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A Show Goes On And It's Another Milestone (26 April 1974)

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The Milton Keynes Amateur Operatic society – formerly the Bletchley Amateur Operatic Society – reach a notable milestone this year. For Viva Mexico which they are beginning at Wilton Hall, Bletchley, on Saturday, May 4, will be their 21st annual production. Over the years the members have given many fine shows and I have reported them ...
A Big Crowd Today Is Trifling In Comparison (26 July 1974)

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Today, when I read there has been a “big crowd” at this or that local event, I wonder if it is generally realised what a big crowd really is in local terms. I have never seen a figure actually stated for a local event in recent years. I guess, however, that a figure of 5,000 ...
Just A Pennyworth - But A Revealing Read (3 October 1974)

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A week or two back I gave some advertising items from the Fenny Stratford Weekly Times of August 28, 1879, which I trust were not without interest. Now I turn to the paper’s local editorial content. It comprises only four-and-a-half columns on the back page of the four-page paper, but I personally find it a ...
Custom Goes Off With A Bang (8 November 1974)

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At mid-day next Monday, if all goes according to custom, six loud bangs will rend the air of Fenny Stratford. The bangs will be repeated at 2p.m. and again at 4p.m. After that there will be no more such bangs until the same times next year. The bangs will be made by the famous Fenny Poppers, ...
Interview with Jon Dewick

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Interview with Bianca Luttman

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Jan Emms

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Jan got interested in football whilst playing with her two older brothers. Despite living near Arsenal football ground, Jan was a Spurs supporter. She was living in Biggleswade and joined Harry Batt’s team, Chiltern Valley, where she was centre forward in the team which won most of their matches. Jan has a lot of respect ...
Leah Caleb

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Leah became interested in football at infants school where she joined in games with the boys before joining a girls team when she was 11 years old. The ladies team won the league in 1970/71. The team was run by Harry Batt who was also involved in national football and at 13 Leah played in ...
UEFA WEURO 2022 Heritage Project

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As part of an arts and heritage programme for Milton Keynes as a host city for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, Living Archive MK interviewed women to capture their stories and memories of playing football. This collection consists of nine interviews with women in Milton Keynes who have a connection to football. It’s an important year ...
Bianca Luttman

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Bianca started playing football at the age of 4 and joined the Water Eaton FC team at the age of 5 and stayed there until she was 12. She was the only girl in the team but was accepted by the boys as she was a good player. She went on to play for Rushden ...
Interview with Leah Caleb

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Face paint

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Photograph of Kate with three other young women, all with face paint representing home teams. Photograph taken when Kate coached football in New England, USA.
Posing with football

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Kate standing in red football kit. Photograph taken at the time she was playing in university for UWIC and the Welsh Universities National team.
Women's Leaders Award 2020

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Photograph of Kate standing in goal, surrounding by footballs and holding the Women’s Leaders Award 2020.
Club Photo in USA

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Photograph of the team Kate coached when she was in New England, USA.
Current Team photo

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Bianca in a team photograph in a stadium.
Christine Lockwood

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Christine first found her love for football playing with her boy cousins as a young child. She used to go and watch Luton Town with her father but is now a Spurs supporter. Harry Batt asked Christine to join his Chiltern Valley Ladies’ team, and she went to play in the World Cup in Mexico ...
Gill Sayell

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Gill enjoyed playing football with her four brothers and played in a boys’ team when she was 8. She was known as Billy. Other teams didn’t like her playing so Gill managed to get into a girls team when she was 12 at Thame. Football became a major part of her parents life as well ...
Jon Dewick

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Jon was born in Milton Keynes and started playing football at the age of 6. All his family are huge football fans. He is currently the girls football manager for the MK Dons Regional Talent Centre. He is passionate about football and particularly keen to support and promote the women’s game. He thinks women’s football ...
'Walking Out Suit' in Mexico

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Leah age 13 in ‘Walking Out Suit’ before leaving for Mexico 1971 World Cup Tournament.
Luton Town

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Leah playing on Luton Town’s astro turf pitch before the mens game against Watford 1987.
Pontins North South Final v Spurs

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Leah playing in the All Britain Five-A-Side Pontin’s Knock Out Tournament in Prestatyn for Aylesbury Utd. (Aylesbury won the Northern tournament and went on to win against the Southern winners Spurs Ladies FC. This photo is the Final in 1980.
Scoring a goal

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Leah scoring the second goal against Watford on Luton Town’s astro turf pitch1 in 1987.
Stadium Squad

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