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
Archived Posts
I’m a little teapot -and no we haven’t gone mad.
At one time the village had it’s very own teapot. Unfortunately we don’t know anything about it- how old it is or who made it. Can you help ? If you can please email David Pope at
Drat those Pesky Vacuees – how the articles got their name.
‘Drat Those Pesky ‘Vacuees’: Part 2
2: SETTLING IN
The
A Bear, a Lamb and a Baker.
At some time in the early summer of 1641, probably after divine service
Drat those pesky ‘vacuees – Evacuation and Arrival
“Drat Those Pesky ‘Vacuees”
As promised last month, we commence reproducing extracts from “Drat Those Pesky ‘Vacuees” by Robert (Bob) Holdeman.
1: EVACUATION & ARRIVAL
Drat those pesky ‘vacuees
During 2019 The Hill will publish a series of extracts from “Drat those pesky ‘vacuees”, a booklet written by Bob Holdeman of his memories of being evacuated to Child Okeford during
Commemorative Peal
On Sunday 11th November , Armistice day was marked by the countries church bells being rung. Child Okeford did its bit with the bellringers scoring the peal, thereby bringing the Bell project to a successful
Re-dedication of the Church Bells
Yesterday evening saw the culmination of a mammoth effort to replace the old, and rather heavy, church bells with a new and lighter set. To start the evening a quarter peal was rung by some of the
Child Okeford’s Roll of Honour.
Of the beginning of the first world war a villager, quoted in the Millennium book, “recalls the announcement made at the school. I remember
Dorset Countryside Treasures
In December 1976, The Dorset Association of Local Councils launched an initiative styled “Dorset Countryside Treasures”. The archive has an original copy of the submission