Willoughby Society

The Willoughby Society was formed in 1962. It's objects are:

1. To Search out and record all available information relating to the Parish of Willoughby
2. To record the natural history of the Parish of Willoughby
3. To take an interest in and record the archaeological features of the Parish of Willoughby
4. To maintain and improve the environment of the village of Willoughby
5. To publicise and generate outside interest in the village of Willoughby
6. To foster community cohesion and develop friendly contact with similar organizations and arrange social and cultural events..
7. To organise, foster and assist in charitable matters affecting the Parish of Willoughby.

Today the Society arranges a programme of talks on subjects of interest to villagers, contributes to projects that enhance the village and it's facilities, and arranges regular social events. In addition members research the village history and preserve and expand the village archive of documents, photographs, and other media.

The Officers of the Society are:

Chair:    Leonie Tromans

Secretary:    Ann Bojko

Treasurer:    Richard Jackson

Committee Members:   Joyce Jackson; Joanne Lewis; Val Taylor, Emily Ledson.

To see a copy of the Society's constituion click here

Willoughby's Natural World

Since 1977 the Society has been recording items of interest about the village's flora, fauna, and weather. The information recorded was gathered by the current recorder at the Society's monthly meetings.There is also a Sighting form were people can report their observations. To learn more about Willoughby's Natural Word or to enter a sighting report click here to go to the Natural World page.

Willoughby's History

A brief outline of the village's history can be found on the "About" page of this site. Further information your first port of call should be the village archives which consist of material punlished on this site and other digital material which cannot be published online. There are also Documents relating to the village in the archives of Magdalen College, Oxford, and also at The County Records Office at Warwick. These include the originals of the material in the online archive.

The Society's Archivist may also be able to assist enquirers from material that cannot be published online. He can be contacted via the site feedback form.

Click here to go to the Village Archives

Seperate galeries of recent events are added to this page and listed on the right. These images will be added to the main archive in due course.