Category: Social Life
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The Church of England Temperance Society
Frank Hartley wrote about the Church of England Temperance Society in the village newsletter of March 2018. Our Victorian forbears were very much alive to the problems caused by drunkenness amongst the working population. A number of Temperance Societies sprung up in the mid to late Victorian years. The Church of England Temperance Society (CETS)… Read more
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Maddest Merriest Day Springtime
Frank Hartley wrote an article for the Church Lawford and Kings Newnham Village Newsletter in 2018 regarding village May Day Celebrations. The Maddest Merriest Day Springtime is, at last, here in Church Lawford. All the familiar signs tell us that it is so. The sun rides higher in the sky; winter woollies are cast aside;… Read more
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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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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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Village Fete 1951
The Rugby Advertiser reported on the Village Fete of 1951 Read more
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Village Potato Show
The Village Potato Show was held on an annual basis. The Potato Club was sponsored by the People’s Refreshment House Association, the owners of the White Lion, with the long-standing Landlord, Andy Coot, being the main driver for this initiative. The Rugby Advertiser reported on the 1937 event. Read more
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Village Show 1935
The village show had become an annual event by 1935, and had competition from the Potato Show. The Rugby Advertiser reported on the event it the 23rd August 1935 edition. Read more
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Whist Drive – Fundraising
For most of the 20th Century one of the regular methods of fundraising in the village was hosting a Whist Drive. Some examples over four different decades and for a range of causes are as follows Read more