Author: Antony Farmer
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October 1978 Parish Newsletter
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Village Profile in the 19th Century – Church Lawford
1850 Gazetteer of Warwickshire The earliest full Gazetteer entry for Church Lawford was in 1850. It was surprisingly detailed, with village history as well as description of current facilities, The church described is the original church, complete with the low tower. The Village Pub is now known as the White Lion, following references earlier in… Read more
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Village Profile in 19th Century – Kings Newnham
1850 Gazetteer of Warwickshire Notable in this directory is the background on the original church, as well as detail of the Village Post Office. This would have been published before the discovery of the Leigh family graves in the Cemetery. 1871/72 – Imperial Gazetteer The Imperial Gazetteer covered the whole of England and Wales. Notable… Read more
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An Interim Review of the Airport Campaign
With the 2002 Airport Proposal gathering such a wide audience, and generating so much public interest, there were some excellent review articles written in various press outlets. Some of there are referenced as part of various articles in this archive, along with links to the full article, given copyright limitations, where the article still be… Read more
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Dennis Spiller Departure in 1972
The following article appeared in the Rugby Advertiser in December 1972, announcing the departure of Rev Dennis Spiller from the twin parish. Read more
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Churchyard Rationalisation
The following article appeared in the Rugby Advertiser in April 1969. Read more
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Rev John Eardley Appointment
The following clipping is from the Rugby Advertiser of 4th October 1974 Read more
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An Online Angle To The Campaign
Although in 2002/03 the concept of personal websites was still rather in its infancy, many villages joined the published press in putting their messages online. A collage of some of the various pages is shown below (it was not possible to get samples of them all, as some were not held in the Internet Archive). Read more
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Airport Consultation 2002 – Background Information
The following pages contain various items of interest relating to the Airport Threat in 2002/03, complementing the initial story. Airport Consultation 2002 – Midlands Summary Document July 2002 Front Page News 2002 July – September 2002 An Online Angle to the Campaign July 2002 – December 2003 Campaign For Rural England / Friends of the… Read more
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Airport Threat – Headline News
Shown below are a selection of Newspaper Headlines from 2002. More details from the various local newspapers during 2002 and 2003 are in the Research section of the archive, including the various letters from villagers published at the time. Read more