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Earlier in the year we covered, in separate articles, the careers of three clergymen who had made major contributions to the history of our villages.
In previous editions of Village News we have shared the first seven chapters of our book on the History of the Horti, with each chapter covering a decade since its formation, from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Robert and Anne Puttenham were popular owners of Puttenham Manor, well trusted by everyone who had dealings with them.
Thank you everyone who came on the Village History/ Nostalgia walk. Thank you to the characters from The Vale who bought the stories to life.
There is a tendency to believe that the only drama in our villages during World War II was the tragic bombing of Long Marston School.
There must come a time when history ends and merges with the present day. When that happens there is no need to rely on archives of the past because we have the real time memories of those who have experienced the events of recent times.
In the previous chapter the question was asked, would the new momentum following the appointment of new Chairman Tom Chapman in 1976 be continued into the new decade?
Harry Glasser moved to Wilstone in 1938. Harry was brought up in London but was a ‘country boy at heart’.
The seventies was not an easy time for the country as everyone felt the impact of high inflation, industrial unrest and economic downturn. It also seems to have been a difficult time for the Horti at the beginning of the decade.
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