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Events

February 2010

9th February,
3.30pm – 5.00pm
SPRING TALK* - Unlocking our Heritage: A Case Study on Managing Change Within the Historic Environment, Admission £5 per person
This illustrated talk by Paul Smith, County Archaeological Officer, will explain the curatorial role played by the County Archaeology Team in the award winning redevelopment of the Oxford Castle and Prison site.

13th - 21st February,
A Snake at the Big Bug EventBIG BUG WEEK - Half Term Family Fun all week including:
  • Mini-Monsters Road Show - Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th February
  • The Big Bug Hunt - Saturday 13th-Sunday 21st February
  • Arts and Crafts Activities - Saturday 13th-Sunday 21st February
  • Creepy Crawlies Costume Workshop - Saturday 20th February
  • Big Bug Fancy Dress Parade and Competition - Saturday 20th February
  • Tours of the Castle and Prison every 20 minutes

Charges apply and pre-booking is advisable.

March 2010

Saturday 6 March,
11am – 12.30pm
SPRING TALK* - “Milk and No Sugar?” – the history in your coffee cup - Limited places Admission £6 per person to include a cup of coffee
Muriel Passey, graduate of St Anne’s College, talks on how coffee drinking became a popular activity and Oxford’s part in its history. The talk is given in association with St Anne’s Association of Senior Members, Oxford Branch.

Thursday 11 March,
6pm – 7.30pm
SPRING TALK* - “The night-time haven of the wandering tribes”: The common lodging-house in Victorian England, Admission £5 per person
By the early 19th century lodging-houses were common in English market towns and cities but had an evil reputation as overcrowded, unsanitary dens of iniquity. Using examples from Oxfordshire, local historian Liz Woolley investigates life in common lodging-houses and tries to cast them in a more positive light.


*SPRING TALKS all talks take place in the Key Learning Centre. To book tickets call 01865 260668, email education@oxfordcastleunlocked.co.uk or visit Oxford Castle - Unlocked.

More events coming soon...  Watch this space.
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