Surprise at St Andrew's Shrivenham
Numbers attending the first of the winter talks were swelled with several Shrivenham residents as Dr Margaret Andrews  shared her account...
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Sep 212 min
Waddesdon- an excellent outing
September 11th 2024   Led by the indefatigable Stella Tidmarsh for the very last time, a full coach set out for Waddesdon on a fine...
Aug 262 min
Conservate – a Heritage Skills Conference – Friday 20th September 2024
The first Skills Conference at the Skills Centre on Friday 20 September  is now confirmed and I wanted to share these details with you. ...
Aug 221 min
Picnic at Buscot House- on the hottest day of the year!
Some brief notes about our Buscot picnic. Some of you will remember this day when you may have had a very unexpected morning...
Aug 71 min
Secrets of Coleshill
30 members were treated to a fascinating day at the National Trust village of Coleshill. In the morning we had a tour of Home Farm and...
Jul 311 min
Dorney Court - a gem of a house
A full coach took us to Dorney Court in Buckinghamshire. First stop was the Pineapple pub 'Famous for its sandwiches'. They were...
Jul 35 min
Spring Holiday
Spring Holiday We set off for Pembrokeshire after the final pick-up in Cirencester on a very soggy Saturday morning driven by our capable...
Jul 11 min
Midsummer coffee morning
It was another new venue for the latest coffee morning, this time at Stanton House near Highworth.  Coffee was served in the light and...
Jun 301 min
Charlecote Manor
All the elements for a quintessentially delightful summer excursion came together for our outing to Charlecote Park. The sun shone, the...
May 141 min
Owlpen, a secret gem
A leisurely early lunch at the South Gloucester Service Station in the sunshine was an excellent start to a challenging, interesting and...
May 142 min
Hello Heelis
UTRNTA Visit to Heelis (the central office and headquarters of the Nation Trust) – 25th April 2024 Very nearly forty of us boarded the...
Apr 221 min
Members enjoyed a wonderful variety of skilful wildlife and astro photography
from Paul Colley- wildlife photographer
Apr 181 min
Bat conservation and the Universe
Paul Colley - wildlife photographer ​ From bats hunting at night to gigantic structures in the deepest reaches of space: hidden worlds...
Apr 33 min
News from our area from Sarah Hannis
Sarah is the Senior Volunteering & Community Officer for the West Oxfordshire area and co-ordinates information to the local groups...
Mar 121 min
Coffee at the Lakes
Despite the wild wet morning, members enjoyed coffee together at The Lakes, just outside Lechlade, and were made to feel very welcome. A...
Mar 121 min
Working the Windmill at Wilton
How good it is to learn more about how nature's free gifts of wind and water have been used so effectively for many years to drive wind...
Mar 23 min
Our oldest active member of the UTRNTA
Today Gillian and I were entertained to a delightful morning with a cup of coffee and lots of smiles and chat from a special lady, who is...
Feb 151 min
Tolkien- was Lord of theRings set here?
On  a cold, damp Tuesday  in February, Sjoerd Vogt’s enthusiasm and Tolkien story-telling raised our spirits in a full house at Highworth...
Feb 151 min
New Year Lunch
On Wednesday 7th March the group  enjoyed a New Year's lunch, this year at Blunsdon House Hotel. The lunch is an annual event but this...
Feb 42 min
National Trust Matters
Andy Beer, the Director of Operations and Consultancy for the National Trust started off the 2024 talks in great style at Lechlade...
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