Cornbury Tickets, Wine and Racing Tips, and History on a Website
EARLYBIRD TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR CORNBURY FESTIVAL
Tickets can be bought at www.cornburyfestival.com/earlybird_tickets.php but there is no line-up yet.
THE WINE (AND HORSES) TIPSTER
Local wine expert Monty Phillips, who with his partner Louise runs Phillips-Hill Wine Marketing and is particularly known in Charlbury for running the bar at the ChOC films each month, now has his own blog. Have a look: you might pick a winning horse, or a winning wine. He's at www.thewinetipster.co.uk
LOCAL HISTORY FEATURES ON BOOKSHOP'S NEW WEBSITE
Evenlode Books has launched a brand new website at www.evenlodebooks.co.uk packed with information about their books, CDs and DVDs. There are also details of books of local interest, and free downloads of chapters from some of them, including 'A History of Charlbury' and 'Wychwood and Cornbury'. Under 'A Guide to Charlbury and its History' you'll also find the complete text of 'Reminiscences of Charlbury' by Jesse Clifford: this makes an interesting read, complete with an introduction by Jesse's great great nephew, Charlbury's very own Geoff Clifford! (Jesse was master of the school on the Playing Close from 1842 to 1884: there's a photo of the schoolkids on the site as well as one of him.)
Jon Carpenter · Fri 11 Dec 2009, 11:18 · Link