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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.
Our previous articles have covered the lives of two distinguished and memorable vicars of Long Marston; William Caldwell Masters (1871 – 1885) and Eric John Anthony (1931-1962).
The 1950s had been a period of innovation and development for the Horti and it would have been remarkable if this level of change had been repeated.
The Early Fifties – Times of Change. It is not always possible to know the exact times of changes in personnel, particularly during these early times when meeting minutes have not all been preserved.
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