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A new take on the classic military museum. We share stories of heroism, combat and peace. https://xitter.cf/t.co/HPGBPlypFZ

 Woodstock, England
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Joined June 2011
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Introducing a new blog series, Oxfordshire's Airpower Stories, which looks at some objects in our galleries and archives which illustrate the long history of aircraft and airfields in the county. Our first looks at Charles 'Aussie' Stone, RFC, AFC buff.ly/rBFVxEY
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Trick or treat? 馃巸 This #halfterm we're collaborating on some creepy crafts with The #Oxfordshire Museum once again! Drop in to the Coach House Thursday 29th October from 10.15am - 12:30pm, or 1.30 - 3.30pm for #Halloween fun!
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Coming 20 & 21 October - Smoking Apples Theatre's award-winning Kinder. Follow Babi's Kindertransport journey from bon bons in Germany to the smell of the sea in Margate through table-top puppetry and shadow play. Get your tickets: buff.ly/1q3IHXm
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*Calling all Stallholders!* There are still spaces available for this year鈥檚 Woodstock Festive Fayre. If you make or sell artisan gifts and products, including jewellery, food and drink, clothing, ceramics and gifts, we鈥檇 love to hear from you! buff.ly/wo80mb5
A variety of sweets on sale during Woodstock Festive Fayre in St Mary Magdalene Church - Photo by Cyrus Mower

ALT A variety of sweets on sale during Woodstock Festive Fayre in St Mary Magdalene Church - Photo by Cyrus Mower

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It's about time we brought up the PIAT. On display in our Arnhem exhibition, this original Projector Infantry Anti-Tank was kindly loaned to us by Geoff Baulk, with a wonderful replica PIAT Bomb from the @CunningArtif
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Often maligned for its short range and difficulty cocking the weapon, it proved highly effective in the right hands, providing lightly-equiped airborne troops with a vital anti-armour tool.
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A look at three men of #Arnhem who all started out in three different battalions of the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry before joining the Parachute Regiment. Find us on Youtube for the full video, and find out more about the Oxf & Bucks who went 'A Bridge Too Far'
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Tickets still available for @smokingapplesth Kinder here at the museum, 20-21 October! The multi-award-winning show uses table-top puppetry and shadow play to tell the story of Babi, a Czech-Jewish girl escaping on a Kindertransport train! 馃帿 buff.ly/MoxyrZM
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Have you seen our mini-exhibition, Postcards from the Frontlines? From the humorous to the heartfelt, it's open until 6 November 2026. 'From North to South, from East to West, The Ox & Bucks. give their very best' This cheerful, patriotic WW1 card promotes the county regiment
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With our #Arnhem exhibition underway, who were the members of the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry who went 'a bridge too far'? Researched by Steve Berridge - lightbobs.com Presented by Brigadier (Retd) David Innes
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A little look behind the scenes at an object soon to make its way into our displays - an impressive bronze figure of an Oxfordshire Hussar, presented to Major James Mason by #Woodstock troop when he retired from the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars in 1898.
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Visitors taking cover in our Anderson Shelter will notice our ARP display is back, and has a new addition - a genuine #Oxford ARP bucket! One to add to your bucket list, it's a very recent donation and the perfect partner to our stirrup pump, for all your fire-fighting needs.
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馃毃 馃毃馃毃 Unfortunately, due to staff illness, the museum will be closed today, 26 September 2026. We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience caused. Currently, no other opening times or days are affected.
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Arnhem: Before the Bridge is now #open! Drop in and see Airborne equipment and kit on display and find out more about the fateful battle 82 years ago - including the less known Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire connections! #arnhem #anniversary #exhibition #oxfordshire
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Our Arnhem: Before the Bridge exhibition is all set to open this weekend, and next month we'll be parachuting in 'The Colonel', Ingram Murray, to recount a tale you'll tell your grandchildren... Join us at 1400, 17 October 2026 for Arnhem 1944 buff.ly/LwiJmIA
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This chess set and plaque were crafted by German POWs and given to Albert Walker when 105 Reinforcement Group left Bielfield in 1948 Albert served 1st Oxf & Bucks LI during WW2, and in the years that followed was tasked with helping to manage displaced people and POWs.
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Albert handed them down to his son, John, pictured here. John has kindly loaned them to us for display, before handing them down to his son in turn!
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Get prepared for our #Arnhem: Before the Bridge exhibition with our blogs and videos! Find out more about the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry men who went 'A Bridge Too Far' Read the articles: buff.ly/H277NO3 Watch the full video: buff.ly/FKKU05a
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#onthisday 1944 - the battle for #Arnhem begins. Marking the 82nd anniversary, we're announcing our next exhibition - Arnhem: Before the Bridge, supported with a screening of Theirs is the Glory (1946) and a talk with Ingram Murray this October. buff.ly/GQP3nnb
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#lastchancetosee Lee Miller: A Woman at War ends TODAY Visit us from 2pm - 5pm for a final look at her incredible wartime photos, from the home front in Britain to the front lines in Europe. #leemiller #exhibition #oxfordshire Exhibition photography by Colin Morris
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