Programme for the meeting held on Wednesday, 12th October, 1977. The evening started at 7.15pm with Institute notices and other business followed, at 8.00pm by a talk with slides on 'European Alpines in the Wild' given by Mr Joe Elliott of Broadwell Nursery. At 9.00pm there was time for memories of 1927 followed at 9.15pm ...
Bright Hour was a women's organisation affiliated to the Methodist Chapel but open to all women in the village.
This photograph was taken in c. 1959. No. 27 Cedar Road was the last house at that time with only fields next to it. The children are, left to right, back row, Linda Bennett and Christine Faulkner with, front row, Susan Faulkner and Shirley Bennett. The Faulkner family lived at 25 Cedar Road, the Bennetts ...
The house in the centre is no. 27 Cedar Road, then the last house and shows the field at the side. The boy on the trike is Richard Taylor whose family lived in the house opposite. Houses in Granbrook Lane are in the far background.
In 1954 the bells were sent to John Taylors's bell foundry at Loughborough, Leicestershire for re-tuning and re-hanging on ball bearings in a partly new frame. They were removed after Easter and were re-dedicated by the Bishop of Gloucester at the Harvest Thanksgiving service on 15th October. The work cost about £1000 and was raised by ...
Originally this was the front of the vicarage and the front door was where the bottom centre window is now. It is thought that the change was made in Victorian times and a new entrance with a porch was built on to the front.
From left to right: Tom Bingham, Don Taylor, Brian Robbins, Manley Bubb.
Photographed outside the Joseph Webb Hall. Identified as: Back row (L-R): David Clark, David Matthews, Richard Brown, Scoutmaster unknown, Tony Harper, Unknown. Front row: Gordon James, Ian Roberts, Martin Hopkins, Roger Hopkins, William Clark.
Two named but not identified as David and William Clark.
Miss Phillips is on the left, Mrs Stanley on the right.
Held at 9.00am on 2nd June 1953 on the Junior Playing Field on Back Lane. The service began with singing of the national anthem, prayers were led by Rev. E.P.Hammond amd the address was given by the Methodist Minister, Rev. J.Dodds.
Held in the Village Hall.
A family tree designed and embroidered, mainly in cross stitch, by Eunice Franklin nee Savage. She has recorded details of the three generations descended from her and her husband, Geoffrey Franklin. They married on 9th December 1944.
The Old Vicarage is a Georgian house built in 1805 directly opposite the church. Originally the front door was on the other side of the house but the porch and room above are said to have been added in Victorian times and became the front entrance.
From L-R: Rowland Bennett, Aubrey Harper, Margaret Hutchinson nee Kinchin, Graham [Tracker] Mills, Ted [Chippy] Davis. The owner at this time was Mr Rosamund.
Held in the Vicarage garden.
Held in the Vicarage garden.
Second from right is the Vicar, Rev. Eric Hammond.
Held in the Vicarage garden.
Held in the Vicarage Garden.
