We are delighted to welcome back Lord Jay of Ewelme, former British Ambassador to France and Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who will be telling us all about his fascinating diplomatic career. The talk will take place in St Leonard's Church, Watlington, and it promises to be a wonderfully interesting and entertaining evening. … Continue reading Lord Jay of Ewelme : 19th January

Looking ahead to the beginning of the year, on January 19th we have a major talk planned in St Leonard’s Church, when Lord Jay of Ewelme, former British Ambassador to France and Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will be telling us all about his fascinating diplomatic career with his talk Travels of an … Continue reading Lord Jay – January 19th : SAVE THE DATE

Happy New Year everyone; hope you had a very happy and restful Christmas season and are looking forward to 2024. FOWL have a number of exciting events planned this year; first up we are very much looking forward to later this month, January 19th, whenwe have a major talk planned in St Leonard’s Church.  Lord … Continue reading Happy 2024 to all from FOWL

"When We Fall" is the acclaimed new novel by award-winning novelist Carolyn Kirby - a gripping Second World War thriller, chosen by The Times and The Sunday Times as one of the ten best historical novels of 2020. In her illustrated talk Carolyn will tell the story of her original inspiration for the book in … Continue reading Carolyn Kirby : Women With Wings – 17th November

We had a really interesting evening with award-winning novelist Carolyn Kirby on November 17th when she came to talk about her highly praised novel When We Fall; a gripping Second World War II thriller chosen by The Times and Sunday Times as one of the ten best historical novels of 2020. Huge thanks to her. … Continue reading FOWL in the Watlington Times : December in the library

Many thanks to our wonderful library artist Jen Skene for this beautiful autumnal scene which has appeared as if by magic...

We will be hosting a Creative Lego Workshop on October 7th at 2pm for all those lucky enough to secure a free place. Pop into the library now to get the Lego-mad youngsters in your house on the list, as spaces will be limited.

Sylvia Vetta returns to the library with a talk about her new book : "Food Of Love" - her story, punctuated by a lifetime of recipes and the importance of memoir. Full details are given on the poster below, and tickets are on sale from the library from Saturday 26th August. We do hope you … Continue reading Sylvia Vetta : “Food Of Love” – Friday 15th September