Over the years there have been a number of articles published taking direct input from villagers about the locality in which they were living – usually with reference to their earlier lives in the villages. These are detailed in the links below. There were also several other contemporary accounts of visiting the two villages, which are referenced in the village timeline, and also on the published resources page.
John Brierly 1921 (Looking back at 1918 Sale and earlier times)
The Debate About The Village Stocks – looking back in 1954
Chum Dyer Reflecting on Village Changes in 1960
Alf Day (1893-1974) Reflecting on Village Life in 1971
Christine Brown’s recollection in the April 1980 village magazine about the Village Pump.
Arthur Woodward (1902-1981) – A Village Life Story
Sydney Cresswell in 1988 looking back at first half of twentieth century
Ron Hence in 2002 looking back at interwar period
Liz Parvin’s Recollections in 2015 about the Village Airport protests in 2002-03
Details of a number of Weather events that have been noted over the years are via this link.