Monthly Archives: November 2020

Christ Church Cathedral Oxford Carol Concert

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The hugely popular Christ Church Cathedral Oxford Carol Concert which is organised by a team of local volunteers is this year going to be streamed, free to all – so if anyone is looking for something Christmassy they can enjoy doing from home, they need look no further!

A stellar cast of celebrities and renowned musicians are joining forces in a major online Christmas celebration of carols and festive readings to help generate urgently needed funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The concert, aptly named Follow the Stars, streams as live from Friday 11th – 31st December. From the beautiful Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, will be performances by world-leading baritones Roderick Williams and Christopher Purves and celebrities will deliver seasonal readings directly from their own homes. So, to join Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry, Jeremy Irons, Alexander Armstrong, Toby Jones, Benjamin Zephaniah and a host of other well-known faces including a very special surprised guest star, go to the following link for more details Follow The Stars and to view the trailer.

 

Dorchester Abbey Christmas Cards

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Sold in aid of Dorchester Abbey

Please do buy Abbey cards this year to support us while our income is affected by corona virus measures.

They are available from the museum or from Steph Forman steph@forman.org.uk

All cards are sold with envelopes in packs of 10 for £4.50 and are colour printed on glossy quality card with ‘Happy Christmas’ inside and ‘Sold in aid of Dorchester Abbey’ on the back.

 

Dorchester-on-Thames Historical Society

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In these unprecedented times we are sadly unable to plan any meetings for the foreseeable future.

We had hoped to carry over 2020 meetings into 2021 but cannot yet offer speakers possible dates or guarantee suitable arrangements in any local venue. We have also ruled out trying to provide ZOOM talks, as these would not reach all our membership, or other members of the public, and not all speakers can offer this technology.

However, we hope everyone who has explored the links on YouTube has enjoyed and learnt new facts about our village from Malcolm Airs’ three live walks around the village – perhaps you have now walked round yourselves to look at the features he has shown us. Thank you so much to our Honorary President for providing us with these stimulating, informative and fascinating guides to our heritage.

We also hope our members have enjoyed receiving news from the Oxfordshire Local History Association, which offers a wide range of talks and information online and draws attention to events and new publications.

If anyone is interested in pursuing their own local research – on their family or house, for example – or have questions on Dorchester history they would like answered, we’d be happy to help.

We shall postpone our customary January AGM until February or later. Meanwhile, your committee will continue to monitor the situation, and hope to give you better news in the New Year.

Margot Metcalfe, Chairman