an ‘item of interest’ to present to the meeting

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