Thankyou to all that came to see us at our ANNUAL OPEN DAY on Saturday 19th October 11am-3pm. It was great to see so many people come to the open day wanting to learn more about the history of our wonderful village. Our theme of the day was Mining in the Village and how the village was almost surrounded by open cast mines. At that time, every in the village seemed to be covered in clay like dust. On display there was a slide show, maps and burial records, we opened our archives for our visitors to look at, and we had the committee on hand to help with any questions. Refreshments available.
Mr Steve Geale gave a talk on Cops on the box, a well presented talk on a large number of police series that have appeared on our tv’s over the years, it was amazing just how many that there have been, a very enjoyable talk and well received by our members.
On the 19th September at our Coffee Morning we welcomed back Mr Alan Pugh as our speaker, who gave a talk about the times from the Battle of the Alamo, which occurred in 1836. Alan covered quite a time span and delivered in the most professional manner, what a true gentleman, great to have him back again.
We heard from a comprehensive build up from the years before 1836 to explain how this battle came to fruition, and how the armies of both sides were gathered, the battle itself lasted for only 13 days, while the battle of the Alamo, (a church) lasted for only 90 minutes, resulting in the deaths of Davy Crocket and Jim Bowie to name but two. A fascinating fact was that there were 22 british fighting in that battle while only 11 were actually from Texas. Mr Pugh had lived in Texas for ten years he told us, close by to where these events occurred, he gave a detailed professional and knowledgeable account which everyone enjoyed, all in all a great experience. Read more about the Battle of Alamo on Wikapedia.
We are slowly working through the photos from Ray Franks, unfortunately alot of them have no information. Here are 2 photos below that we have no information for. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
This mornings speaker was Kath Reynolds who gave a great talk about sweet memories, taking us all back to our childhood day’s and the sweets we used to buy from the corner shops, unbelievable how tastes and presentation has changed, great talk that was enjoyed by our members.
Ray Franks Funeral on Monday 5th August 2024
Tony represented the society at the funeral of Ray Franks. It was a lovely services and a great tribute to the memory of Ray Franks.
