Robert Piggott and the Wargrave Schools

An illustrated presentation about the local schools by the Society's Secretary, a former master at the Piggott School.

Shire Hall Remembered

Clive was the County Secretary and County Solicitor for the Berkshire County Council and explained some of its history and operation

The Annual General Meeting - 2018

The AGM and a story of England's royal, private and public parks - 'A Stroll in the Park'

Berkshire Churches

Catherine gave us a glimpse at some of the many historical, unusual and sometimes hidden churches and churchyards, including some of our most historic small churches, in and around Berkshire and the people associated with them

Activities around the Recreation Ground

Mick has belonged to a wide variety of sports teams within the village and recounted some of his memories of Wargrave's sporting and other leisure activities on the Recreation Ground

Christmas Party - 2017

Christmas get-together

Living Heritage

John leads the team of bell ringers at All Saints, Wokingham, he told us about the social history of bell ringing and the lives and times of ringers in an English market town from the 18th century to the modern era

Fox-Talbot in Reading

William Henry Fox-Talbot is famous for his pioneering work on photography. What is less well known is his connection to the Reading area, Martin told us about the town's place in the development of photography

The Berkshire Women's Institute

There have been several branches of the WI within the parish of Wargrave and within the County as a whole their history stretches back a century or so

Wallingford Village Walk

As an additional 'social' event, we had a guided afternoon walk of historic Wallingford

Kingston Bagpuize

This year we had an afternoon visit to Kingston Bagpuize House, an interesting manor house and gardens that was also featured in the television series Downton Abbey

More about Antiques

Another 'sell-out' occasion, which took place in the Woodclyffe Hall on a Thursday evening. The well-known antiques expert Thomas Plant - familiar to many from several television series, and a director of Special Auction Services at Newbury, was accompanied by his fellow director Neil Shuttleworth