Programme 2024

Meetings take place on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm in Warmington Village Hall (unless otherwise stated). Members free, guests, £2. Membership is only £10 per year!

(Page updated 8th September 2024)

 

 

Thursday, 19th September

Stephen Wass. The Civil War in Banbury.

Sealed Knot members Verna and Stephen Wass will be discussing the impact of the English Civil War on the town and people of Banbury and punctuating the talk with live music played on instruments of the period.

 

 

Thursday, 17th October

John Bishop. Talk on the history of the Gaydon RAF base.

RAF Gaydon opened in 1942 and is known for its role during the Cold War, when it was under the control of RAF Bomber Command as it was the first Royal Air Force (RAF) station to receive the Vickers Valiant when No. 138 Sqadron RAF re-formed here in 1955.

In 1978, the site passed into civilian ownership and today contains the British Motor Museum, the headquarters of automobile manufacturer Aston Martin, and the Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre.

 

 

Thursday, 21st November

David Judd: “The Warmington Judd family and where it has taken me”.

 

December

 

2025

January

 

 

Thursday, 20 Feb 2025

Beat Kümin returns for a talk on: 

‘Tower Ball Deposits in the German Lands’ 

The chronicles and objects some German communities deposit in golden spheres located on top of towers during construction or repairs

 

 

 

As the programme is in development, please check back later.