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What I love about living in a village is its history: the landscape, the buildings and the people who made them.
Joseph Williams, owner of the Pendley Manor, was a wealthy benefactor with a soft spot for Puttenham.
The Long Marston and Puttenham Village Show of 1986 was, as usual, a popular and well attended occasion, with the usual attractions of the Dog Show, Clay Pigeon Shoot, Children’s Fancy Dress and Pony Rides.
Christopher Urswick was appointed Rector of Puttenham in 1482, through the influence of Margaret Beaufort, mother of the future king, Henry VII.
I was delighted to be the instigator of Pat Carty’s visit to Long Marston on 21st April. Though all I did was pass on his email address following the articles about Pat that we produced for our website.
The first Long Marston and Puttenham Village Show was held in August 1936. The dominant theme for this first event was the vegetables and flowers competitions with 46 different categories plus 2 more for children.
After receiving valuable new material from Long Marston School, we are now able to share a personal experience of that fateful day from a different perspective. All previous accounts of the bombing of the school have been from the children; this recently discovered account is from Margaret Savage, wife of the Headmaster.
Just when you think that one book about the second world war could never be matched, another one comes along.
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