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Peter Allen Memorial Lectures
News item provided by Thatcham Historical SocietyAn event is being organised to coincide with National Local History Month and also in memory of the late Peter Allen who passed away in May 2009. Hence the series of lectures is to be called “The Peter Allen Memorial Lectures.” The event is being organised by Thatcham Historical Society, but with a great deal of help and support from many individuals and organistions. For more information, please see www.paml.info.
Vulcan 'could be lost from skies'
News item provided by BBC NewsThe owners of the last air-worthy Vulcan bomber say it will be lost from the skies unless £650,000 is found.
AWE uranium store plans approved
News item provided by BBC NewsCouncillors in West Berkshire approve plans for a new facility to store enriched uranium at Britain's nuclear weapons "factory" in Aldermaston.
Historic Environment of Thatcham
News item provided by Thatcham Historical SocietyLocation:
Common Room, First Floor, Sixth Form Block, Kennet School, Thatcham.
Annual General Meeting 2010
News item provided by Thatcham Historical SocietyA packed room gathered for the Annual General Meeting of the Thatcham Historical Society on Monday (25th January). Sue thanked the members for the continued support of the society and fellow committee members for their hard work in promoting and organising events over the past year. Sue reviewed the events of 2009 and noted that for various reasons one of our trips had to be cancelled for various reasons.
Speaker Review: A history of Dolls houses
News item provided by Thatcham Historical SocietySue noted that dolls houses, collecting and making, was the second fastest growing hobby in the world. A hobby that dates back to the Egyptians who are known to have had dolls, although there is no evidence of dolls houses (or pyramids!).
Oxfordshire football round-up
News item provided by BBC NewsA round-up of the weekend's games for Oxford City, Didcot Town, Abingdon United, North Leigh, Banbury and Brackley.
Egypt flash floods: Your stories
News item provided by BBC NewsBBC readers describe the flooding in Egypt's tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on 18 January. Flooding across the region left seven people dead in Israel and Egypt.
Ice plunge boy dies in hospital
News item provided by BBC NewsA six-year-old boy dies "peacefully" in hospital just over two weeks after plunging through ice into a freezing pond.