Owing to Coronavirus the Archive Room is closed until further notice, and History Group events are postponed. The archive team will be happy to respond to any queries posted via the website Contact page
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Website Revamp
The Wheatley Archive website has been restructured to present contents of the archive at the top level, with comprehensive search capability for general items, and a specific capability to search material about men who served in the First World War from the book ‘They were a Wall’ funded by the
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The Wheatley Village Archive started in 2003 as an initiative of the History Group within the Wheatley Society under the chairmanship of David Harverson, with the offer of a small room above the entrance to the Merry Bells village hall thanks to a generous subsidy by Wheatley Parish Council. The
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COME AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE NEW WAY OF PRESENTINGThe History of Wheatley Saturday 17th November at the Merry Bells 9.30am to 4.30pm The presentation and associated exhibition will highlight the latest developments at Wheatley Village Archive together with other aspects of the history of Wheatley. The developments include the
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The website team has developed a separate Archive sub-site WW1 Men to present material from the book ‘They Were a Wall’ produced as part of the WW1 Commemoration project. The existing site has been moved to a new advert-free platform with a more modern style and, in due course, will be
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Continue readingArchive Room now on the Internet!
The Archive Room now has Internet access thanks to Wheatley Parish Council: http://wheatleyparishcouncil.gov.uk/
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This is a concept website to gain experience, encourage contributors and collect some initial material
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We are actively seeking contributors – people with an interesting story to tell about Wheatley, preferably including pictures. Please visit the Archive Room on Thursday afternoon to express your interest, or contact either David Harverson or John Halliday – see Contacts page.
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