David Betterton, Author at The Wychwoods Local History Society

Dorothy Thomson, Hathaways and Mrs WigginsDorothy Thomson, Hathaways and Mrs Wiggins

Here is another in a series of extracts from our many Oral History audio files. In it, former 1920s Shipton[...]

Here is a snippet from one of our many Oral History audio files. In it, Dulcie Arundell tells the story[...]

In this extract from the WLHS Oral History archive, we find George Bradley telling the story of his one single[...]

Here is an extract from an Oral History audio file of Megan Bradley’ s March 1988 conversation with John Rawlins[...]

Members and guests gathered for our last talk of the year. This was a lively look at the history, philosophy[...]

2022 marks 100 years since the Hartley brothers from Shipton under Wychwood arrived together on the international sporting stage. Their[...]

For our October talk, historian and writer Julie Ann Godson took us through some fascinating snapshots of lives and events[...]

The society’s first evening talk for the 2022/3 season was by Medway Queen enthusiasts Mark and Pam Bathurst, who had[...]

Our February 9th 2022 evening talk was held in the village hall, with a lively attendance of 45+ members and[...]

The society’s first talk of the 2021/22 season was held in the Village Hall – our first opportunity to meet[...]