Those Pesky Evacuees – the full works.
The final chapter and the original version of Bob Holdemans war time memories can be downloaded here.
Drat
Articles from the Archive
Lest we forget. 1919, the dedication of Child Okeford’s wayside Cross.
Western Gazette, Friday, 14th November 1919
CHILDE OKEFORD: DEDICATION OF WAYSIDE CROSS AND MEMORIAL WINDOW
A handsome wayside cross has been erected at the junction of the cross-roads in the centre of
Those pesky ‘vacuees -the latest chapter.
12:SHOOTING
During the High Street period, I made friends with
The latest from our war time evacuee.
11:POLICE & POACHING
I never knew anyone
Those evacuee’s again.
9: THRESHING
Our family moved from Gold Hill
Hey Day 1990
We have just had a fantastic Hey Day and it prompted villager Tony Ward to look out this short video that he took on Hey Day in 1990. It’s a wonderful video and we are very grateful to him for
More from those pesky vacuees
7: THE BELLS
During 1940, A Government Decree forbade the ringing
The Bishops Bible
In the late 16th century a group of Bishops under the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury revised the Great Bible of 1839. In 1568 they published a version of the bible that became known as the
Peace Celebrations – 1919
As we eagerly look forward to another Hey Day, and thank the committee for resurrecting this event so successfully, we wondered what the village may have been doing 100 years ago.
Drat those pesky evacuee’s – A cautionary tale for our younger readers.
SCRUMPY !
Being rather off the beaten track, I did not have much contact with others after school, so it was to my delight that I received an invitation to a little Christmas