The Annual General Meeting - 2016

The AGM - review of the year, followed by John Fryer reminiscing on his life in Wargrave before and just after the War

Large, Dark and Handsome - The Revd James Austen Leigh of Knowl Hill

Ann has gathered together aspects of the Austen Leigh famiily of Scarletts, Kiln Green (with its connections to Jane Austen) and the building of St Peter's Church in Knowl Hill

Families and Aspects of the History of Hennerton

Phil has been researching the history of the house at Hennerton and some of those people - notably the Rhodes family, who lived there. Their lives impacted on more than just the local area and Phil shared with us what he has discovered about six such characters

Christmas Party - 2015

A celebration of Christmas customs over the millennia

Berkshire Place Names

Anthony is the author of a recent book on Berkshire's place names, their origins, meanings and how they have changed

The History of Postcard Collecting

Roy is a local postcard collector and dealer and leading member of the Reading Cigarette Card and Postcard Club and told us how postcard collecting began and how it has changed over the years

The Geology of Bowsey Hill

David described the structure of Bowsey Hill, rising to the east of the village - its soil and the rocks beneath us, which affect the crops that grow, the minerals available for buildings and so on, which are the foundations of our local history

Bletchley Park

This year we spent the day visiting Bletchley Park, home of the codebreakers during WW2. There is an extensive range of buildings and the displays include the 'Bombe' used to help crack the Enigma code

Antiques - an experts view

Well known antiques expert Thomas Plant - familiar to many from several television series - gave us an insight into his work as an antiques and collectables valuer and auctioneer. As part of the Wargrave Village Festival, this took place in the Woodclyffe Hall

Historic Village Walk

The walk took us around Mill Green, Church Street and the High Street, where stories about some of the historic buildings and their occupants were recounted

Water Mills on the Thames and Loddon

Sheila is actively involved in the Mills Archive Trust and in the history and restoration of water mills. She told us about many of the mills that used to exist along our two local rivers

Culham Court

Culham Court stands in what was the northern part of the parish of Wargrave (although now within Remenham) Dr Ballard has made a special study of the property and its owners and enlightened us about its history over several centuries