Category: Village History
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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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Lawford’s Air Heritage
Many will be aware of the existence of RAF Church Lawford during the war, and further details are provided below, along with details of the air activities prior to the war. In 1932 there was an air display based at Lawford Heath organised by Sir Alan Cobham using a grass air-strip for public flights as… Read more
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 2012
The Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark 60 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II was held on the 2nd-5th June 2012 in the United Kingdom. The actual jubilee day was 6th February 2012, as the accession of the Queen was on 6th February 1952, but the commemoration was held over to summer months. The… Read more
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Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee 1887
To mark 50 years of the reign of Queen Victoria, the Golden Jubilee celebrations were held on 20th and 21st June 1887. Throughout the country there were local celebrations. The schedule of events was published in the local newspapers. Details for Church Lawford are below. Similar details were published for King’s Newnham, with a separate… Read more
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Millennium Celebrations
Many of the Millennium Celebrations were at a family level, rather than at a village level, but there was a small gathering on the village green to read the Millennium Resolution as detailed below: Read more
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee (2002)
The Golden Jubilee celebration to mark 50 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II was held on the 4th June 2002 in the United Kingdom. The actual jubilee day was 6th February 2002, as the accession of the Queen was on 6th February 1952, but the commemoration was held over to summer months. The… Read more
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977
The Silver Jubilee celebration to mark 25 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II was held on the weekend of 6th and 7th June 1977 in the United Kingdom. The actual jubilee day was 6th February 1977, as the accession of the Queen was on 6th February 1952, but the commemoration was held over… Read more
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Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897
Following the events in the two villages to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 60 years as Queen at her Diamond Jubilee on 21/22 June 1897, the Parish Newsletter carried a report from the vicar as well as the results of the village sports. Hester and Marjory Townsend had made a tableau to celebrate the event. Local Newspapers… 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