Enstone History Society
Enstone History Society runs a series of events throughout the year. Currently, the membership stands at around 65 but new members are always welcome.
The Society’s financial position remains strong. A summary of the 2023 accounts is as follows:
Income: £1302
Expenditure: £1185
Profit £ 117
Cash at bank + petty cash £1023 (£906 in 2022)
As you will see, having made a loss last year, the Society is back in profit.
Please note that subscriptions are now due for 2025 which remain at £15.00 per person. If possible, please make a bank transfer directly to the Society’s bank account as follows:
Name: The Enstone History Society
Sort Code: 20 03 84
A/c No: 23443361
Please use your name as the reference.
Alternatively, you can pay by cheque (made payable to The Enstone History Society) or by cash. Any one of the Committee Members will be happy to take your money!
It would be very much appreciated if you would pay your subscription promptly, please.
Please contact either John Pritchard or Julia Boardman if you would like to join. There are six committee members who run the society.
Committee Members:
- John Pritchard – 01608 678175 – email: Chairman
- Anne Francis – 01608 678820 – email: Secretary
- Julia Boardman – 01608 677627 – email: Treasurer
- Carol Geare – Newsletter Editor
- Brian Pennington
For the History Society Newsletter click here: Newsletter January 2023
Click here for a link to The Oxfordshire Local History Association (OHLA)
Meetings unless otherwise advised will be at St Kenelm’s church starting at 6.30 for 7pm. Members can bring guests for a payment of £6 which includes a drink and sandwiches.
Programme for 2025:
- 15th January: New Year party at The Manor House, Church Enstone.
- 12th March: Social Climbing in Fifteenth Century England: Virginia Bainbridge
- 9th April: Churchill, Kingham and Sarsden – Current VCH work in West Oxfordshire: Mark Page
- 7th May: The Life of Wilfred Owen, WW1 Poet: Jane Potter
- 18th June: The Great Rollright Shepherd, Richard Widdows, who died in 1910 aged 104: Helen Castle
- 17th July: Traditional picnic at St. Kenelm’s church (no talk).
- 17th September: Sarah Siddons, the first celebrity actress: Jo Willett
- TBN October: Details to be advised
- TBN November: Details to be advised
We look forward to seeing you all at our various events in 2025.
REVIEW OF 2023.
A full programme of talks and events was implemented in 2023, which ranged from a talk by member Anthony Benn (The Mau Mau – Recollections and Reflections on Imperialism) to member Jeremy Burton’s talk on After the Gold Rush – a Californian Gold-mining Adventure to Nicola Coldstream’s talk on Spectacle and Surprise in the Medieval Coronation Ceremony which was particularly appropriate in a Coronation year. Nicola Coldstream also guided a group of members around three local churches. A Christmas party was held on 3rd January which was attended by around thirty members and guests. All of the Society’s talks and events were reviewed by Carol Geare, our Editor, in various newsletters throughout the year.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the Committee for continuing to run the Society. Thanks are due to Julia Boardman, our Treasurer, who manages the finances for the Society and is also Membership Secretary. Thanks also to Anne Francis, our Secretary who manages our administration and to Carol Geare who is our Editor and produces our Newsletter. Brian Pennington also deserves our thanks for setting up the bar and organising the sandwiches for our meetings in addition to arranging the seating. As you are aware, Pam Foxall died last month and I would like to take the opportunity to thank her for the contribution she made to the running of the Society over the years and for her valuable support.
We trust that you will keep safe and well in 2024 and we look forward to your continued support of the Society during the coming year.
John Pritchard, Chairman.