Jane Austen's Schooldays in Reading

Jane Austen's family had several connections to the parish of Wargrave, whilst she and her sister Cassandra were educated at a school in Reading's Abbey Gateway.
Joy returned to tell of this period and how it influenceed Jane's novels.

Christmas Party - 2022

Christmas Party followed by a presentation "From the Archives"

The Thames from Oxford to Windsor - shaping history through the centuries

The impact of the river Thames on the people living in the area was the subject of an illustrated
presentation by the society's chairman, Peter Halman

Windsor's Medieval Hospital

The Medieval Hospital of St Peter, Windsor

Henley Management College

The Society resumed its programme of talks following the summer break, when Dan Remenyi gave an illustrated presentation about the Henley Management College

Local History Visit

Visit to the Kennet and Avon Canal

Wargrave Village Festival - 2022

As part of the Wargrave Village Festival, the Wargrave Local History Society arranged an Historic
Wargrave Exhibition, in the Woodclyffe Hall

Wargrave Fire Station

A History of Wargrave Fire Station was the topic of Rodney Annetts' presentation to Wargrave Local History Society's May meeting

Arrival of the Railways in Reading

The Society began its new programme year with an illustrated presentation by Richard Marks on the Arrival of the Railways in Reading - drawing on the research for his PhD.

The Annual General Meeting - 2022

The AGM and review of the year

My Life of Crime - reflections of a former crown prosecutor

The members of Wargrave Local History Society always enjoy a presentation by a member of the local community, and this was certainly the case for their February meeting, when village resident Torie Griffiths recalled "My life of Crime: reflections of a former Crown Prosecutor".

History of Reading's Hospitals

The January meeting of Wargrave Local History Society was an illustrated presentation on Reading's Hospitals