Projects

Past projects

• Farming and rural life in Radley during the last 400 years – culminating in a book, Radley Farms and Families: 1600-2011 and an exhibition in Radley Village Hall on 16/17 July 2011.

• Roads in Radley – a short project to produce an illustrated book, Roads in and around Radley, outlining the origins of the names of the roads in Radley

• Radley Primary School - Then and Now – a two-year collaboration with the pupils and staff at the school culminating in a book, The History of Radley C E Primary School, and an exhibition in July 2008.

• Ten-year anniversary exhibition in May 2007 – featuring archive material collected by the Club about all aspects of village life.

• Radley Vicarage – on 20th June 2004 members of Radley History Club carried out a ‘building record’ survey of the vicarage with assistance and guidance from members of the Oxfordshire Buildings Record.

• The History of Radley – production of an authoritative guide to the history of the village from ancient times to the 20th century

• Millennium Map – the first major project undertaken by Radley History Club involved the production of an annotated full colour map (27 x 19 inches) highlighting the historical aspects of the parish to be seen in 2000. The map is also available as a postcard.

Oral history

• Radley Remembered – a series of interviews with people with memories of Radley up to and including the 1953 Coronation.
• A Tale to Tell – interviews with people who live in Radley with interesting tales to tell about their lives.
• Recordings have also been made as part of the 'Radley Primary School' and the 'Farming and Rural Life in Radley' projects.

DVDs

One of the items of equipment purchased using the grant from Awards for All was a camcorder. This has enabled Club members to record on film a number of Club and village events for posterity.

CDs and DVDs produced by Radley History Club cost £5 each and are available from the Club archivist, Stanley Baker.