Author: Antony Farmer
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The Village May Day Parade
The two villages of Church Lawford and Kings Newnham staged a May Parade for many years. The Rugby Advertiser from 29th May 1925 reports on that year’s event. A Pretty May Festival On Friday the school children celebrated their May Day. The weather, contrary to late years, was all that could be desired. The scholars… Read more
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The Peace Babies of Church Lawford
Frank Hartley looked back at the times of the First World War, how it affected the two villages, and the “Peace Babies” reporting in Church Lawford after the war. This article was published in the Church Lawford and Kings Newnham village newsletter of November 2018. The month of November is upon us and it is… Read more
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Parish Layout Changes
A series of articles published in the Church Lawford and Kings Newnham Parish Newsletter are referenced as details on the villages timeline here. The two parishes were separate entities until 1595. The British Histories Online page gives a detailed overview of Parish History based on a series of historic publications called Victoria County History, with… Read more
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Alf Day – Village Blacksmith
During 2022 the old Blacksmith’s Shop at the top of School Street was demolished and a new residence built on the site. The Smithy had been built in the late 1920s by Blacksmith Alf Day, a veteran of the First World War. It followed in a sequence of Blacksmith’s Forges in the village, both at… Read more
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Addition of Two Extra Bells – 1937
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The Airey Houses
Following World War II there was an urgent need for additional housing. One initiative was to build houses from reclaimed materials, making use of ex-military hardware combined with pre-fabricated parts that could help with rapid and low-skilled construction. A design for a house which included pre-fabricated concrete columns and panels reinforced with tubing from the… Read more
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Church Concerts
The Rugby Advertiser reported on a church concert in 1938 Read more
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Society For The Propogation of the Gospel
The Rugby Advertiser reported on a meeting of the Society For The Propogation of the Gospel in 1936 The Advertiser also reported on an earlier missionary visit and exhibition in 1927. Read more
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Rev E H Hooton Appointment 1939
The Rugby Advertiser report on the appointment of the Rev E H Hooton in 1939 Read more
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W H Trickett Departure in 1939
The Rugby Advertiser report on Rev W H Trickett’s departure in 1939 Read more