EVENTs
VISITS BY THE TRANSPORT HISTORY GROUP
Please note - some dates and locations have changed!
The visit to Farnborough Air Sciences Museum is set for Tuesday 26 November. We will be given a light lunch, followed by an introductory talk and film. There will then be a guided tour of the site. The Museum covers the evolution of aircraft through balloons, airships and kites to aircraft. It has exhibits on the development of aircraft including supersonic research and vertical take-off flight, and the development of jet engines. There is also a section on Samuel Cody, who developed a family of aeroplanes at Farnborough. The tour will include the outside static aircraft. Any one interested in aviation would find this a fascinating place to visit; I am told the tour will make sense even to the non-technically minded.
Please note: it will be necessary to go up steps. There will be a lot of standing during the guided tour - you will need to be able to stand for two hours. Please dress warmly, as the Museum will not be heated.
To download a flyer, please click here.
To download a list of planned outings, please click here.
Please note - some dates and locations have changed!
The visit to Farnborough Air Sciences Museum is set for Tuesday 26 November. We will be given a light lunch, followed by an introductory talk and film. There will then be a guided tour of the site. The Museum covers the evolution of aircraft through balloons, airships and kites to aircraft. It has exhibits on the development of aircraft including supersonic research and vertical take-off flight, and the development of jet engines. There is also a section on Samuel Cody, who developed a family of aeroplanes at Farnborough. The tour will include the outside static aircraft. Any one interested in aviation would find this a fascinating place to visit; I am told the tour will make sense even to the non-technically minded.
Please note: it will be necessary to go up steps. There will be a lot of standing during the guided tour - you will need to be able to stand for two hours. Please dress warmly, as the Museum will not be heated.
To download a flyer, please click here.
To download a list of planned outings, please click here.
FURTHER AFIELD
South Stoke Historical Society
On Friday 29 November there is a talk by John Leighfield on The History of the Development of Printed Maps of Oxfordshire at South Stoke Village Hall at 8pm. Visitors welcome.
On Thursday 5 December SSHS are holding Christmas drinks and a talk by Mike Hurst on Memories of Christmas.
Oxford Local History Association's next Study Day is on 16 November. The subject will be Using Manorial Records for Local and Family History, and it will take place at New College, Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3BN. For further details, click here.
Didcot Archaeological and Historical Society holds talks, usually on the second Thursday of the month. For details see www.ddahs.org.uk
South Stoke Historical Society
On Friday 29 November there is a talk by John Leighfield on The History of the Development of Printed Maps of Oxfordshire at South Stoke Village Hall at 8pm. Visitors welcome.
On Thursday 5 December SSHS are holding Christmas drinks and a talk by Mike Hurst on Memories of Christmas.
Oxford Local History Association's next Study Day is on 16 November. The subject will be Using Manorial Records for Local and Family History, and it will take place at New College, Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3BN. For further details, click here.
Didcot Archaeological and Historical Society holds talks, usually on the second Thursday of the month. For details see www.ddahs.org.uk