by Carolyn Weber | Nov 15, 2020 | News
These are Quiz Walks about Oxton for younger children and their parents, grandparents or caretakers mostly, though anyone could do it if they fancied a Walk around our Village. The questions are mostly observational and require no particular knowledge. There are two...
by Carolyn Weber | Nov 14, 2020 | News
Over the past few years the Oxton Society has received numerous awards from the Royal Horticultural Society for our Hanging Baskets and Secret Gardens. Obviously in 2020 things were different. However, we have been given three special awards this year for...
by Jeff Willis | Oct 23, 2020 | News
Sadly we have abandoned our popular Xmas Lights Switch-on. But we are lighting up the village again from the end of November – dreaming of a White Christmas. This year there will be no crowds – so no income to help pay for the lights. We are getting...
by Jeff Willis | Sep 24, 2020 | News
A Blue Plaque commemorating the the Willmer Sisters, who were among the first female newspaper editors in the country in the early 1900s, was unveiled outside their former home in Wellington Rd on September 19. Laura and Jeannie Willmer were editors of the Wallasey...
by Jeff Willis | Jul 27, 2020 | News
OXTON SOCIETY JULY HISTORY PERIODICAL Sorry, but we are unable to print and distribute the History Periodical as normal. You can access it by using this link. In time there will be a reduced print run as some people like to keep back numbers. If you would like...
by Jeff Willis | Jul 18, 2020 | News
Once again we regret that we are unable to print and distribute the Oxton Society Newsletter as normal. However, we have produced a version of the July Newsletter which you can read using this link. We are hoping that at some point we will be able to arrange a...
