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Just Found - Video of 1993 Botley Carnival

Just Found -Video of 1993 Botley Carnival
Glen Harfield has recently found a video of Botley carnival in 1993 that his Grandparents filmed, Click link to gallery - its bottom right on the Gallery Page
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History Society


In 2011, the History Society's of Botley & Curdridge and Durley amalgamated to form the
Botley, Curdridge and Durley History Society. 
 
For history relating to Durley, see web page www.durley.hampshire.org.uk

The History Society meet monthly from September until April at 8.00pm at the Reading Room, Curdridge 

See Botley's history displayed in 'Botley Past & Present a DVD History of the village' by Derek Cole & Dennis Stokes 

See the 'Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Botley' in a DVD by Derek Cole
Obtainable from The Penny Farthing Gallery, The Square, Botley


 

 
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Baptisms in Botley between 1679 and 1975

    
     
     
(We are still adding records -
 presently  info up to 9 November 1975
 with nearly 6500 entries [6389])

The programme of meetings for 2011/2012 are as follows:-

May to August 2012  - No Meetings
Wednesday 26th September 2012  - 'Hampshire Treasures' by HRO Film & Sound Library
Wednesday 24th October 2012  - 'Floating Bridge'
Friday 23rd November 2012  - 'Folklore in Hampshire'
Friday 7th December 2012 - Christmas Dinner (To be pre-booked)
Friday 25th January 2013 - 'The Civil War in Hampshire'
Friday 22nd February 2013 -'Townhill Park House'
Friday 15th March 2013 - 'Strawberry History'
Friday 26th April 2013 - '17th Century Villa'

 

Botley Parish Registers 1679-1837 - by Mick Cooper (opens in New Window)

Some old Botley Photos Click on image below to see larger picture



PUBLICATIONS
Botley Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
A DVD by Derek Cole shows the village events of this joyous event. Available now at The Penny Farthing Gallery, The Square, Botley.(Price £5-00) 

'Botley -Past & Present'  A new DVD showing the history of the village from Roman times to the present day.
 Cost £5-00 plus postage & packing (£1-20UK) from Derek Cole ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Dennis Stokes ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Botley and Curdridge - A History of Two Hampshire Villages.  A newly published book by the Botley and Curdridge Local History Society is now available at The Penny Farthing Gallery, High Street, Botley (Price £12.50)

The River Hamble - A History by David Chun  Published in 2009. From the source at Bishop's Waltham to the Solent, this detailed history is particularly relevant to Botley and Curdridge.  Price £16-99 available from good bookshops, Bishop's Waltham Post Office and through this website.