Category: Nationwide Events
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The Village School In Wartime
At the bottom of this page is a timeline reflecting the “Village School in Wartime”, aligned with other wartime events. The threat of war increased during the late 1930s, with the Munich Crisis in 1938 heightening awareness, and even with the apparently positive outcome on 30th September 1938 – “Peace for our Time”, preparations for… Read more
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Silver Jubilee of George V – 1935
The reign of George V was from 1910 to 1936, and in 1935 his Silver Jubilee was celebrated throughout the Kingdom. Celebrations in the two villages were reported by the Rugby Advertiser in May 1935. Read more
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Power Shortages in the 1970s
A number of winters during the 1970s were affected by significant spells of Power Cuts, often pre-planned and for several hours. Although the most well known tend to be associated with the “Winter of Discontent” in 1978/79, arguably the problems were greater earlier in the decade. in late 1970 there was a series of strikes… Read more
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Nationwide Events With Agricultural Impact
There have been a number of nationwide events which have significantly impacted on the agricultural community. Foot and Mouth Disease In several years, including 1924, 1951, 1967 and 2001 there was an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease that affected the farming community in many ways. As well as the impact on farming there was… Read more
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Weather Events
The Great Freeze of 1963 The winter of 1962/3 is widely regarded as one of the worst on record. Details will be added here of how it affected the two villages. Storm Events Over the years there have been many storms that have caused damage and incident in the two villages, whether it to be… Read more