Sibfords History Society – John Piper and Oxfordshire
Speaker Lizzy Rowe
Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start
Guests £5
Village Hall
Coming up...
SHS – Day trip to Bournemouth
A coach trip to visit the Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum Times may change; …
A coach trip to visit the Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Times may change; watch this space for further details nearer the date.
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
The Sibfords History Society
The Sibfords Society began in 1993 and changed its name to The Sibfords History Society in 2019. Meetings are held nine times each year. These include talks of historical interest and external visits during the summer. We concentrate mainly on the local area but are occasionally happy to invite speakers from further afield. We have an archive room where we preserve evidence for future generations. Read our Constitution and Aims.
Membership costs £15 per year, to be paid at the AGM in March. Guests are welcome on payment of an entry fee of £5 per person, to be paid at the door (schoolchildren free). Free tea and coffee is usually served after the meeting.
For further information, please contact Diana on 01295 788 214 or email shs
For more information about local history in Oxfordshire, visit the Oxfordshire Local History Association.
Browse the website pages at https://thesibfords.uk/about for historical information and photos related to the Sibfords and their inhabitants.
Test your knowledge of local history with our picture quiz booklet (answers at the back!).
Programme for 2026
Talks start at 7.30pm unless stated otherwise. Click on the date for full details of a meeting.
| Thu 19 February | Roger Croston | The Discovery, Recognition and Installation of the 14th Dalai Lama The talk will be preceded by the Society’s Annual General Meeting |
| Thu 19 March 7pm | Social Evening | A History of Morris Dancing Stephen Wass will talk on the history of Morris dancing in Oxfordshire, with live music, dance and the chance for audience participation. Followed by supper together. |
| Thu 16 April | Marie Louise Kerr | The Romans in Oxfordshire |
| Thu 21 May | Stephen Barker | Indians at Victorian Oxford |
| Thu 18 June | Lizzy Rowe | John Piper and Oxfordshire |
| Thu 16 July | TBA | TBA |
| Thu 17 September | Dale Johnston | The Canary Girls of Banbury and their Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| Thu 15 October | Gillian White | The First Duke of Marlborough |
| Thu 19 November | Stephen Wass | Oxfordshire’s Secret Gardens |
Mailing list
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