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SUMMARY:'Always Ready\, Always Willing': Fires and firefighting in the city of Oxford from 879 to 1974
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: John Lowe \nJohn tells the story of how major fires and efforts to tackle them over more than ten centuries affected Oxford\, including the tragic fire that led to the formation of the Oxford Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1870. John Lowe served as a firefighter in the Oxford City and Oxfordshire brigades for more than 30 years. John’s fee for the talk will be donated to the Fire Fighters Charity. \nVisitors are very welcome to attend our meetings (suggested donation £3). \nDoors open at 7 pm
URL:https://www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk/event/always-ready-always-willing-fires-and-firefighting-in-the-city-of-oxford-from-879-to-1974/
LOCATION:Radley Church\, Church Road\, Radley\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 2JN
CATEGORIES:Speaker meeting
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SUMMARY:My Polish father’s experiences in WW2 from Gulag to Normandy and Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Hubert Zawadzki \nHubert’s parents came to Britain with the Polish Armed Forces during WW2. Hubert describes his father’s time in a forced labour camp\, his service with the Polish Army during the Battle of Normandy in 1944 and his return to Scotland where Hubert was born.  Dr Zawadzki\, a former history teacher at Abingdon School and a member of Wolfson College Oxford\, is the joint author of A Concise History of Poland and has appeared on BBC programmes involving Poland. \nVisitors are very welcome to attend our meetings (suggested donation £3). \nDoors open at 7 pm
URL:https://www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk/event/my-polish-fathers-experiences-in-ww2-from-gulag-to-normandy-and-scotland/
LOCATION:Radley Church\, Church Road\, Radley\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 2JN
CATEGORIES:Speaker meeting
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SUMMARY:Tracks to trenches
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mike Hurst \nMike describes the range of railway activities in southern England and France during WW1\, including the transport and care of the wounded back to Blighty with examples from south Oxfordshire and west Berkshire. Mike is a committed railway enthusiast and volunteer for local heritage railways. \nVisitors are very welcome to attend our meetings (suggested donation £3). \nDoors open at 7 pm \n 
URL:https://www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk/event/tracks-to-trenches/
LOCATION:Radley Church\, Church Road\, Radley\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 2JN
CATEGORIES:Speaker meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T191640
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SUMMARY:Garden archaeology: 'not that kind of digging'
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Stephen Wass \nStephen explains how recent discoveries in historic gardens using archaeological techniques have allowed a better understanding of their construction and development. Stephen Wass is a freelance consultant specialising in historic gardens and a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. \nVisitors are very welcome to attend our meetings (suggested donation £3). \nDoors open at 7 pm \n 
URL:https://www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk/event/garden-archaeology-not-that-kind-of-digging/
LOCATION:Radley Church\, Church Road\, Radley\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 2JN
CATEGORIES:Speaker meeting
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SUMMARY:Alice and the Dodo in Oxford
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Victoria Bentata  \nVictoria links people and places in Oxford to the happenings and thinly disguised characters such as the Dodo in Lewis Carroll’s famous book\, Alice in Wonderland. Victoria lives in Radley and is an Oxford Green Badge Tour guide and member of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides. \nVisitors are very welcome to attend our meetings (suggested donation £3). \nDoors open at 7 pm
URL:https://www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk/event/alice-and-the-dodo-in-oxford/
LOCATION:Radley Church\, Church Road\, Radley\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 2JN
CATEGORIES:Speaker meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260914T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260914T170000
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SUMMARY:Sarah Churchill\, Duchess of Marlborough: taking the waters in Bath\, Scarborough and Windsor Great Park
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Melanie King \nMelanie shares some of the Duchess of Marlborough’s adventures in the 18th century while visiting various famous English spas.  Melanie lives in Oxfordshire and is a freelance writer specialising in historical non-fiction. Her talk draws on her research for her 2021 book\, The Secret History of English Spas. \nVisitors are very welcome to attend our meetings (suggested donation £3). \nDoors open at 7 pm. \nThe talk will follow the short Annual General Meeting.  If you’re coming just for the talk\, please arrive before 7.30 when the AGM starts.
URL:https://www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk/event/sarah-churchill-duchess-of-marlborough-taking-the-waters-in-bath-scarborough-and-windsor-great-park/
LOCATION:Radley Church\, Church Road\, Radley\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 2JN
CATEGORIES:Speaker meeting
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SUMMARY:2026 Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 28th Annual General Meeting of Radley History Club \nThis will be followed by a talk by Melanie King about the visits of Sarah Churchill\, Duchess of Marlborough to English spas. Details of the talk \nDoors open at 7 pm.
URL:https://www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk/event/2026-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Radley Church\, Church Road\, Radley\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 2JN
CATEGORIES:AGM
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